How common is the surname Curl?

5,335 people in the United States had the surname Curl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,872 Americans. It ranked 6,379th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Curl?

Robert Curl, American chemist (1933–2022).

Where is the surname Curl most common?

Wikidata records people named Curl in the United States.

Is the surname Curl getting more or less common?

More common. 5,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,335 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Curl

A surname, carried by 5,335 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Curl is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, from the noun curl. * As a German surname, variant of Kerl.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,335 people named Curl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,872 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,131.

#6,379

rank among US surnames

5,335

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #6,147)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,375	Rego	5,342	57,796
#6,377	Mickens	5,339	57,828
#6,378	Skeen	5,338	57,839
#6,379	Curl	5,335	57,872
#6,381	Robey	5,333	57,893

Who is named Curl

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

83% of people named Curl identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Curls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Curl
American chemist (1933–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Curl

Curl has the Soundex code C640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C640.

Questions

Where does the surname Curl come from?: * As an English surname, from the noun curl. * As a German surname, variant of Kerl.
How common is the surname Curl?: 5,335 people in the United States had the surname Curl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,872 Americans. It ranked 6,379th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Curl?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Curl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Curl?: Robert Curl, American chemist (1933–2022).
Where is the surname Curl most common?: Wikidata records people named Curl in the United States.
Is the surname Curl getting more or less common?: More common. 5,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,335 in 2010, up 4.0%.