The Kurth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,951 people carried this name — #6,813 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,500 people counted. That is up 10% from 4,494 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

907 people named Kurth live in Switzerland.

They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 309
Solothurn 158
Zurich 129
Aargau 60
Basel-Landschaft 40
Vaud 31
Lucerne 29
Neuchâtel 28

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 46 people named Kurth.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Moselle 23
Yonne 2
Paris 2
Bas-Rhin 2
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Yvelines 1
Maine-et-Loire 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

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 21 people named Kurth 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 Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

20 people named Kurth have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 44 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Opole 9
West Pomeranian 5
Silesian 4
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

85 people named Kurth are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 62
Sweden (2022) 23

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Kurth in American newspapers,
1893–1926.

Newspaper page from The Yellowstone Journal carrying the name Kurth
The Yellowstone Journal 1893-07-26
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Kurth
New-york Tribune 1919-10-07
Newspaper page from Belt Valley Times carrying the name Kurth
Belt Valley Times 1926-11-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,284 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kurth in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

2,168 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kurth. The most, 719, date from the 1930s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 965
Western Australia 715
Tasmania 202
Victoria 106
South Australia 85
New South Wales 84
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kurth.

Who carried it

People named Kurth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Godefroid Kurth
    Godefroid Kurth 1847–1916 · director
  • Gotthilf Kurth 1805– · businessperson
  • Heinrich Kurth 1828–1872 · composer
  • Godefroid Kurth 1847–1916 · director
  • Charles J. Kurth 1862–1896 · lawyer
  • Alfred Kurth 1865–1937 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kurth,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,019 records

1,019 records of the Kurth name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 585
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 157
  • Other U.S. records 277
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elsworth K. Kurth

    Born 1917 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; stock clerk from Milwaukee County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Helene Kurth

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1883 aboard the Strassburg from Bremen, aged 32; landlord. From Wisconsin, Germany; bound for Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Peter Kurth

    Born 1949; from Darlington, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,019 records for Kurth in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany1,365 records

1,365 records of the Kurth name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,349
  • German emigration and citizenship files 16
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Kurth

    Born 1888; from Nietleben, Saalkreis. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 8 August 1918; then reported missing in the list of 2 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 27).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Christian Friedrich Kurth

    Emigrated to Port Adelaide, Australia in 1846.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Otto Kurth

    Naturalised at Rabatz/Saale in 1904.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,365 records for Kurth in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands153 records

153 records of the Kurth name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 86
  • Dutch population registers 66
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Kurth

    Married in 1833 in Heteren; painter. Died 1879 in Heteren, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christina Kurth

    Married in 1924 in Brunssum; born 1896 in Limbricht. Died 1964 in Brunssum, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Anthonia Josephina Kurth

    Born 1913 in Best. Died 1913 in Best.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 153 records for Kurth in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia75 records

75 records of the Kurth name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 41
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 18
  • Other Australian records 16
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Cesarine Emma Kurth

    Died 1938 in Tasmania, aged 68. Will registered in Tasmania in 1938.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frederick Kurth

    Arrived in Queensland in 1863 aboard the Beausite, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Clara Minnie Kurth

    Of Perth, Western Australia; died 1933.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 75 records for Kurth in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France17 records

17 records of the Kurth name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Bernard Charles Kurth

    Born 1932 in Basse-Ham (Moselle); died 1998 in Saint-Jean (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marguerite Anne Kurth

    Born 1912 in Thionville; died 1976 in Thionville (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Pierre Joseph Kurth

    Born 1901 in Basse-Ham (Moselle); died 1989 in Bourg-la-Reine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Kurth in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Kurth name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Kurth

    Died 1930; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter Kurth

    Died 1916; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Kurth name in Belgium Belgian population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Marie Anne Charlotte Kurth

    In the population register of Aalst; born 1846 in Arlon.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Kurth name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Kurt Aatos Otto Kurth

    Born 1898 in Ylitornio; student. Died in 1918 in Kuivitsa, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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