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    The surname Curtin

    A surname, carried by 9,513 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɜː(ɹ)tɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex C635

    Curtin: #3,725 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Curtin #3,725, 9,513 people Curtin: #3,725 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Curtin #3,725, 9,513 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Curtin is more common than 97.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,513 people named Curtin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,455 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,350.

    #3,725
    rank among US surnames
    9,513
    people in 2010
    3.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #3,497)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,716Cable9,54532,346
    #3,717Freed9,54132,360
    #3,718Loveless9,53332,387
    #3,719Wilbur9,52732,407
    #3,720Gracia9,52032,431
    #3,722Ostrander9,51832,438
    #3,723Mangum9,51532,448

    Who is named Curtin

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

    95% of people named Curtin identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Curtins

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Curtin
      Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (1885-1945)
    • Jane Curtin
      American comedian and actor, born 1947
    • Catherine Curtin
      American actress, born 1970
    • Andrew Gregg Curtin
      American politician (1817–1894)
    • Jim Curtin
      American soccer player and manager, born 1979
    • Hoyt Curtin
      American composer and music producer (1922-2000)
    • Valerie Curtin
      American actress and screenwriter, born 1945
    • Jeremiah Curtin
      American folklorist (1835–1906)

    Notable Curtins come mostly from the United States (7) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Curtin

    Curtin has the Soundex code C635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C635.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Curtin?
    9,513 people in the United States had the surname Curtin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,455 Americans. It ranked 3,725th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Curtin?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Curtin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Curtin?
    John Curtin, Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (1885-1945), followed by Jane Curtin.
    Where is the surname Curtin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Curtin in the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce Curtin?
    Curtin is /ˈkɜː(ɹ)tɪn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Curtin getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,350 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,513 in 2010, up 1.7%.