Kurt: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

The spelling Kurt grew out of Kurth, a German surname with a long paper trail. Name scholars give the meaning as “A pet form of Konrad”. Kurt drops the “h” of Kurth, a shortening that clerks often made. Related forms: Kurthen.

1,542 Americans were listed as Kurt in the 2010 census. Between 1891 and 2000, 528 babies born in France were registered as Kurt, with the most births in 1991–2000.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Kurt, so the heraldry linked to Kurth is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Kurt family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.