How common is the surname Curren?

1,861 people in the United States had the surname Curren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,903 Americans. It ranked 15,681st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Curren?

Monique Gabriela Curnen, American actress.

Where is the surname Curren most common?

Wikidata records people named Curren in the United States.

Is the surname Curren getting more or less common?

More common. 1,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,861 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Curren

A surname, carried by 1,861 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Curren is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,861 people named Curren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,903 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,751.

#15,681

rank among US surnames

1,861

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,384)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,673	Calixte	1,862	165,814
#15,681	Bertolini	1,861	165,903
#15,687	Cosenza	1,860	165,992

Who is named Curren

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

89% of people named Curren identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Currens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Monique Gabriela Curnen
American actress, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Curren

Curren has the Soundex code C650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C650.

Questions

How common is the surname Curren?: 1,861 people in the United States had the surname Curren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,903 Americans. It ranked 15,681st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Curren?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Curren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Curren?: Monique Gabriela Curnen, American actress.
Where is the surname Curren most common?: Wikidata records people named Curren in the United States.
Is the surname Curren getting more or less common?: More common. 1,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,861 in 2010, up 6.3%.