Kurta Family History

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Kurta Name Meaning

Hungarian: nickname from German Kurtz ‘short’. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian kurta ‘short overcoat’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made such garments or possibly a nickname for someone who habitually wore a coat of this kind.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Kurtz, Kurt, Kurman, Korda, Kara, Kuna, Kuta, Kukla, Kula, Burt

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Kurta Family Origin

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Kurta Family Occupations

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  • Keeps House

    50%

  • Miner

    50%

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In 1880, Keeps House and Miner were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Kurta. The most common Kurta occupation in the USA was Keeps House. 50% of Kurta's were Keeps Houses.

Source: Census data for Kurta | Data not to scale

Kurta Historical Records

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Kurta Life Expectancy

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United States

Between 1953 and 2004, Kurta life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Kurta in 1953 was 44, and 87 in 2004.

Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Kurta

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