The Curie surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 211 people carried this name — #88,020 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 24% from 277 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Curie surname
A surname, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.
From a reduced form of Old French éscuerie (“stable”), hence a metonymic occupational name for a stable hand.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Curie» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 390 people named Curie.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Doubs.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 20 people named Curie live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Curie,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eugène Curie 1827–1910 · physician -
Jacques Curie 1855–1941 · scientist
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Ève Curie 1904–2007 · screenwriter -
Ève Curie 1904–2007 · screenwriter
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Peter Friedrich Cürie 1777–1855 · teacher
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Paul Curie 1799–1853 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Curie.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Curie is.
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