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
School 2,286
Farm Labourer 230
Private Means 175
General Labourer 152
General Servant (domestic) 137
Labourer 119
Farmer 108
Coal Miner Hewer 108
None 106
Dressmaker 103
Domestic Servant 87
Assisting In Business 68
Laundress 68
At School 67
Carpenter 67
House Keeper 66
Clerk 66
Dress Maker 63
General Servant Domestic 63
Bricklayer 55
Cook (domestic) 54
At Home 52
House Painter 52
Scholar 52
Housekeeper 48

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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