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
Gaeliccoire, 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
IrishMac Gothraidh, meaning "son of Gothradh".[2][3]
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 its 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]
^Irish Ancestors,
Irishtimes.com (www.irishtimes.com), archived from
the original on 13 May 2016, retrieved 4 January 2011, which cited: de Bhulbh, Seán (1997), Sloinnte na hÉireann - Irish Surnames, Comharchumann Íde Naofa, for the surname "Corrie".
^Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York:
New York Public Library, p. 172
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