Corridan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Corridan

What does the name Corridan mean?

The name Corridan comes from the original Irish surname Ó Corradain. 1

Early Origins of the Corridan family

The surname Corridan was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, on the north side of the Shannon River. The name Caradain appears in the Book of Ballymonte, which originated in County Sligo and ranks among the most important of medieval Irish manuscripts.

Early History of the Corridan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corridan research. The year 1901 is included under the topic Early Corridan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corridan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Corridon, Corridan, Corrodan, Cordan and many more.

Early Notables of the Corridan family

the Corridan family of County Kerry

Migration of the Corridan family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Corriden, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1855; Timothy Corridon, who was naturalized in Iowa between 1866 and 1943; John Corriden, who applied to become a citizen in Iowa in 1870.

Contemporary Notables of the name Corridan (post 1700) +

John M. Corridan (1911-1984), Jesuit priest who fought against corruption and organized crime on the New York City waterfront
Pat Corridan, Irish footballer

Historic Events for the Corridan family +

SS Atlantic

Margaret Corridan, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)