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 1,478
Agricultural Labourer 577
Labourer 145
House Servant 143
Dress Maker 113
Servant 73
Laundress 67
General Servant 54
Tailor 53
Coal Miner 44
Lace Maker 42
House Keeper 41
Cook 40
Domestic Servant 40
Carpenter 39
Carter 37
Shoe Maker 36
House Maid 36
Gardener 35
Pauper 30
Groom 29
Nurse 29
Ag Labourer 25
Milliner 24
Glover 24

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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