Explore the Family Name Kurta

The meaning of Kurta

1. Hungarian: nickname from German Kurtz ‘short’. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian kurta ‘short overcoat’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made such garments or possibly a nickname for someone who habitually wore a coat of this kind.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Kurta" has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 53,299th most popular, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 61,297th spot, marking a decline of 15.01%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname went from 364 in 2000 to 328 in 2010, indicating a drop of 9.89%. The proportion of "Kurta" per 100,000 people also fell by 15.38%, going from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,299	#61,297	-15.01%
Count	364	328	-9.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kurta

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Kurta," data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is predominantly held by individuals identifying as White. This group made up 96.98% of "Kurta" bearers in 2000, a figure which slightly declined to 96.65% by 2010. A small percentage (1.37%) identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, though this figure was not present in 2010. The census also marked a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity among those with the "Kurta" surname in 2010, accounting for 1.52%. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as either Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, or reported having two or more races during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.98%	96.65%	-0.34%
Hispanic	0%	1.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.37%	0%	0%