Talk:Curtis

Origin and prevalence
curtis is a funny name meaning curt of the yoghurt, is a noble person, curtis is a common anglo-saxon name however it is currently somewhat outdated.

How can a surname be outdated? It's like saying Smith or Jones is dying out, unless the referance is the use of the name is as a given name. The Curtis name comes from the French/Spanish languages. It is not anglo-saxon. Meaning man of learning or man of court. It has nothing to do with yoghurt.

72.224.143.14 19:55, 31 August 2007 (UTC) According to some casual research, the name Curtis actually appears in forms in the early Roman Empire. The family name can be traced through earliest documentary references to clerks named Curtius who were contemporary advisers to highly placed Roman generals returning from campaigns in the east. The name appears to have derived from respectful aptitude, and may have derived from Sumerian.

Documentary references appear throughout history showing a general spread of the family / name throughout Europe following Roman expeditions and conquests. You can almost map it's spread through the mid-east, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Britain by the co-relation of Roman population movements and military encampments. Greece, France and Britain retain large families of the lineage/surname.

There are many 'Curtis' families spread around North America, including concentrations in New England, the plains, and in Los Angeles (which happened somewhat due to the exodus from the dust bowl era in Oklahoma). There are also many families who adopted or were given the name Curtis to better fit in to the american melting pot of common names. 72.224.143.14 19:55, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

National information
The following information might be of interest, but really is not sufficiently significant for inclusion in the article at this time. --User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 01:27, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Northern Ireland
"Curtis" is the prevalent form in Northern Ireland, which fell in popularity from rank 71 in 2002 to 88 in 2003.

Two different headlines “Surname uses: Curtis”
Please explain the difference between Surname uses: Curtis and Surname uses: Curtis. --Lantani (talk) 09:17, 24 May 2020 (UTC)