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Corr History Etymology Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Australia New Zealand West Indies

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Sources

Corr History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland
England

Etymology of Corr

What does the name Corr mean?

The ancestors of the Corr family lived among the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. Corr is a name for someone who lived in the parish of Hutton Corrie in the county of Dumfriesshire. 1

It should be noted that the name is now both a Scottish 1 and Northern Irish 2 surname as the name is frequently derived from the root Celtic word "corr" which means "spear," as in "strong as a spear."

Early Origins of the Corr family

The surname Corr was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area where the first record was that of Hugh de Corrie who witnessed a charter of a fishery in Torduf c. 1194-1211, and as de Corri, he witnessed resignation of land in Weremundebi and Anant within the same period. Radulph de Cony witnessed a charter by Henry de Grahame a. 1200. Walterus de Corri and Nicholas de Corri witnessed a charter by the Earl of Carrick c. 1271, and Nicholas is recorded as steward of Annandale in that year. Walter de Corry or de Corri, cousin and one of the heirs of Helewisa de Levynton, rendered homage to Edward I in 1274. 1

Early History of the Corr family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corr research. Another 177 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1194, 1296, 1379, 1398, 1449, 1526, 1547, 1777, 1793, 1797, 1837, 1857 and 1885 are included under the topic Early Corr History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corr Spelling Variations

Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Corr has been spelled Corrie, Corry, Corey, Correy, Corrye, Corie, Cory, Cawrie, Cawrey and many more.

Early Notables of the Corr family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Archibald Corrie (1777-1857), Scottish agriculturist, a native of Perthshire, where he was born in 1777. In 1797 he obtained a situation in a nursery near Edinburgh, which he held for some years. Afte...
Daniel Corrie (1777-1837), was Bishop of Madras and was the son of the Rev. John Corrie, for many years curate of Colsterworth and vicar of Osbournby in Lincolnshire, and afterwards rector of Morcott...
George Elwes Corrie (1793-1885), was Master of Jesus College, Cambridge and was born at Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, 28 April 1793. His father, John Corrie, then curate of Colsterworth and afterwards...

Corr Ranking

In the United States, the name Corr is the 9,351^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Corr family to Ireland

Some of the Corr family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 84 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corr migration to the United States +

Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them:

Corr Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Casper Corr, who landed in America in 1725 4
Barbara Corr, who arrived in America in 1728 4

Corr Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Owen Corr, aged 31, who landed in Maryland in 1812 4
Eleanor Corr, who settled in Philadelphia in 1818

Corr migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corr Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

James Corr, aged 19, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Sea Horse" in 1833
Mary Corr, who settled in Quebec, Canada in 1836

Corr migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Corr Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Ann Corr, aged 23, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Admiral Boxer"
Mary Corr, aged 21, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Warren Hastings"

Corr migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Corr Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. John Charles Corr, (b. 1839), aged 22, British farm labourer travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 10th February 1862 5
Rose Corr, aged 30, a servant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Jessie Osborne" in 1867
Patrick Corr, aged 23, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Chile" in 1873
Julia Corr, aged 20, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Chile" in 1873
John Corr, aged 1, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Chile" in 1873

Contemporary Notables of the name Corr (post 1700) +

Sean Corr (b. 1984), American professional stock car racing driver and owner
William V. "Bill" Corr (b. 1948), American attorney and former government official, Chief of Staff for the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the administration of President Bill Clinton and as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the administration of President Barack Obama
Kieran Corr (b. 2005), American college football kicker for the Harvard Crimson
Frank J. Corr (1877-1934), American politician, 45th Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1933)
Barry John Corr (b. 1981), Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper
Liam Corr (b. 1990), Scottish former professional footballer
Serena Corr, Irish chair in Functional Materials and Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Sheffield
Barry Corr (b. 1985), Irish football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker
Karen Corr (b. 1969), Northern Irish professional pool and former snooker and English billiards player, inducted in the BCA Hall of Fame in 2012
Aidan Corr (b. 1994), Irish-born, Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL)
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Corr family +

RMS Titanic

Miss Helen Corr, aged 16, Irish Third Class passenger from Corglass, Longford who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived in the sinking in life boat 16 6

Sources +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html