Explore the Family Name Kurti

The meaning of Kurti

1. Albanian: from the Albanian Muslim personal name Kurt (definite form Kurti) of Turkish origin, from kurt ‘wolf’. 2. Hungarian (Kürti): habitational name for someone from Kürt or several other places such as Tiszakürt, Hejőkürt, Hidaskürt, Nemeskürt, named with kürt, a Turkic name for a Hungarian tribe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kurti has grown in popularity over the years. In 2000, the name was ranked 83,618th and by 2010, it had jumped to 63,218th. This is an impressive increase of 24.4% in just a decade. The actual count of individuals with this surname also saw a significant rise from 209 in the year 2000 to 316 in 2010, marking a 51.2% increase. The proportion per 100k also escalated from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, reflecting a 37.5% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,618	#63,218	24.4%
Count	209	316	51.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.11	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kurti

When we look at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kurti, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 91.39% of those with the Kurti surname identified as White, which increased to 97.15% in 2010. In 2000, 6.70% identified as having two or more races, but this number dropped to zero by 2010. There was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identity within this surname group, from 0.00% in 2000 to 1.58% in 2010. Both Hispanic and Black identities remained at zero, and there were no recorded instances of American Indian and Alaskan Native identities associated with this surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.39%	97.15%	6.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.58%	0%
Two or More Races	6.7%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%