Explore the Family Name Kurr

The meaning of Kurr

1. German: perhaps of Slavic origin (see 2 below) or a shortened form of Kurrer, a nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German kurren ‘to grunt’ (see Kurre). 2. Perhaps an Americanized form of Polish Kur, a nickname from kur ‘rooster’. See Kurek. 3. English and Scottish: variant of Curr, a nickname from Middle English curre ‘cur, dog’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kurr has seen some shifts from 2000 to 2010. In terms of rank, it fell from 58,999 to 62,359, marking a decline of 5.7%. However, the count of individuals with this surname remained constant at 321 over this decade. The proportion per 100,000 people also slightly decreased by 8.33%, dropping from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,999	#62,359	-5.7%
Count	321	321	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kurr

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Kurr, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 28.44% to 2.80%. Interestingly, the percentage of those reporting as two or more races dropped to zero. Those identifying as white remained the majority at 93.15%, with no change over the decade. A small percentage started identifying as Hispanic in 2010, whereas there were none in 2000. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.15%	93.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.18%	2.8%	28.44%
Hispanic	0%	2.49%	0%
Two or More Races	3.12%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%