| ![Show Contents]() Currant History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of CurrantWhat does the name Currant mean? Native Irish surnames such as Currant have a long, ancient Gaelic history behind them. The original Gaelic form of the name Currant is Ó Corrain or the older form Ó Currain. 1 Early Origins of the Currant familyThe surname Currant 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 Currant familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Currant research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1302, 1411, 1526, 1546, 1750 and 1817 are included under the topic Early Currant History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Currant Spelling VariationsNames written in official documents were generally spelt as they sounded, leading to the problem of one name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion in records of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Currant that are preserved in documents of the family history are Curran, Currans, O'Curren, Curren, Corren, Corrane, O'Curran, Currens, Currin, Corraine, Courrane, Courran, Courren and many more. Early Notables of the Currant familyAnother 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Currant Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Currant migration to the United States | + |
The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish migrating out of their homeland in a great measure due to the oppressive imperial policies of the English government and landowners. Many of these Irish families sailed to North America aboard overcrowded passenger ships. By far, the largest influx of Irish immigrants to North America occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. These particular immigrants were instrumental in creation of the United States and Canada as major industrial nations because the many essential elements such as the roadways, canals, bridges, and railways required an enormous quantity of cheap labor, which these poor immigrants provided. Later generations of Irish in these countries also went on to make valuable contributions in such fields as the arts, commerce, politics, and education. Extensive research into immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants bearing the name Currant:
Currant Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Robert Currant, who landed in Virginia in 1636 2
- Robert Currant, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 2
- Tho Currant, who landed in Virginia in 1654 2
Currant Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Patrick Currant, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Currant (post 1700) | + |
- George Currant Kellar (1879-1954), American politician, 54th and 56th Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan (1917-1918) and (1919-1920)
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- 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)
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