The surname Curran (and many current derivatives) derives from a number of unrelated
Irish families.
Ó Corráin – at least three distinct families of the name located in what are now counties
Tipperary and
Waterford;
County Galway;
County Leitrim;
County Kerry and
County Fermanagh. The Currans of Kerry are said to have originated with the Ui Charrain, of the Uí Meic Caille sept of the
Uí Liatháin kings of
Munster. The Uí Liatháin descended from Eochu Liathán ("Eochu the Grey"), son of
Dáire Cerbba, who was, according to the Munster epic Forbhais Droma Dámhgháire, king of
Medón Mairtine. According to the
Annals of Inisfallen, the modern-day presence of the Curran family in County Kerry is the result of the war in 1177 between
Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond, and Diarmait Mor Mac Carthaigh, during which the Uí Meic Caille fled across the Lee; for some this departure was permanent, with many Currans becoming Kerry gentry. Descendants Thomas and Dowenald O Corran were amongst those summoned to serve in arms against the Earl of Desmond in 1345.[1]
Mac Corraidhín – apparently now rendered as Crean in
County Kerry
Curran - is still also prevalent in Ulster/Northern Ireland; for example in Warringstown (see reference to Professor Richard Curran below)
The surname Curran is common in all four provinces in Ireland, but especially in
County Donegal and throughout
Ulster. The name is also prevalent in the south of Ireland, appearing many times in the County Tipperary Hearth Money Rolls of 1665–67. Currans showed up frequently as Waterford residents in the census of 1659.
People
Alex Curran (born 1982), British fashion model and columnist, wife of footballer Steven Gerrard
Curran Lennart, a character fromIlona Andrews’s Kate Daniels series
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameCurran. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
References
^Eriu, vol. 30, pp. 173–75, 1979, Donnchadh O Corrain
The surname Curran (and many current derivatives) derives from a number of unrelated
Irish families.
Ó Corráin – at least three distinct families of the name located in what are now counties
Tipperary and
Waterford;
County Galway;
County Leitrim;
County Kerry and
County Fermanagh. The Currans of Kerry are said to have originated with the Ui Charrain, of the Uí Meic Caille sept of the
Uí Liatháin kings of
Munster. The Uí Liatháin descended from Eochu Liathán ("Eochu the Grey"), son of
Dáire Cerbba, who was, according to the Munster epic Forbhais Droma Dámhgháire, king of
Medón Mairtine. According to the
Annals of Inisfallen, the modern-day presence of the Curran family in County Kerry is the result of the war in 1177 between
Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond, and Diarmait Mor Mac Carthaigh, during which the Uí Meic Caille fled across the Lee; for some this departure was permanent, with many Currans becoming Kerry gentry. Descendants Thomas and Dowenald O Corran were amongst those summoned to serve in arms against the Earl of Desmond in 1345.[1]
Mac Corraidhín – apparently now rendered as Crean in
County Kerry
Curran - is still also prevalent in Ulster/Northern Ireland; for example in Warringstown (see reference to Professor Richard Curran below)
The surname Curran is common in all four provinces in Ireland, but especially in
County Donegal and throughout
Ulster. The name is also prevalent in the south of Ireland, appearing many times in the County Tipperary Hearth Money Rolls of 1665–67. Currans showed up frequently as Waterford residents in the census of 1659.
People
Alex Curran (born 1982), British fashion model and columnist, wife of footballer Steven Gerrard
Curran Lennart, a character fromIlona Andrews’s Kate Daniels series
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameCurran. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
References
^Eriu, vol. 30, pp. 173–75, 1979, Donnchadh O Corrain