Explore the Family Name Curphey
The meaning of Curphey
Manx: from Gaelic Mac Murchadha ‘son of Murchad’, a personal name meaning ‘sea warrior’. See Murphy.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Curphey in the United States?
The surname Curphey, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 104,819, but by 2010, it had dropped to a ranking of 110,825, which is a change of -5.73%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Curphey surname saw a marginal increase from 158 in 2000 to 159 in 2010, a growth rate of 0.63%. However, its proportion per 100k people decreased by 16.67% over the same period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #104,819 | #110,825 | -5.73% |
| Count | 158 | 159 | 0.63% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.06 | 0.05 | -16.67% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Curphey
In terms of ethnicity, the vast majority of individuals with the Curphey surname identify as White, making up 96.84% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.97% in 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, or Black ethnic identities in both years. An interesting development was the emergence of American Indian and Alaskan Native representation within the Curphey surname group, which accounted for 3.14% of the total in 2010, a category that had previously been unrepresented in 2000.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.84% | 94.97% | -1.93% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 3.14% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |