Cura (surname)

Cura is a surname, and may refer to:


 * Ben Cura (born 1988), British film, television and theatre actor
 * Domingo Cura (born 2004), Argentinian musician
 * Francesco Cura (born 1977), American actor, singer, and fashion model
 * John Cura
 * José Cura (born 1962), operatic tenor, conductor, director, scenographer and photographer
 * Maria Renee Cura (died 2007), Argentinian geographer, writer, and Indologist
 * Philippe Cura (born 1972), French actor
 * Verónica Cura (born 1970), film producer, production manager, and production designer

History
Cura is a noble ancient Roman family name.

Etymology
Cura is the name of a divine figure whose name means "Care" or "Concern" in Latin. Hyginus seems to have created both the personification and story for his Fabulae, poem 220.

Origin
1. Latin: for "care", "cure", or "concern". 2. Spanish and Portuguese: from cura "priest". 3. Italian: probably a habitational name from Cura Carpignano in Pavia province, or other places named with this word.

Given names
Spanish 38%; Portuguese 11%; Italian 9%. Jose (4), Pedro (3), Cayetano (2), Cristina (2), Miguel (2), Alfonso, Alicia, Bernardo, Enrique, Estela, Evangelina, Genaro; Joao; Aldo, Antonio, Elio, Federico, Gino, Silvio.(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)