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Native Irish surnames such as Currens have a long, ancient Gaelic history behind them. The original Gaelic form of the name Currens is Ó Corrain or the older form Ó Currain. 1
The surname Currens 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.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Currens research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1302, 1411, 1526, 1546, 1750 and 1817 are included under the topic Early Currens History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Currens 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.
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Currens Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
A massive wave of Irish immigrants hit North America during the 19th century. Although many early Irish immigrants made a carefully planned decision to leave left Ireland for the promise of free land, by the 1840s immigrants were fleeing a famine stricken land in desperation. The condition of Ireland during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s can be attributed to a rapidly expanding population and English imperial policies. Those Irish families that arrived in North America were essential to its rapid social, industrial, and economic development. Passenger and immigration lists have revealed a number of early Irish immigrants bearing the name Currens:
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: