Curtis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Curtis Name Meaning: A nickname for a courteous or refined person.

The name is of Old French origin.Middle english/curteis,'co(u)rtois'refined','accomplished'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Curtis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Curtis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,083
Agricultural Labourer 327
General Labourer 154
Dress Maker 132
Domestic Servant 126
Coal Miner 108
Living On Own Means 99
Labourer 95
Farmer 90
General Servant Domestic 76
Farm Labourer 75
Laundress 74
Living On Her Own Means 67
General Servant 66
Carpenter 48
Gardener 47
Farm Servant 42
Tailoress 40
Clerk 39
House Keeper 39
Charwoman 38
Tailor 37
Butcher 36
Blacksmith 34
General Domestic Servant 32

Curtis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Curtis 100% 107,851
2 Curtes 83% 8,823
3 Courts 67% 2,380
4 Curtiss 86% 2,222
5 Curties 86% 2,129
6 Courtis 86% 1,952
7 Crates 50% 1,658
8 Cartis 83% 1,228
9 Cortis 83% 923
10 Cartes 67% 777
11 Curteis 86% 235
12 Courtes 71% 215
13 Curts 83% 214
14 Carts 67% 190
15 Cortes 67% 185
16 Corts 67% 120
17 Curtois 86% 119

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The surname Curtis is the most popular version of all its varients

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