Corry Surname

55,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Corry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the corrie.' Such at least seems to be the origin of this well-known Scotch surname. It is introduced here simply because it looks English, and is found in one variant or another in every considerable English town.

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Corry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0001:90,61510,187
England1,4711:37,8784,930
Ireland8081:5,828901
Northern Ireland7121:2,591528
Australia5961:45,2955,683
Canada3891:94,71910,322
New Zealand2621:17,2843,026
Indonesia2381:555,66944,719
Scotland1331:40,2543,781
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Wales421:73,6796,340
France351:1,897,792163,564
Israel321:267,42624,032
Guyana221:34,6463,602
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Denmark71:806,38843,211
India71:109,580,769786,157
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,2091:3,664653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5541:43,9995,482
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7371:68,1397,393

Corry (11,419) may also be a first name.

Corry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the corrie.' Such at least seems to be the origin of this well-known Scotch surname. It is introduced here simply because it looks English, and is found in one variant or another in every considerable English town. Sir Walter Scott, in his Lady of the Lake, has 'Fleet foot in the corrie,' and a footnote explains thus: 'Corrie or Cori, the hollow side of the hill where game usually lies.'

1743. Married — John Goddard and Margaret Curry: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1749. Thomas Thompson and Ann Come: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

— Corrie, q.v

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Gothraidh A branch of the Maguires, sometimes contracted to Corr. IF 67; Map Fer

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A synonym of both Curry and Corr, q.v. Bibl; IF 107; MIF 66,239; Map Cork and Tyr

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A synonym of both Curry and Corr, q.v. Bibl; IF 107; MIF 66,239; Map Cork and Tyr

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Dweller in, or by, a hollow; grandson of Corradh or Corra (spear).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Cury or Curye, a parish in Kerrier Hundred, found written Curytowne and Curyton; from crou-dun, the hill with the cross; or crou-todn, the cross in the green meadow.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Curry is a name that was represented by Corry in the adjacent county of Cumberland in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The name of Curry occurred as Curri in Oxfordshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Corry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Corry Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Corry is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corry? popularity and diffusion

The last name Corry is the 55,961st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 803,567 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Corry live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 56,020th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 11,419 people.

The last name Corry is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,000 people, or 1 in 90,615. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 9 percent live.

Corry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Corry last name grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 739 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 323 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Corry last name are 8.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Corry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 161.52% more than the national average, earning R 621,480 per year; in United States they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $46,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corroy91971/
Correy91538/
Corray91147/
Courry9129/
Chorry9122/
Scorry915/
Coirry911/
Coorry910/
Cory8911,268/
Corraya835,041/
Courroy83347/
Chourry8359/
Chorray833/
Correys832/
Courrey831/
Courray830/
Curry80121,549/
Corey8026,170/
Corre8014,930/
Carry803,571/
Coury803,313/
Coroy803,220/
Corra803,000/
Coray801,639/
Sorry801,309/
Coriy80857/
Jorry80820/
Scory80569/
Chory80509/
Corri80379/
Korry80239/
Coory80182/
Cotry8086/
Corer8049/
Corré8048/
Qorry8028/
Czory8027/
Dcory8012/
Coery805/
Ccory805/
Coiry804/
Coruy803/
Cuory802/
Zorry802/
Corrè802/
Corys801/
Corrê801/
Cohry800/
Coryt800/
Courrouy7735/
Correa731,044,376/
Cooray7340,693/
Charry7312,929/
Currey735,773/
Corrie734,545/
Corres732,710/
Coorey732,315/
Carrey731,961/
Choury731,035/
Corris73957/
Scarry73875/
Scorey73786/
Ciorra73701/
Correr73684/
Courey73598/
Coutry73571/
Carroy73451/
Choryi73350/
Chorey73347/
Coirre73341/
Correu73282/
Corret73232/
Curray73197/
Jorrey73149/
Choray73146/
Carray73145/
Korrey73116/
Corgey73114/
Corriz7392/
Churry7384/
Corhay7383/
Correi7368/
Corrio7366/
Correz7365/
Cottry7360/
Choiry7359/
Coiray7354/
Choriy7345/
Korray7340/
Sorrey7337/
Cotray7331/
Corroa7329/
Corrai7329/
Scoury7328/
Coorer7327/
Chorhy7323/
Correj7322/
Choroy7320/
Corraj7319/
Coraya7317/
Couray7317/
Jourry7316/
Corred7313/
Corrit7312/
Chorri7311/
Corree7311/
Csorey737/
Chorre736/
Cotrer735/
Korryi735/
Kourry735/
Qorryo735/
Cahrry735/
Cgarry734/
Corréa734/
Sorray734/
Tchory734/
Ciorri733/
Dcurry733/
Correh733/
Carryo733/
Sorroy733/
Corraa733/
Couroy732/
Corrãa732/
Ciurry732/
Curroy732/
Coreer732/
Corher732/
Cosray732/
Coeroy732/
Courer732/
Courys732/
Carrys732/
Couëry732/
Scorri732/
Carriy731/
Caurry731/
Corhoy731/
Coriey731/
Corrza731/
Curryy731/
Currys731/
Corrês731/
Corrér731/
Chohry731/
Sorriy731/
Ciarry731/
Ccorre731/
Courre731/
Corroi731/
Corrre731/
Corrèr731/
Choryo731/
Choory731/
Cotriy731/
Corrra731/
Khorry731/
Currry730/
Cosrey730/
Curriy730/
Cusrry730/
Cohroy730/
Cora6749,488/
Sory6732,757/
Cary6719,501/
Cori6710,085/
Cury679,777/
Core678,999/
Correas675,179/
Kory673,816/
Jory673,699/
Chourey67896/
Corriea67896/
Courret67587/
Courgey67389/
Cottray67385/
Charroy67322/
Charrey67253/
Chouray67205/
Corj67199/
Correch67166/
Zory67150/
Chourre67139/
Korraya6793/
Corá6766/
Qory6762/
Coré6762/
Courrie6761/
Churray6759/
Cottrer6752/
Courree6748/
Corriss6744/
Correaz6741/
Corrish6735/
Corrett6725/
Corrrea6720/
Scourey6720/
Coutray6719/
Charray6719/
Correis6717/
Courrio6717/
Céry6717/
Zourray6715/
Corrois6715/
Correea6715/
Koorrey6714/
Coutrey6713/
Carroys6711/
Coorrea6710/
Tsorray679/
Corrije679/
Correiz676/
Carraya675/
Corraia675/
Tcharry675/
Corrais675/
Chourré674/
Courrée674/
Couthry674/
Coerrea674/
Žory674/
Scorrea673/
Cquerry673/
Corrher673/
Ccorrea673/
Chorrio673/
Chouhry673/
Corrieh673/
Correïa673/
Choiriy673/
Corritt672/
Courrea672/
Jourray672/
Khourry671/
Chorrei671/
Chouriy671/
Choraya671/
Ccoraya671/
Chhoray671/
Chhorey671/
Corrioh671/
Coutrer671/
Coyrrie671/
Sourray671/
Couraya671/
Coirrea671/
Coorrêa671/
Corread671/
Correid671/
Čory671/
Sourrey671/
Scarray671/
Tchoury671/
D'Curry671/
Carrayd671/
Couroys671/
Couërre671/
Corráis671/
Corraiz671/
Chgoury671/
Corraid671/
Chhoryi671/
Chorgay671/
Dcorrei671/
Corrich670/
Scarrey670/
Gcorris670/
Caerrey670/
Corress670/
Carriey670/
Hhcurry670/
Cottrey670/
Cothray670/
Corrith670/

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