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

Curto, 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 Curto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Curto in America

Curto is the 16586th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Curto surname appeared 1,729 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 Curto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Curto 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 Curto

The surname "CURTO" is of Italian origin, derived from the adjective "curto" meaning "short" or "brief" in Italian. It is believed to have originated as a descriptive nickname for someone who was short in stature or had a stocky build.

The name can be traced back to the medieval period in Italy, particularly in the regions of Tuscany, Lombardy, and Veneto. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 13th and 14th centuries, appearing in various municipal records and tax rolls.

One notable historical reference to the name is found in the "Annali Genovesi" (Genoese Annals), a chronicle of Genoa written in the 14th century. In this work, a certain "Battista Curto" is mentioned as a prominent merchant and citizen of Genoa.

In the 15th century, a branch of the Curto family settled in Sicily, where they became part of the local nobility. One of the earliest recorded members of this Sicilian line was Giovanni Curto, who was born in Palermo in the late 1400s and served as a magistrate during the reign of Ferdinand II of Aragon.

Over the centuries, the Curto surname has been associated with several notable individuals, including:

1. Antonio Curto (c. 1670-1726), an Italian painter and engraver from Naples.
2. Giuseppe Curto (1771-1828), an Italian lawyer and politician who served as a deputy in the Neapolitan parliament.
3. Enrico Curto (1810-1875), an Italian physician and botanist from Piedmont.
4. Gaetano Curto (1844-1916), an Italian military officer and politician who served as a senator in the Kingdom of Italy.
5. Carlo Curto (1898-1985), an Italian mathematician known for his contributions to the fields of analysis and functional analysis.

The name has also been linked to various place names throughout Italy, such as Curto Superiore and Curto Inferiore, which are small towns in the province of Cosenza, Calabria.

While the surname "CURTO" has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through Italian immigration to countries like the United States, Canada, and Argentina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Curto

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

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 Curto 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 Curto 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 Curto was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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