Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CURTIS
There are approximately 40,519 people named Curtis in the UK. That makes it the 212nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 641 are named Curtis.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
CurtissCurtice
Caretti
Cartas
Curties
Cartis
Carttis
Caretis
Carettis
Carties
Cartys
Caurti
Carti
Cartise
Carteys
Cartiss
Cartais
Carts
Cartie
Carty's
Cartti
Carttiss
Cartiais
Cartes
The Curtis surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
An abbreviation of courteous. It may be from Curthose, a name given for wearing short hose, as the name Curtmantle was given to Henry the Second of England, from his introducing the fashion of wearing shorter mantles than had been previously used.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CURTIS. CURTEIS. CURTOYS.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.