Curry is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Curry
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland, Ireland
Meaning:

Three parishes in Somerset are called Curry. See, however, Currie and Corrie.

Curry is variation of Currey. Three parishes in Somerset are called Curry. See, however, Currie and Corrie.

Grandson of Corra meaning "spear"; one who came from Curry, the name of several places in England.

Curry is a variation of Gurry. Descendant of Gurie or Guris meaning "rich, powerful".

How popular is Curry?

Curry is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Bahamas, Northern Ireland, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Iraq, Honduras, Scotland, Samoa, Wales, Saudi Arabia, India, Liberia, Thailand.

Curry is ranked 4624 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Curry bearers increased by 5.01 per cent in 2010 US census to 74919 since 2000, the surname slipped by 26 spots and ranked at 436. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 59.18 61.73
Black 34.93 34.25
Hispanic or Latino 2.52 1.51
Others 2.41 1.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.47 0.42
Curry is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 121528 people have been found who wears Curry as their family name. Curry is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Curry:
404 United States96,689
Countries with thousands of Curry:
885 England8,994
1,031 Australia3,858
1,507 Canada3,645
54 Bahamas1,658
273 Northern Ireland1,400
725 Ireland1,098
Countries with hundreds of Curry:
1,022 New Zealand742
11,123 South Africa597
2,980 Iraq356
972 Honduras307
2,146 Scotland300
204 Samoa284
1,532 Wales222
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
142,101 India126
3,316 Liberia123
101,799 Thailand118
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
37,103 Argentina85
97,681 Brazil62
112,199 Philippines58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,201 Jamaica48
100,509 Germany46
23,265 Mexico40
156,445 France38
10,313 Singapore26
3,301 Guyana25
52,403 Spain24
14,824 Dominican Republic23
170,290 Nigeria23
30,474 Sweden23
59,518 Netherlands21
1,193 Jersey17
6,847 Panama14
73,966 Belgium12
5,995 China12
1,123 American Samoa11
45,659 Japan11
102,971 Malaysia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,715 Italy10
3,802 Hong Kong9
84,476 Zimbabwe9
75,134 Austria8
3,029 Guam8
97,842 Czechia7
43,211 Denmark7
20,155 Taiwan7
19,539 Jordan6
107,736 Kazakhstan6
55,922 Qatar6
77,571 Switzerland6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Curry worked as shoemaker and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Victoria and arrived on May 18, 1846. 20 years old Michael Curry, Hugh Curry (30) Workman, John Curry, 10 years old Rebecca Curry, Workman John Curry, Mary Curry (19) , Workman William Curry, John Curry (21) Workman, and 211 other Curry around 45.97% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and farmer, dressmaker migrated to US.

From Germany

17 years old laborer Jean Curry who was residing in Germany migrated to United States on June 7, 1871 by Java put out from Liverpool. Georg Curry, aged 23, 47 years old C. Curry, 47 years old Jacob Curry, Josephine Curry, aged 15, 25 years old Marie Curry, are other Curry that migrated to US from Bremen, Colon, Boulogne & Rotterdam and Havre.

Curry Namesakes

  • Dayna Curry, American citizen
  • Bruce Curry, former professional boxer
  • Manfred Curry, German born American scientist, physician
  • Izola Curry, African-American woman
  • Jane Louise Curry, prolific author of adventure, fantasy, mystery
  • Paul Curry, vice-president of the Blue Cross Insurance Company of New York
  • Denise Curry, American former basketball player and college and professional basketball coach
  • Shaun Curry, British actor
  • Derek Curry, former American football linebacker
  • Robert Curry, wrestler of the early twentieth century
  • Quentin Curry, artist based in New York City
  • Russell Curry, actor most notably recognized
  • Haskell Curry, American mathematician and logician
  • Thomas John Curry, Irish-born American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Tim Curry, English actor and singer
  • Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, American Democratic politician and diplomat
  • Donald Curry, American former professional boxer
  • David Curry, British Conservative Party politician
  • John Steuart Curry, American painter whose career spanned the years
  • Adam Curry, podcaster, announcer
  • Ann Curry, American journalist and photojournalist
  • John Curry, British figure skater
  • Christopher Curry, co-founder of Acorn Computers
  • Adrianne Curry, American model and reality television personality
  • Eddy Curry, Eddy Anthony Curry Jr
  • Wayne K. Curry, American politician
  • Declan Curry, bbc
  • Dell Curry, American former professional basketball player
  • Tom Curry, English footballer
  • Ronald Curry, former American football wide receiver and current offensive assistant coach with the New Orleans Saints
  • Bill Curry, retired American football coach and former player
  • Wendy Curry, American bisexual rights activist and animal rescue advocate
  • Mickey Curry, American drummer
  • Jesse Curry, American police officer
  • Susie Curry, retired professional fitness competitor
  • Lisa Curry, Australian former competition swimmer
  • Jack Curry, analyst on the Yankees' pre and postgame shows on the YES Network
  • Don Curry, American actor and stand-up comedian
  • Stephen Curry, American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association
  • George Law Curry, United States political figure and newspaper publisher predominantly
  • Almondo Curry, cornerback in the Canadian Football League
  • Norman Curry, former Namibian cricketer
  • Clarence Curry, former Arena football defensive specialist
  • Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey right winger
  • John F. Curry, first national commander of the Civil Air Patrol
  • Donté Curry, former American football linebacker of the National Football League
  • Dekker Curry, former Irish cricketer
  • Shea Curry, American actress
  • Kristy Curry, head coach of the University of Alabama's women's basketball team
  • Buddy Curry, linebacker
  • Eric Curry, defensive end
  • Shane Curry, American football player in the NFL

Curry Namesakes

  • Dayna Curry, American citizen
  • Bruce Curry, former professional boxer
  • Manfred Curry, German born American scientist, physician
  • Izola Curry, African-American woman
  • Jane Louise Curry, prolific author of adventure, fantasy, mystery
  • Paul Curry, vice-president of the Blue Cross Insurance Company of New York
  • Denise Curry, American former basketball player and college and professional basketball coach
  • Shaun Curry, British actor
  • Derek Curry, former American football linebacker
  • Robert Curry, wrestler of the early twentieth century
  • Quentin Curry, artist based in New York City
  • Russell Curry, actor most notably recognized
  • Haskell Curry, American mathematician and logician
  • Thomas John Curry, Irish-born American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Tim Curry, English actor and singer
  • Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, American Democratic politician and diplomat
  • Donald Curry, American former professional boxer
  • David Curry, British Conservative Party politician
  • John Steuart Curry, American painter whose career spanned the years
  • Adam Curry, podcaster, announcer
  • Ann Curry, American journalist and photojournalist
  • John Curry, British figure skater
  • Christopher Curry, co-founder of Acorn Computers
  • Adrianne Curry, American model and reality television personality
  • Eddy Curry, Eddy Anthony Curry Jr
  • Wayne K. Curry, American politician
  • Declan Curry, bbc
  • Dell Curry, American former professional basketball player
  • Tom Curry, English footballer
  • Ronald Curry, former American football wide receiver and current offensive assistant coach with the New Orleans Saints
  • Bill Curry, retired American football coach and former player
  • Wendy Curry, American bisexual rights activist and animal rescue advocate
  • Mickey Curry, American drummer
  • Jesse Curry, American police officer
  • Susie Curry, retired professional fitness competitor
  • Lisa Curry, Australian former competition swimmer
  • Jack Curry, analyst on the Yankees' pre and postgame shows on the YES Network
  • Don Curry, American actor and stand-up comedian
  • Stephen Curry, American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association
  • George Law Curry, United States political figure and newspaper publisher predominantly
  • Almondo Curry, cornerback in the Canadian Football League
  • Norman Curry, former Namibian cricketer
  • Clarence Curry, former Arena football defensive specialist
  • Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey right winger
  • John F. Curry, first national commander of the Civil Air Patrol
  • Donté Curry, former American football linebacker of the National Football League
  • Dekker Curry, former Irish cricketer
  • Shea Curry, American actress
  • Kristy Curry, head coach of the University of Alabama's women's basketball team
  • Buddy Curry, linebacker
  • Eric Curry, defensive end
  • Shane Curry, American football player in the NFL

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