Corlew History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

The Corlew surname is an Anglicization, derived from the Irish Gaelic "Mac Toirdhealbhaigh."

Early Origins of the Corlew family

The surname Corlew was first found in the Connacht counties of Galway and Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, where the places names Ballymacurley and Curley's Island can be found. There is also legend in Ireland, that the name descends from Maolduin, the second son of the 164th Monarch of Ireland, who founded the clanns of Muldoon. Maolduin's great, great grandson was Clercen, whose name means "curly one." Clercen founded the Clan O'Cleircen, which anglicized is Curley or Curling.

Early History of the Corlew family

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Corlew Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Corley, MacCorley, Curley, Curlee, Curling, Kirley, McKerley, McCurley, McCurly and many more.

Early Notables of the Corlew family

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Corlew Ranking

In the United States, the name Corlew is the 18,282^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Corlew migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corlew Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward Corlew, who landed in New England in 1730 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Corlew (post 1700) +

Professor J.T. Corlew, American academic, Superintendent of Charlotte City Schools, Charlotte, North Carolina (1886-1888)
Isabella Corlew, American actress, known for her role as Leona Wendell in Waco (2018)
Robert "Bob" Ewing Corlew III, American Republican politician and former judge in the state of Tennessee

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)