Explore the Family Name Curfman

The meaning of Curfman

Americanized form of German Korfmann, an occupational name for a basket maker (see Korf).

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

The surname Curfman, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight dip in its popularity ranking between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 18,953rd most common surname in the United States, and by 2010, it fell slightly to the 19,814th position. Despite this shift in rank, the number of people with the Curfman surname has increased marginally from 1,331 in 2000 to 1,357 in 2010, an increase of about 1.95%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 residents, the presence of the Curfman name decreased by 6.12% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,953	#19,814	-4.54%
Count	1,331	1,357	1.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.46	-6.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Curfman

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Curfman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease of about 1.84% over the decade. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase from 0.68% in 2000 to 1.4% in 2010, representing a change of 105.88%. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black was minute in 2010, registering at 0.66% and 0.59% respectively. Additionally, there was a 60% increase in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category from 2000 to 2010, albeit still remaining under 1%. The proportion of Curfmans identifying with two or more races saw a modest increase from 2.33% to 2.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.72%	93.96%	-1.84%
Two or More Races	2.33%	2.43%	4.29%
Hispanic	0.68%	1.4%	105.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.6%	0.96%	60%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.66%	0%
Black	0%	0.59%	0%