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)
- A surname, from Old French.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Currant is the 196218th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 104 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Currant”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN