as a First Name
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.
| 296th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 206,925
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 249,106
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Curtis per capita
- 1962
- marked the height of its popularity
0.05%
99.95%
32%
55+
55+
45%
30-54
30-54
15%
13-29
13-29
8%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
