| ![Show Contents]() Curtis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Curtis World Rankingthe United States, the name Curtis is the 270th most popular surname with an estimated 99,480 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Curtis is ranked the 573rd most popular surname with an estimated 8,662 people with that name. 2 And in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Curtis is the 200th popular surname with an estimated 210 people with that name. 3 Australia ranks Curtis as 234th with 14,625 people. 4 New Zealand ranks Curtis as 265th with 2,293 people. 5 The United Kingdom ranks Curtis as 214th with 26,880 people. 6
| Curtis migration to the United States | + |
Curtis Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Curtis, aged 22, who arrived in Virginia in 1621 aboard the ship "Flying Hart" 8
- Thomas Curtis, aged 24, who arrived in Virginia in 1621 aboard the ship "Flying Hart" 8
- Thomas Curtis, aged 24, who arrived in Virginia in 1625 8
- John Curtis, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1632 aboard the ship "Lyon" 8
- William Curtis, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1632 aboard the ship "Lyon" 8
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Curtis Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mark Curtis, who landed in Virginia in 1703 8
- Martha Curtis, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 8
- Thomas Curtis, who landed in Virginia in 1714 8
- Isabella Curtis, who landed in Virginia in 1717 8
- James Curtis, who landed in America in 1764 8
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Curtis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Francisco Curtis, aged 32, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 8
- Antonio Curtis, aged 40, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 8
- Arthisa Curtis, aged 35, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 8
- C Curtis, aged 46, who landed in Key West, Fla in 1846 8
- Mr. S. Curtis, (b. 1814), aged 34, Cornish mechanic departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Mountaineer" arriving in the United States on 29th May 1848 9
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Curtis Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Mr. John Curtis, (b. 1878), aged 22, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "New York" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 4th March 1900 10
- Mr. John Curtis, (b. 1862), aged 42, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "Germanic" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 12th September 1904 en route to Negaunee, Michigan, USA 10
| Curtis migration to Canada | + |
Curtis Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- John Curtis, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
- Joseph Curtis, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
- William Curtis, who arrived in Anapolis (Annapolis), Nova Scotia in 1760
- Mr. Andrew Curtis U.E. who settled in New Brunswick c. 1783, listed as signing the Quaker Loyalist agreement 11
- Mr. Ebenezer Curtis U.E. who settled in New Brunswick c. 1783; member of the Cape Ann Association 11
Curtis Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Truman Meeds Curtis, who landed in Canada in 1830
- John Curtis, who landed in Canada in 1831
- Patrick Curtis, aged 25, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834
- Mary Curtis, aged 24, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834
- William Curtis, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1840
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| Curtis migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet and Second Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: First Fleet - Miss Esther Curtis, (b. 1772), aged 16, British settler convicted in London, England in 1788, sentenced to 7 years for theft, transported aboard the ship "Lady Juliana" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 7
Second Fleet Following the First and Second Fleets, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia include: Curtis Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. John Curtis, (b. 1775), aged 28, British convict who was convicted in Somerset, England for life for house breaking, transported aboard the "Calcutta" in February 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, the settlement was listed as abandoned and most of the convicts transported to Tasmania on the "Queen" in 1804 12
- Miss Esther Curtis, British Convict who was convicted in Liverpool, Merseyside, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Experiment" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 13
- Mr. James Curtis, English convict who was convicted in Exeter, Devon, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Fame" on 9th October 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 14
- Mr. Joseph Curtis, (b. 1796), aged 20, English seaman who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for burglary, transported aboard the "Atlas" on 16th January 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 15
- Mr. Felix Curtis, British Convict who was convicted in Essex, England for life, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 27th October 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 16
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| Curtis migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Curtis Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- W H Curtis, who landed in Bay of Islands, New Zealand in 1836
- John James Curtis, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
- Priscilla Curtis, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship London
- George Curtis, aged 34, a millwright, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "London" in 1840
- Priscilla Curtis, aged 36, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "London" in 1840
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| Curtis migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 17Curtis Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- James Curtis, aged 18, who arrived in St Christopher in 1635 8
- Elizabeth Curtis, aged 22, who landed in Barbados in 1635 aboard the ship "Falcon" 8
| Contemporary Notables of the name Curtis (post 1700) | + |
- Jamie Lee Curtis (b. 1958), American BAFTA Award, Golden Globe and Saturn Award winning movie actress who received a Golden Globe and a People's Choice Award for her portrayal of Hannah Miller on the ABC sitcom Anything But Love (1989–1992) and Academy Award winner for Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), daughter of Tony Curtis
- Sonny Curtis (1937-2025), American singer and songwriter, known for his collaborations with Buddy Holly, and for writing the Mary Tyler Moore theme, inducted into three music Halls of Fame including the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
- Jack Patrick Curtis (1937-2025), American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who worked in 69 games in for the Chicago Cubs (1961-1962), Milwaukee Braves (1962) and Cleveland Indians (1963)
- George William Curtis (1824-1892), American Republican politician, Delegate to New York State Constitutional Convention, 1867; Presidential Elector for New York, 1868 18
- Walt Curtis (1941-2023), American poet, novelist, and painter from Portland, Oregon
- Lois Jeanette Curtis (1967-2022), American artist and the lead plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case that became known as the Olmstead Decision
- James Michael "Mike" Curtis (1943-2020), American NFL football player for the Baltimore Colts, the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins from 1965 to 1978
- Robert Curtis Jr. (1990-2017), American football and basketball player
- Charles "Chuck" Curtis (1935-2016), American college and NFL football coach, head coach at the University of Texas at Arlington
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| Historic Events for the Curtis family | + |
- Miss Mary J. Curtis, American employee of the Grover Shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts on 20th March 1905 when the boiler exploded and collapsed the wooden building; she died 19
- Mrs. Mary Curtis, Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 20
- Mr. Clifford Leslie James Curtis (1919-1941), Australian Wireman from Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 21
- Mr. Richard Curtis (1908-1941), Australian Petty Officer from Alphington, Victoria, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 22
- Mr. Richard Curtis, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 22
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| Suggested Readings for the name Curtis | + |
- Ancestors and Descendants of James Curtis of Bristol, Maine, and Noah Curtis of Woodstock, Maine by Harold Curtis Pickwick.
- A Family Named Curtis: Descendants of Thomas Curtis of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1598-1982 by Rose Mary Goodwin.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
- "Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
- "Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
- "UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
- Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/calcutta
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel-and-experiment
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th July 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/atlas
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- California Digital Newspaper from 21st March 1905 (retrieved on 5th August 2021.) Retrieved from https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19050321.2.19&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
- Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance
- HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp
- HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
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