Currane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Currane

What does the name Currane mean?

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

Early Origins of the Currane family

The surname Currane 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 Currane family

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Currane Spelling Variations

Numerous spelling variations of the surname Currane exist. A partial explanation for these variants is that ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. Different spellings that were found include Curran, Currans, O'Curren, Curren, Corren, Corrane, O'Curran, Currens, Currin, Corraine, Courrane, Courran, Courren and many more.

Early Notables of the Currane family

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Currane migration to Australia +

Currane Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Martin Currane, (b. 1799), aged 27, Irish farm labourer who was convicted in County Kerry, Ireland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Boyne" on 28th October 1826, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/Boyne