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.

# 904 in the US

Curtis Rank in US Top 1000

# 914 on Nameberry

Curtis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Curtis Popularity

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

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"