Coriell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Etymology of Coriell

The name Coriell has changed considerably in the time that has passed since its genesis. It originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Corraidh or Ó Corra. 1

Early Origins of the Coriell family

Early History of the Coriell family

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Coriell Spelling Variations

Names during the Middle Ages were often recorded under several different spelling variations during the life of their bearers. Literacy was rare at that time and so how a person's name was recorded was decided by the individual scribe. Variations of the name Coriell include Corey, Cory, Coriell and others.

Early Notables of the Coriell family

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Coriell Ranking

In the United States, the name Coriell is the 14,665^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Coriell family

Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name Coriell: Giles Corey who settled in Salem Mass in 1630; Caleb Corey, who settled in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1823; Daniel Corey, who arrived in Sandusky Ohio in 1820.