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Meaning & Origins
Transferred use of the surname, which originated in the Middle Ages as a nickname for someone who was ‘courteous’ (Old French curteis). At an early date, however, it came to be associated with Middle English curt ‘short’ + hose ‘leggings’ compare Courtney.
| 289th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.
| 19th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Curtiss, Curtice, Curtisha, Curtisa, Curtissa, Curtus, Curts, Curtise, Curties, Curtiz
Jack, Jackman, Jacks, Jackie, Jackowski, Jacklin, Jacko, Jackel, Jacka, Jacky
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