How common is the surname Cure?

1,154 people in the United States had the surname Cure in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,544 Americans. It ranked 22,334th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cure?

Amy Cure, Australian cyclist, followed by Paulette Noizeux.

Where is the surname Cure most common?

Wikidata records people named Cure in Australia and France.

Is the surname Cure getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,290 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,154 in 2010, down 11%.

The surname Cure

A surname, carried by 1,154 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cure is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, reduced from McClure. Also compare McIver. * As an English surname, from the noun cure.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,154 people named Cure in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 267,544 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,290.

#22,334

rank among US surnames

1,154

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-10.5%

change since 2000 (was #19,411)

Who is named Cure

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Cure identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 9.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cures

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amy Cure
Australian cyclist, born 1992
Paulette Noizeux
Actress (1887–1971)

Notable Cures come mostly from Australia (1) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cure

Cure has the Soundex code C600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C600.

Questions

Where does the surname Cure come from?: * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, reduced from McClure. Also compare McIver. * As an English surname, from the noun cure.
How common is the surname Cure?: 1,154 people in the United States had the surname Cure in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,544 Americans. It ranked 22,334th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cure?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Cure identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cure?: Amy Cure, Australian cyclist, followed by Paulette Noizeux.
Where is the surname Cure most common?: Wikidata records people named Cure in Australia and France.
Is the surname Cure getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,290 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,154 in 2010, down 11%.