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

Kurant, 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 Kurant surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kurant in America

Kurant is the 130610th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kurant surname appeared 130 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kurant.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kurant 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 Kurant

The surname Kurant has its origins in Germany, and it can be traced back to the 16th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old German word "kurant," which means "current" or "in circulation." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked as a moneychanger or banker, dealing with currency that was "in circulation."

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Kurant surname can be found in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a merchant named Hans Kurant was listed in the guild registers of 1542. This indicates that the name was already well-established in the region by the mid-16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various official documents and records across Germany. For instance, a Johann Kurant was listed as a resident of the town of Augsburg in 1632. Another notable figure from this era was Christoph Kurant, a respected clockmaker who lived in Dresden between 1620 and 1685.

As the centuries progressed, the Kurant name spread to other parts of Europe, particularly in areas with significant German-speaking populations. In the late 18th century, a merchant named Jakob Kurant was recorded as living in the city of Lviv, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now located in modern-day Ukraine).

One of the most prominent individuals bearing the Kurant surname was Wilhelm Kurant, a German philosopher and mathematician who lived from 1888 to 1972. He made significant contributions to the fields of set theory and logic, and his work laid the foundations for modern computer science.

Other notable figures with the Kurant surname include Hans Kurant (1892-1976), a German artist known for his expressionist paintings and woodcuts, and Gerhard Kurant (1901-1976), an Austrian composer and conductor who worked extensively in the field of operetta and light music.

Throughout its history, the Kurant surname has also been associated with various place names and locations. For example, the village of Kurantwalde in Saxony, Germany, likely derived its name from the Kurant family who may have been among its earliest settlers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kurant

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

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

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