Explore the Family Name Curtice

The meaning of Curtice

1. English (Devon): variant of Curtis. 2. Possibly an altered form of North German Gerdes.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Curtice has seen a steady increase between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,447 in terms of prevalence and moved up to rank 28,263 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 4.02%. The actual count of people bearing this surname also grew from 756 in 2000 to 846 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 11.9%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people saw a change from 0.28 to 0.29 during the same period, indicating a growth of 3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,447	#28,263	4.02%
Count	756	846	11.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.29	3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Curtice

When we turn our attention to the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Curtice, again based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we notice some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up 93.39% of the Curtice population in 2000, but this number decreased slightly to 91.61% in 2010. Those reporting multiple ethnicities dropped from 1.98% to 1.30%. The Hispanic group within the Curtice population experienced an increase of 42.64%, rising from 2.65% in 2000 to 3.78% in 2010. Meanwhile, people identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw their numbers surge by 141.94%, from 0.93% to 2.25%. No changes were reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.39%	91.61%	-1.91%
Hispanic	2.65%	3.78%	42.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.93%	2.25%	141.94%
Two or More Races	1.98%	1.3%	-34.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%