Currans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Currans

What does the name Currans mean?

Native Irish surnames such as Currans have a long, ancient Gaelic history behind them. The original Gaelic form of the name Currans is Ó Corrain or the older form Ó Currain. 1

Early Origins of the Currans family

The surname Currans was first found in County Waterford (Irish: Port Láirge), anciently the Deise region, on the South coast of Ireland in the Province of Munster, where they held a family seat from early times.

Early History of the Currans family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Currans research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1302, 1411, 1526, 1546, 1750 and 1817 are included under the topic Early Currans History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Currans Spelling Variations

In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Currans family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Curran, Currans, O'Curren, Curren, Corren, Corrane, O'Curran, Currens, Currin, Corraine, Courrane, Courran, Courren and many more.

Early Notables of the Currans family

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Currans migration to Australia +

Currans Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Agnes Currans, Scottish convict from Glasgow, who was transported aboard the "Anna Maria" on October 4, 1851, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 2

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Anna Maria voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1851 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/anna-maria/1851