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Position:Home>Genealogy> What is the origins of my surname Curran?Question:Anyone know? It's an unusual surname. I have done a websearch and I can't find any info. People's surnames usually have meaning like their occupation or location, like Baker or Carpenter etc. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Anyone know? It's an unusual surname. I have done a websearch and I can't find any info. People's surnames usually have meaning like their occupation or location, like Baker or Carpenter etc. The name Curran \c(ur)-ran\ is pronounced KER-an. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "dagger; hero". Curran has 3 variant forms: Currey, Currie and Curry. My mother's side of the family were all Curries so we could be very distant relatives... curran-hero origin-celtic/gaelic With a surname Curran your forefathers could of came from Ireland. To be honest your pretty lucky because if you had a surname like Murphy, it would take a lifetime! GOOD LUCK but tracing the family tree is highly addictive. most the currans i know are layabouts and thiefs is that your relations ? http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&... House of Names has the following in fine print at the bottom of its page "We encourge you to study the Curran genealogy to find out if your descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. . . . . . . . . .No family, not even royal houses can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested genealogical records." See the links below: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerp... http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.ht... http://www.heraldry.ws/info/article10.ht... Don't be taken in by peddlers of surname products. Actually I understand for many Irish names, House of Names if there isn't a coat of arms will take an English, Norwegian or some other coat of arms and contrive to connect it to an Irish name. According to Ancestry.Com Curran is the Anglicized form of Gaelic O'Corrain or O'Corraidhin, descendant of Corraidhin, a personal name a diminutive of corradh 'spear'. Compare Corr. They show the place of origin of Curran immigrants to the U. S. is as follows Ireland 1861 England 288 Great Britain 195 Scotland 81 Germany 6 Britain 5 The same surname can come from more than one nationality. Not everyone with the same surname is necessarily related or shares ancestors even those of the same national origin. Also another thing you have to consider the following: I live in a Cajun part of Texas. We had one priest who had a French surname. Now he stated his mother definitely was French but his father was French in name only. His father was Irish. Oh his father probably had a French ancestor 7 generations back, so he had the French name. The best thing to do is to trace your ancestors starting with yourself and working back. Anytime you wish to do this, there are lots of people on this board than can give you some great tips and advice. Just ask. It's common in Ireland, so it's probably an anglicised version of a name in Irish, which I am sure someone else will be happy to provide. |