Find out how popular the last name Currence is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Currence.

Currence, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Currence surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Currence in America

Currence is the 15262nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Currence surname appeared 1,925 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Currence.

We can also compare 2010 data for Currence to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Currence

The surname Currence originated in France during the 12th century. It is derived from the Old French word "courance" which means "to run" or "to flow". The name likely referred to someone who lived near a fast-flowing river or stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Livre des Fiefs, a medieval manuscript from the Champagne region of France, which mentions a "Jacques Currence" in the year 1243. The name also appears in various tax records and land deeds from the same period in the surrounding areas of northeastern France.

In the 14th century, the name Currence began to spread to other parts of Europe, with variations in spelling such as Currance, Currens, and Kurentz appearing in records from Germany, the Netherlands, and England. One notable bearer of the name was Johan Kurentz, a merchant from Cologne, Germany, who was involved in the Hanseatic League trade in the late 1300s.

By the 16th century, the Currence surname had become well-established in England, particularly in the counties of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The earliest recorded English bearer of the name was Thomas Currence, who was listed in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1524.

Another notable figure with the surname was Sir John Currence, a member of the English gentry who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was a landowner and served as a Justice of the Peace in Lincolnshire. His coat of arms, which featured three running greyhounds, likely reflected the meaning of his surname.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Currence name continued to spread throughout the British Isles and to the American colonies. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in America was that of William Currence, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 as an indentured servant.

Other notable bearers of the Currence surname include James Currence, a Scottish merchant and trader who established a successful business in the West Indies in the late 1700s, and Robert Currence, an English-born soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Currence

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Currence.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Currence was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Currence has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Currence was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Currence, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!