Corrie (surname)

For other uses, see Corrie.

Corrie
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	English
Word/Name	1. Corrie, Arran 2. Corrie, Dumfries 3. variant of Corry and McCorry
Other names
Variant(s)	Corry, McCorry
Families
Corrie family

Corrie is a unisex surname in the English language. The name has several different etymological origins. The name is found in numbers in the north of Ireland. The surname has been borne by a noted Scottish family, that was originally seated in what is today the civil parish of Hutton and Corrie.

Etymology

In some cases the surname originated as a habitational name, derived from several different locations named Corrie. For example, the surnames are derived from the places so-named on the Isle of Arran, and in Dumfries (both of which are located in Scotland). The place names are derived from the Gaelic coire, meaning "cauldron", which was used in place names to describe a circular valley on the side of a mountain.^[1]

Another origin of the surname is from a variation of the surnames Corry and McCorry, which are common in the north of Ireland.^[1][2] These particular surnames are derived from the Irish Mac Gothraidh, meaning "son of Gothradh".^[3][2]

Distribution

In Ireland, the surname is rare, although it is found in numbers in Belfast and Derry. The surname, when found in Ireland, can originate as either the northern Irish patronym, or from any of the Scottish toponyms.^[4]

Families

The name has been borne by a notable Scottish family, the Corrie family, that was seated in Dumfries. The family derived it's surname from the toponym in Dumfries, which is located in what is now the civil parish of Hutton and Corrie.^[5] The leading branch of the family were known as the Corries of that Ilk.^[6]

People with the surname

• Joe Corrie, (1894-1968), Scottish miner, poet and playwright
• John Corrie, (born 1935), Scottish former Conservative MP and MEP
• Rachel Corrie, (1979-2003), American ISM volunteer killed by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?, retrieved 4 January 2011 , which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 , for the surnames "Corrie".
2. ^ ^{a b} Irish Ancestors, Irishtimes.com (www.irishtimes.com), http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/, retrieved 4 January 2011 , which cited: MacLysaght, Edward (1982), More Irish Families, Dublin , for the surname "Corry".
3. ^ Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?, retrieved 4 January 2011 , which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 , for the surnames "McGorry".
4. ^ Irish Ancestors, Irishtimes.com (www.irishtimes.com), http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/, retrieved 4 January 2011 , which cited: de Bhulbh, Seán (1997), Sloinnte na hÉireann - Irish Surnames, Comharchumann Íde Naofa , for the surname "Corrie".
5. ^ Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, p. 172 
6. ^ Anderson, William (1877), The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland, 1, Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co., p. 684, http://www.archive.org/details/scottishnationor01ande 

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