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Ó Corra; also Ó Corraidh, Ó Comhraidhe, Mac Corra, Mac Gothradha · Ó Corra: 'descendant of Corra' (spear); the other Irish names behind Corry have other meanings

Woulfe (1923) gives Corry as an anglicised form of several different Irish surnames. Ó Corra, 'descendant of Corra' (spear), he calls a rather common Ulster surname; Ó Comhraidhe was the name of families in Westmeath, south-west Cork and Thomond. In 1890 Ireland's birth indexes held 44 entries including spelling varieties (42 spelled Corry), 17 of them in Antrim and 12 in Clare.

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Irish formÓ Corra; also Ó Corraidh, Ó Comhraidhe, Mac Corra, Mac Gothradha
MeaningÓ Corra: 'descendant of Corra' (spear); the other Irish names behind Corry have other meanings
CountiesAntrim, Clare, Westmeath, Cork
Other spellings7

Origin of the Corry name

Woulfe gives Corry under several names: Ó Corra (spear), 'a rather common Ulster surname', with variant Ó Corraidh; Ó Comhraidhe, borne by (1) a Westmeath family anciently chiefs of Ui Mac Uais, now the barony of Moygoish, (2) a Corca Laoighdhe family in south-west Cork, (3) a Dal gCais branch in Thomond; Mac Corra; and Mac Gothradha, 'son of Godfrey'.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. 1796Eugene O'Curry born at Dunaha, near Carrigaholt, Co. Clare.[8]
  2. 1862Eugene O'Curry died in Dublin, 30 July, aged 66.[8]
  3. 189044 birth entries including varieties (42 spelled Corry): 17 Antrim, 12 Clare.[6][9]

Where in Ireland

Co. Antrim17 of the 44 Corry birth entries in 1890 were in Antrim.[6]
Co. Clare12 of the 44 Corry birth entries in 1890 were in Clare.[6]
Co. WestmeathÓ Comhraidhe anciently chiefs of Ui Mac Uais, now the barony of Moygoish.[3]
Co. CorkAn Ó Comhraidhe family of Corca Laoighdhe, in south-west Cork.[3]
Co. LeitrimWoulfe: in Co. Leitrim, Mac Corra seems to have been a variant of Mac Corraidhín.[4]

Notable people named Corry

Eugene O'Curry1796–1862Clare-born Irish scholar; Woulfe names him in the Ó Comhraidhe branch of the Dal gCais in Thomond.[8][3]

Other spellings

O'Corry · Corr · Corra · Corrie · Corey · MacCorry · Curry[1][2]

The Corry coat of arms

The design shown is a coat of arms associated with the Corry surname. In Irish and British heraldry a coat of arms is granted to one person and passes to their heirs; it does not belong to everyone who shares the surname. Many families still use the arms of their name as a symbol of their heritage.

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Corry surname: questions

Is Corry an Irish surname?

Woulfe lists Corry as an anglicised form of several Irish surnames: Ó Corra, Ó Corraidh, Ó Comhraidhe, Mac Corra and Mac Gothradha.[1][2][3][4][5]

What does the surname Corry mean?

It depends on the Irish name behind it. Woulfe glosses Ó Corra as 'descendant of Corra' (spear) and Mac Gothradha as 'son of Godfrey'; for Ó Comhraidhe he gives 'descendant of Comhraidhe' with no gloss.[1][3][5]

Where in Ireland is the Corry name from?

Woulfe calls Ó Corra a rather common Ulster surname and places Ó Comhraidhe families in Westmeath, south-west Cork and Thomond. In 1890, 17 of the 44 Corry birth entries were in Antrim and 12 in Clare.[1][3][6]

Are Corry and Curry the same name?

Woulfe lists both Corry and Curry as anglicised forms of Ó Corra, Ó Corraidh, Ó Comhraidhe, Mac Corra and Mac Gothradha. Matheson lists Curry under Corry because the two were found used interchangeably in registration records or reported so by local officers; he notes this does not always mean they are the same name.[1][3][7][10]

Sources

  1. Ó Corra — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/oc/o-corra.php
  2. Ó Corraidh — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/oc/o-corraidh.php
  3. Ó Comhraidhe — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/oc/o-comhraidhe.php
  4. Mac Corra, Mac Corraidh — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/macc/mac-corra-mac-corraidh.php
  5. Mac Gothradha, Mac Gothraidh — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/macg/mac-gothradha-mac-gothraidh.php
  6. Corry — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/corry.php
  7. Corry — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/339.php
  8. Eugene O'Curry — A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/EugeneOCurry.php
  9. Table Explanation — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/table-explanation.php
  10. Memorandum explanatory of Alphabetical List — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/memorandum.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).