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    The surname Currey

    A French occupational surname, carried by 2,672 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C600

    Currey: #11,728 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Currey #11,728, 2,672 people Currey: #11,728 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Currey #11,728, 2,672 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Currey is more common than 92.8% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    * As an Irish surname, variant of Curry. * As an English surname, from the placename Curry in Somerset, probably of Brythonic origin like Welsh cwr (“corner”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French curie (“kitchen”), presumably from cuire (“to cook”). * As a Scottish surname, variant of Currie.

    Currey is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,672 people named Currey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,548 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,561.

    #11,728
    rank among US surnames
    2,672
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.3%
    change since 2000 (was #11,321)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,719Blazek2,674115,462
    #11,722Pickel2,673115,505
    #11,728Currey2,672115,548
    #11,733Hoskin2,671115,592
    #11,736Rockey2,670115,635

    Who is named Currey

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

    89% of people named Currey identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Curreys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Louise Currey
      Australian javelin thrower, born 1969
    • Grace Fulton
      American actress, born 1996

    Notable Curreys come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Currey

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

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Currey come from?
    * As an Irish surname, variant of Curry. * As an English surname, from the placename Curry in Somerset, probably of Brythonic origin like Welsh cwr (“corner”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French curie (“kitchen”), presumably from cuire (“to cook”). * As a Scottish…
    How common is the surname Currey?
    2,672 people in the United States had the surname Currey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,548 Americans. It ranked 11,728th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Currey?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Currey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Currey?
    Louise Currey, Australian javelin thrower, followed by Grace Fulton.
    Where is the surname Currey most common?
    Wikidata records people named Currey in Australia and the United States.
    What type of surname is Currey?
    Currey is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Currey getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,672 in 2010, up 4.3%.