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Curtain Family History

Curtain Surname Meaning

Probably also an Americanized form of French Curtin or Courtin derivatives of Court.

Irish and English: variant of Curtin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Curtain family from?

You can see how Curtain families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Curtain family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Curtain families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 48 Curtain families living in London. This was about 34% of all the recorded Curtain's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Curtain families in 1891.
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What did your Curtain ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Assistant Fruiterer And Green Grocer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Curtain. 50% of Curtain men worked as an Assistant Fruiterer And Green Grocer and 90% of Curtain women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Curtain were Farm Labourer and Unpaid Domestic.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Assistant Fruiterer And Green Grocer
    50%
  • Farm Labourer
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    90%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    11%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Curtain. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Curtain. For the veterans among your Curtain ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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