Curtis

French

"courteous, polite"

Curtis Origin and Meaning

The name Curtis is a boy's name of French origin meaning "courteous, polite".

Curtis is an attractive if somewhat dated surname name that has been borne by several significant musicians and athletes--think Curtis Mayfield, Curtis James Jackson III--aka 50 Cent, and also director Curtis Hanson.

In the USA, Curtis was in the Top 200 for most of the 20th century. We think Curtis, with is clean sound and nice meaning, will survive the all the trends that come and go, and remain in the Top 1000 for many years to come.

Curtis Rank in US Top 1000

# 927 in the US

Curtis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1324 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Curtis

• 927 US 2024
• 1324 Nameberry 2025
• 944 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Curtis

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Famous People Named Curtis

• Curtis Lee Mayfield American singer
• Curtis Stone Australian chef
• Curtis Holcomb American football player
• Curtis Joseph Marsh Jr., American football player
• Curtis Brinkley American football player
• Curtis Tremayne Lofton American football player
• Curtis Trishton Taylor American football player
• Curtis James Jackson III better known by his stage name 50 Cent, American rapper
• Curtis Stigers American jazz musician
• Curtis Granderson Jr., American baseball player
• Curtis Northrup Strange American pro golfer
• Curtis Emerson LeMay U.S. Air Force general and politician
• Curtis Muhammad Conway Jr. (b. 2008), son of former American professional boxer Laila Ali

The name Curtis in Pop Culture

• Ponyboy Sodapop, and Darrel "Darry" Curtis, fictional characters and brothers from the novel "The Outsiders" that was written by S. E. Hinton
• Jackson Curtis main character from movie "2012"
• Curtis Morgan character from movie "The Pelican Brief"
• Curtis Manning character in TV's "24"
• Dr. Curtis "Curt" Connors also known as Lizard, character in Marvel Universe
• Curtis Wilkins title character from comic strip "Curtis"
• Curtis character in "Stargate Universe"
• Curtis Donovan character in British TV series "Misfits"
• Curtis servant of Petruchio in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"
• Curtis Everett main character in movie "Snowpiercer"
• Curtis Holt aka Mr Terrific, character on TV's "Arrow"

International Variations of the name Curtis

• Kurtis German
• Kurt German
• Curcio Spanish