How Many People Have the Last Name Curtis?
people had the surname Curtis in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,898 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,843 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Curtis (77.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 15.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Curtis ranks #222. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Curtis grew from 98,958 people in 2000 to 101,801 in 2010 (up 2.9%), and its rank fell from #280 to #309. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 36.68 to 34.51 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 98,958 | 101,801 |
| Rank | #280 | #309 |
| Per 100,000 people | 36.68 | 34.51 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Curtis
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Curtis: C632
👤 Curtis as a First Name
Curtis is a first name too: about 175,205 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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