O'Corrand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of O'Corrand

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

Early Origins of the O'Corrand family

Early History of the O'Corrand family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Corrand research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1302, 1411, 1526, 1546, 1750 and 1817 are included under the topic Early O'Corrand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

O'Corrand Spelling Variations

The spelling of names in Ireland during the Middle Ages was rarely consistent. This inconsistency was due to the scribes and church officials' attempts to record orally defined names in writing. The common practice of recording names as they sounded resulted in spelling variations such as Curran, Currans, O'Curren, Curren, Corren, Corrane, O'Curran, Currens, Currin, Corraine, Courrane, Courran, Courren and many more.

Early Notables of the O'Corrand family

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Migration of the O'Corrand family

The English-ruled Ireland of the late 18th and 19th centuries featured a rapidly increasing population and an agricultural-based economy. This combination proved to be disastrous in the 1840s after a couple of failed potato harvests. Thousands died of disease and starvation, and thousands more left the country, often bound for North America. Those that survived the journey to North America were put to work building the bridges, canals, roadways, and railways needed for the development of an industrial society. Those Irish, although often despised by those already established in North American cities and towns, played an instrumental role in making Canada and the United States the powerful and wealthy nations that they are today. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has shown many immigrants bearing the name O'Corrand: David Curran who settled in Maryland in 1699; Andrew, Bernard, Daniel, David, Edward, Elizabeth, George, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Peter, Richard, Thomas and William Curran all settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1820 and 1872.