Explore the Family Name Curet

The meaning of Curet

1. Catalan: probably a variant of Coret, a nickname from coret, a diminutive of cor ‘heart’. 2. French: nickname from Old French curet ‘stick used to clean the plow’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Enrique, Mario, Adalberto, Alicia, Ana, Caridad, Eduardo, Esmeraldo, Juan, Lourdes. French Armand, Magalie, Matilde.

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How common is the last name Curet in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Curet has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Curet ranked 29,040 in terms of commonality among surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had jumped to rank 27,918. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 11.7%, from 769 people in 2000 to 859 people in 2010. However, the proportion of Curets per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,040	#27,918	3.86%
Count	769	859	11.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.29	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Curet

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Curet has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of people with the surname Curet identified as Hispanic, increasing from 72.95% in 2000 to 75.79% in 2010. The representation of Whites decreased from 24.19% in 2000 to 21.42% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Black slightly decreased from 1.95% to 1.86%. Those identifying as two or more races dropped significantly from 0.78% to 0.58%. There were no recorded Curets who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	72.95%	75.79%	3.89%
White	24.19%	21.42%	-11.45%
Black	1.95%	1.86%	-4.62%
Two or More Races	0.78%	0.58%	-25.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%