How common is the last name Curtis?

97,208 people in the United States have the last name Curtis, about 1 in 3,075. It ranks #322 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CURTIS

#322

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
97,208
About
1 in 3,075
This common or more
27.3%
Who bears it

Of the 97,208 people with the last name Curtis, 75% reported their origin as White, 15.4% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Curtis

#320 Schneider · 97,428#321 Navarro · 97,262#323 Newman · 97,169#324 Douglas · 97,078

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Curtis, most common first.

#6,261 Curtiss · 5,231#29,905 Curts · 839

Also a first name

As a first name, Curtis ranks #350 of 53,615, with 159,667 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1962, with 5,602 births. See Curtis as a first name

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