Currant

See also: currant

English

Alternative forms

• Current

Etymology

Anglicized form of Old French courant, present participle of courir (“to run”), hence a nickname for a hunter.

Proper noun

Currant (plural Currants)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Currant is the 196218^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 104 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Currant”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 396.