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The roots of the Corle name go back to the ancient Vikings and their Old Norse language. Corle was a name for a the Old Norse word sumarlithi, which means mariner, Viking, summer wanderer, or sailor.
The surname Corle was first found in the island of South Uist, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Descended from Somerled, King of the Vikings, scion of the MacDonald, Lord of the Isles, who died about 1057.
The first record of the name Somerled being used as a name was at Dunkeld, and the link between this person in 1169 and Somerled who had died 100 years before is not clear.
Another source notes that Sumerled or Somerled, Lord of the Isles (d. 1164), was "according to the Celtic tradition, the son of Gillebrede, son of Gilladoman, sixth in descent from Godfrey MacFergus, called in the Irish chronicle Toshach of the Isles; but some suppose him of Norse origin. " 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corle research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1238 and 1400 are included under the topic Early Corle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations are extremely common among Scottish names dating from this era because the arts of spelling and translation were not yet standardized. Spelling was done by sound, and translation from Gaelic to English was generally quite careless. In different records, Corle has been spelled Somerled, M'Illurdy, M'Corle, M'Coull, Somerledy and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Corle Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Corle is the 13,317th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2
Those who made the voyage were greeted with ample opportunity to acquire land and a political climate far away from the oppressive monarchy of the old country. They settled along the east coast of what would become Canada and the United States. In the American War of Independence, those who remained loyal to England traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In this century, many Scots living in North America have begun to recover their rich heritage through festivals, highland games, and Clan societies. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has shown early immigrants bearing the name Corle: