Explore the Family Name Kurre

The meaning of Kurre

1. German: nickname for a grumpy person, from Middle Low German kurren ‘to grumble’. 2. Germanized form of Slovenian Kure. In part, it is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Kurre' has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kurre was ranked 81,100th in terms of popularity among surnames in the U.S, but by 2010, it climbed to 73,005th—an impressive rise of nearly 10 percent. The count of individuals with the last name Kurre also grew during this period, from 217 to 266—an increase of 22.58 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Kurre per 100,000 in the population also increased from 0.08 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,100	#73,005	9.98%
Count	217	266	22.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kurre

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Kurre' has also changed over the decade, as reflected in the Decennial U.S. Census data. While in 2000 almost all (97.24 percent) of those bearing the surname identified as White, a decade later this figure had dropped to 85.71 percent—a decline of nearly 12 percent. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander with the surname saw a dramatic increase from 2.30 percent in 2000 to 11.28 percent in 2010—a jump of over 390 percent. The numbers for other ethnic identities such as Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained suppressed or showed no change over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.24%	85.71%	-11.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.3%	11.28%	390.43%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%