Explore the Family Name Curtain

The meaning of Curtain

1. Irish and English: variant of Curtin. 2. Probably also an Americanized form of French Curtin or Courtin, derivatives of Court. Some characteristic forenames: French Cecile.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Curtain has seen a marginal change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 58,692nd most popular surname and slightly dropped to the 61,745th position by 2010, marking a 5.2% decrease. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people bearing the surname Curtain increased from 323 in 2000 to 325 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 0.62%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, marking an 8.33% decline.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,692	#61,745	-5.2%
Count	323	325	0.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Curtain

In terms of ethnic identity, there have been some shifts among those with the surname Curtain from 2000 to 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 57.28% in 2000 to 46.46% in 2010, marking an 18.89% drop. Conversely, those identifying as Black increased from 38.70% to 47.38%, a 22.43% growth. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic slightly declined from 3.41% in 2000 to 3.08% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, by 2010, there was a small percentage (2.46%) identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	38.7%	47.38%	22.43%
White	57.28%	46.46%	-18.89%
Hispanic	3.41%	3.08%	-9.68%
Two or More Races	0%	2.46%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%