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
Living On Own Means 236
General Labourer 234
Scholar 162
General Servant Domestic 129
Dress Maker 118
Agricultural Labourer 105
Cook Domestic 103
Farmer 81
Housemaid Domestic 73
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 65
Carpenter 61
Domestic Servant 58
Charwoman 54
House Maid Domestic 51
Laundress Wash 51
Gardener Domestic 50
Tailor 50
Coal Miner Hewer 48
Dressmaker 41
School 40
At School 37
Bricklayer 37
Butcher 35
Servant Domestic 35
House Keeper 34

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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