Explore the Family Name Curling

The meaning of Curling

1. English (Kent): from Middle English crulling ‘the curly one’, a nickname for someone with curly hair. 2. Possibly an Americanized form of German Gerling or Kerling; compare Curlin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Curling saw a slight decrease in ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving down from 48,196th most popular to 49,999th. However, the total count of individuals with this surname slightly increased by 1.7% during the same period, from 412 in 2000 to 419 in 2010. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 6.67%, indicating that the growth of this surname was slower than the overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,196	#49,999	-3.74%
Count	412	419	1.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Curling

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010 for those bearing the Curling surname. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 84.22% to 74.46%, while the percentage of those identifying as Black increased from 10.92% to 15.75%. The data also shows an uptick in those of Hispanic ethnicity, with an increase from 2.43% to 5.73%. The category of two or more races saw a minor increase, going up from 2.18% to 2.63%. For Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, the proportions were negligible or suppressed for privacy in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.22%	74.46%	-11.59%
Black	10.92%	15.75%	44.23%
Hispanic	2.43%	5.73%	135.8%
Two or More Races	2.18%	2.63%	20.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.43%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%