Curnow

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Cornish Kernow (“Cornwall”), an ethnic surname for a Cornish person.

Proper noun

Curnow (plural Curnows)

1. A surname from Cornish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Curnow is the 23691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1069 individuals. Curnow is most common among White (91.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Curnow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 395.