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

Curtsinger, 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 Curtsinger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Curtsinger in America

Curtsinger is the 16765th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Curtsinger surname appeared 1,704 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 Curtsinger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Curtsinger 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 Curtsinger

The surname Curtsinger is believed to have originated in Germany, likely during the late Middle Ages or early modern period. It is thought to be derived from the German words "kurz" meaning "short" and "singer" referring to a person who sings, suggesting the name may have initially been an occupational surname for a short singer or choir member.

In some early records, the name was spelled with variations such as Kurtzinger, Kurzsinger, or Kurtsinger, reflecting the regional dialects and spelling conventions of the time. While no definitive historical references to the name have been found in sources like the Domesday Book, it is possible that early bearers of the name were present in German-speaking regions during the late medieval era.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Curtsinger surname dates back to the late 16th century, with a Johann Curtsinger mentioned in church records from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, Germany, in 1587. Another early record is of a Hans Curtsinger, born in 1602 in the village of Marktredwitz, located in the Upper Palatinate region of modern-day Bavaria.

In the 17th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of Germany and neighboring regions. Notable examples include Matthias Curtsinger (1635-1701), a Protestant minister from Saxony, and Christoph Curtsinger (1671-1743), a merchant and landowner from the city of Nuremberg.

As the name continued to disperse throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, it also began to appear in various place names and locations across Europe. For instance, there was a Curtsinger farm recorded in the village of Oberschönau, in the Bavarian Forest region, in the late 1700s.

Among the more prominent bearers of the Curtsinger surname in later centuries was Karl Curtsinger (1807-1882), a German philosopher and academic who taught at the University of Bonn. Another notable figure was Theodor Curtsinger (1848-1912), a German-born American businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the city of Louisville, Kentucky, where he settled in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Curtsinger

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

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

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