Curtis Hanson
There are approximately 66 people named Curtis Hanson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,193,248 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Curtis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hanson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
66
1 in 5,193,248
Named Curtis
185K
Alive today
Named Hanson
122K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 185K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 54
Top Census group: White (65.2%)
Estimated bearers: 122K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #288
Per 100K: 35.69
Top ancestry: White (89.4%)
First name trend
Curtis: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Curtis. The peak year was 1962 with 5,603 births. The average person named Curtis today is 54 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Curtis
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Curtis, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 65.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Curtis described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Curtis at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.2% · 104,109
- Black or African American26.9% · 42,874
- Two or more races3.5% · 5,517
- Hispanic or Latino2.1% · 3,402
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 2,073
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 1,693
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hanson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hanson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hanson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Hanson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.4% · 95,351
- Two or more races3.1% · 3,345
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 3,242
- Black or African American3.0% · 3,205
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 889
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 657
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Curtis has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0540% of the US population, based on 185,094 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Curtis right now.
The surname Hanson appears at a rate of 35.69 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0357%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 66 people with the full name Curtis Hanson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Curtis Hanson: questions and answers
How many people are named Curtis Hanson?
We estimate approximately 66 people in the United States share the full name Curtis Hanson. That works out to about 1 in 5,193,248 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0540%) with the surname frequency (35.69 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Curtis Hanson?
We classify Curtis Hanson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,193,248 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Curtis a male or female name?
Curtis is predominantly male. Out of 262,636 total SSA registrations, 99.1% were male and 0.9% were female. See the full Curtis profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Curtis Hanson?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.