# Curtin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/curtin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,513 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,725 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 32,455 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (9,350 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɜː(ɹ)tɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Curtin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Curtin in the United States and Australia.

## People named Curtin

- John Curtin, Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (1885-1945)
- Jane Curtin, American comedian and actor
- Catherine Curtin, American actress
- Andrew Gregg Curtin, American politician (1817–1894)
- Jim Curtin, American soccer player and manager
- Hoyt Curtin, American composer and music producer (1922-2000)
- Valerie Curtin, American actress and screenwriter
- Jeremiah Curtin, American folklorist (1835–1906)

## Similar surnames

Courtney, Cureton, Cortina, Cortinas, Chretien, Cardenas, Cardona, Carden, Crittenden, Crayton, Cardinal, Cardinale.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.