History of the Curry Surname

The Curry Surname History and Origins Compiled By Shane Curry

Origins of Currie and History of the surname De Curry Currie is a locational name from pre-seventh-century Compiled By Shane Curry

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#1.Currie in Scotland is sometimes pronounced in Gaelic as (Currach). While the name use of Currie in Scotland originates as a parish and now a suburb of Edinburgh, situated southwest of the city. Being a former village within the County of Midlothian, is now only indicated from the Lanark Road sign. This place, called anciently Kil-Leith, from a religious establishment on the Water river of Leith, derived from the remains of the Roman station Coria, which some antiquaries have identified with the immediate vicinity.

The place name Currie in Midlothian was originally derived from a Gaelic word “Curraigh”, and on record since 1230.

The earliest record of a settlement in that area of Currie is a Bronze Age razor (1800 BC) found at Kinleith Mill and the stone cists (500 BC) at Duncan's Belt and Blinkbonny. Kildeleith means Chapel by the Leith, and survives today as Kinleith. #2. The Currie family & Corrie family , was a Scottish family which was once seated in what is today the civil parish of Hutton and Corrie, in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The leading branch of the family were known as the Corries of that Ilk and later the Corries of Newbie. Another early member includes 1367-1368 "Robertus Corry de Valle Annandiæ de Scot”. The Corrie family lost their old seat from which they derived their surname, when a Johnstone of Annandale married the daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Currie. The place names are derived from the Gaelic coire, meaning "cauldron", which was used in naming of the places to describe a circular valley on the side of a mountain. The phrase was a metaphor, as “cauldron or caldron” is a large cast iron pot kettle for cooking or boiling over an open fire. #3. Another origin of the Corrie /Currie surname is from a variation of the “Corry” surname. That is common in north of Ireland and derived from the Irish Mac Gothraidh "son of Gothradh" or Gothraidh which means Godfrey/ Gofraid, thus “Gods Peace”. Which is a Norse name early adapted by the Irish, whom it was at one time rather common.

Along with the variations of (Goraidh, Goiridh or Gothfraid) are all from ”Guthfrith of Ivar”. The leader who ruled Dublin and Northumbria in the early 9th century. He was a grandson of Ímar, who was the son of (Goffridh/ Guðrøðr 1st) who was the king of Lochlann/ Norway. Goffridh 1st ruled the House of Ivar/ Ímar. As Imar was a royal NorseGael dynasty which ruled much of the Irish Sea region, the Kingdom of Dublin and the western coast of Scotland. #4. Curry surname first and earliest recorded spelling in Scotland is that of "Philip de Curry" a land barrier in the year 1179 from a grant of lands in Kyle to the Abbey of Melrose Scotland in 1279.

Documentation of the Curry surname from England Early forms of the English surname include Curi, in 1075 and “De Cury” in 1212 of Normandy.

Whereas the word “Cweorn” is Proto Second earliest record of spelling the Surname Curry is of “Richard de Cury’. This was dated (1212), for the tax registers known as the Fees Court, for Somerset England during 1199. Which is possibly how place name in Somerset was derived. The name Curry Rivel, comes from the Celtic word Crwy, meaning boundary and Rivel from its 12th century landlord Sir Richard. Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. #1. Feudal barony of Curry Mallet: found in English with its caput/ head at Curry Castle in Somerset, east of Taunton.

Curry Mallet also later known as Mallet Castle: consist of a village and parish manor in Somerset, England. It is on the Fivehead River north of River Ile. In 1086, the manor was held by William the Conqueror to “Roger de Courselles". Odo bishop of Bayeux was William de Courcelles overlord. Odo was the legitimate half brother of Duke William (the Conqueror) major player in the conquest of 1066. “Roger de Courselles". also the owner of Fisherton in Wiltshire, which was held under Curry. The "de Courcelles family" were from Courseulles-sur-Mer in Calvados, Normandy now France. The Curry manor later passed to the Mallett family. Thus passed on through the descendants of the Malet family until 1356 when it was sold to Sir Matthew Gourney and his family until 1443 when the estate passed to the king and became part of the Duchy of Cornwall. #2. Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, northeast of Curry Mallet, situated west of Somerton and east of Taunton. The unusual name Curry Rivel, comes from the Celtic word "Crwy", meaning boundary and Rivel from its (12th century) Sir Richard Revel. The name "Crwys" is of Welsh origin and means "Cross." The origin is the culture in which the name originated. Domeday book list “REX ten CHURI” #3. Curry Castle/ Curry Mallet and (Curry Revel) are named from the river, on which they stand. The etymology of the river Cury name is obscure, but it may be from the pre 7th century Olde English word "Cweorn," CWYRN meaning a mill or mill. Pronounced (“kway-orn”) #4. The word Cweorn is a pre Germanic word for hand mill, thus the name of the villagers on the Curry River would have been people who lived by or worked at the mill. #5. North Curry is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish was part of the North Curry Hundred It may once have referred to an area of 100 (or possibly 120) hides, though a "hide" is not a specific area: it was conceptually the amount of land required to support a family or because it was an area originally settled by 100 men. In England, a hundred was the division of a shire for military and judicial purposes. North Curry was settled in Saxon times and was a royal manor in the 11th century. Around 1194, Richard the Lionheart (Richard I of England) deeded North Curry over to the Bishop of Wells.

The Hundred of North Curry consisted of the ancient parishes of: West Hatch, St Gregory Stoke. The Hundred was known as “Northcuri” in 1189 when Richard I gave it to the church in Wells. Research also Curé known as a priest bearing the responsibility of a parish. on page 15 of the doomsday book of the second column at the top "Terra Roger De Corelle" lists "de rege CURI" #6. The Forme of Cury is a English cookbook and a extensive collection of medieval English recipes from the 14th century (1390s). Originally in the form of a scroll, its authors are listed as "the chief Master Cooks of the monarch and published by King Richard. Cury (from French cuire, meaning to cook)

The Curry surname of Ireland Surname usage and Origin within Ireland timeline Old Irish version of the word Curry is "kɥiʁ" and cuirí. Curry in Ireland has numerous variations such as (Curry, O’Curry, MacCurry, Corry, McCorry, O’Cowrie). These names were originally ‘thought’ to be derived from the native name Comhraidhe or and (Currach). However, Comhraidhe is merely an Irish native translation for the variations of (Curry, O’Curry, Corry, McCorry, O’Cowrie). As the most well known root of Ó Comhraidhe is found in “Thomond” with a centre in the County of Clare in later years. Thomond was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, and in incorporates present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nenagh and its hinterland. The kingdom represented the core homeland of the Dál gCais people, although there were other Gaels in the area such as the Éile and Eóganachta, and even the “Norse” of Limerick. Ó Comhraidhe is the name of two “unrelated septs” of Thomond. Which is adjacent to areas of Limerick and Tipperary and Moygoish which is now Curristown in the County of “Westmeath” within the providence of (Leinster). O'Comhraidhe are descendants of Comhraidhe, which the name was originally found in “Westmeath”. In addition to the main sept of Ó Comhraidhe they were also Chiefs of Curristown, to which they gave their name, and now known as the town area of Belmont. From early times the anciently chiefs family was a place named Uí Mac Uais. As Uí Mac Uais was a area which is now a subdivision of (Moygoish/ Curristown), aka in Irish as: (Uí Mhac gCuais) in north County Westmeath, Ireland.

Comhraidhe is a family of the progenitor of “Corca Laoighdhe” who was a Grandfather of Lughaidh MacCon being the Monarch of Ireland in the 3rd century thus being a branch of Dal gCais in Thomond.

Dal gCais who was the sixth descent from Cormac Cas the son of Oilioll Olum the “King Of Munster” Ireland in the 3rd centry. While in some instances, the surname is an anglicized form of the Irish Ó Comhraidhe; it sometimes takes the form of Corry or Corra, especially in the northern counties, where in the few early records. Which the name is found with a delegated prefix ‘Mac’ is usually substituted for ‘O from early Scot Irish. Comhraidhe which was a clan based at Cootehill.

There was a little-known sept of O'Curry in the barony of Kerricurrehy in Cork, where the name is now often found as Corry. This Cork sept may have been a branch of the main Thomond root. They are recorded as a sept of Corca Laoighe and the name is found also in the County of Kerry, presumably as a result of migration. Ó Corra, and variant Ó Corraidh, are cited by Woulfe (Dublin, 1923) the name of families in Ulster, the root quoted by Woulfe is ('corra'- 'spear').

The name Corry is usually Ó Corraidh or Ó Corra and in modern times is often abbreviated to Corr.

However, when found in the county of Clare, it is probably a variant form of Ó Comhraidhe - O'Curry and as we have seen already, Corry in Ireland is a known variant of Curry in Cork. Which migrated from Thomond with their centre in County Clare.

As the particular surnames Of (Curry, O’Curry, Corry, McCorry, O’Cowrie) are derived from the Irish Mac Gothfhradha or Mac Gothraidh, meaning "son of Gothradh or “Gofraid’. The surname Curry, when found in Ireland can originate as either the northern Irish patronym, or from any of the Scottish toponyms.

The “Clan Currie” / Clann MacMhuirich: Sprang from a Irishman named “Muiredach Ó Dálaigh/ Dálach ” aka Murdoch O’Daly who was expelled from Ireland and arrived in Scotland in 1213. Muiredach and MacMuiredach became bards of the clan MacDonald branch. McMuiredach known as Mac-Ourie became anglicized as Currie. Either of these Scottish origins would have been carried back into Ireland at later times. Though no descendants of Mhuirich are of the original “de Curry” family 1175

The surname origins of De Curry of France and Relics Cury Surname usage and Origin within Normandy The family “de Courcelles” were from Courseulles-sur-Mer in Calvados, Normandy. Which appears on records

immediately after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Roger de Courcelles powerful grandson was the Lord and Tenant-in-Chief of the manor of Curry castle in (1121). While at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 the manor of Curry was held by Roger de Courselles, also the owner of Fisherton in Wiltshire, which was held under Curry and numerous other manors throughout Somerset. Which later became known as Curry Mallet by the Mallet family.

The documentation of Odo bishop of Bayeux was William de Courcelles overlord. Odo was the legitimate half

brother of Duke William (the Conqueror) major player in the conquest of 1066. Odo, at King William’s order, had “Roger and his men” sent to England. Roger had spent time in England as a child and apparently could speak fluent English. The Normans spoke Frank and the Saxon’s spoke Old English along with a number of local languages. Odo assigned Roger to the west of England and Roger established his seat at Fisherton de la Mere in Wiltshire. From records of the time, Roger was clearly an enforcer and not at all a popular guy.

The noted documentation of Courseulles-sur-Mer in Calvados list Dives-sur-Mer as a commune in the Calvados in Normandy and now north Britany France. Dives-sur-MerIt was created from a part of the former province of

“Normandy”. The name "Orne inférieure" was originally proposed for the department, but it was ultimately decided to call the area “Calvados” after a group of rocks off its coast. It was from harbor of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. A monumental plaque in the church lists the companions of the Conqueror.

Calvados Normandy share some common heritage to the place of Corseul. Corseul is also a commune in the

Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Which is just southwest of Normandy adjacent to Calvados. Corseul was the capital of the Gallo-Roman province of “Coriosolites” / Curiosolites and was founded in 10 BC. The Curiosities and Curiosolitae were a people in the region now called Brittany France, that was once called Celtica. Corseul was called Fanum Martis ("Temple of Mars") in Latin and It was founded in 10 BC. However, like many other cities, Fanum Martis was renamed for its people, the Curiosolitae. This name change occurred as the Roman Empire weakened and paralleled a revival of the ancient Gallic gods in local religious sculptures and dedicatory inscriptions.

The Curiosities are mentioned by Julius Caesar several times. As Curiosolitae is preserved in Corseul, where the remains of an old Roman town. Conclude that, after the fashion of Gallic names, Corseul represents the capital of the Curiosolitae

THE DOMESDAY BOOK: Cury (from French: cuire, meaning to cook) Early French version is "Cuyre" also means to cook or (prepare food using heat). The word Cuire is also a transitive verb but instead of the transitive verb.

From *cocere, from Latin coquere, present active infinitive of coquō, from Proto-Italic kʷekʷō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- “to cook, become ripe”

The word Curia origins of Switzerland & Rome 3rd century AD the existing settlement of Curia Raetorum (later known as Chur) was made the capital of the newly established province of Raetia prima. Chur or Coire (German: [ˈkuːr] or [ˈxuːr].

Coire [kwaʁ] now known as Chur is the capital and largest town of the Swiss canton of Grisons and lies in the Grisonian Rhine Valley, where the Rhine turns towards the north, in the northern part of the canton.The city, which is located on the right bank of the Rhine, is reputedly the oldest town of Switzerland.

Romansh: Cuira [ˈkwerɐ] or [ˈkwojrɐ]; Italian: Coira [ˈkɔira] Curia (plural curiae) in ancient Rome referred to one of the original groupings of the citizenry, eventually numbering 30, and later every Roman citizen was presumed to belong to one. While they originally likely had wider powers, they only came to meet for a few purposes by the end of the Republic: in order to confirm the election of magistrates with imperium, to witness the installation of priests

#1. The word curia is thought to derive from Old Latin coviria, meaning "a gathering of men" In this sense, any assembly, public or private, could be called a curia. In addition to the Roman curiae, voting assemblies known as curiae existed in other towns of Latium, and other institutions existed in other parts of Italy. #2. "Curia" had two principal meanings. Originally, it applied to the wards of the "comitia curiata".

Curiate Assembly (comitia curiata) was the principal assembly during the "First Two Decades" of the Roman Republic. #3. Roman Curia: comprises the administrative institutions of the Holy See for the Royal Courts. #4. Pompey's Curia, Pompey court built on the initiative of Pompey, integrates into the great architectural complex that the latter has raised within the Champ de Mars. Which is one of the buildings used by the Roman Senate.

Khouri is an Arabic surname that is common to Christians in the Middle East. Being that the term Khoury means "priest" in Arabic, It was derives from the Latin word “Curia”. Although most popular amongst the population in Lebanon, where it is the 2nd most common surname, the name can also be found within Christian communities in Israel, Syria Palestine, and Jordan.

The Name usage of Curry in India The popular dish of India was shared in English around 1747 when a curry recipe was published by Hannah Glasse The word Curry in India is delegated to the spice mix and a Tree found in India. The Tree is originally called (Murraya koenigii) also known as sweet neem or kadi patta. Became later known as the curry tree, which was anglicized by settlers during the west Indies period. The tree is often used in KARI dishes of eastern cooking and throughout Eurasia.

The name usage of the word Curry in India is merely a adoption from the anglicized form of the Tamil word "KARI" which means 'sauce' or relish for rice. The Tamil people of Sri Lanka India, adopted the anglicized form for the word of Kari around 17th century.

As the True original name of the spice blend of India is called Kari, though mostly now known today as Curry spice. Which is a blend of spice powders used throughout India and Eurasia.

#3.Kari anglicized was first described in a mid-17th century Portuguese cookbook by members of the British East India Company trading with Tamil (Indian) merchants along the Coromandel Coast of southeast India, becoming known as a "spice blend used for making kari dishes. Thus now known or called Kari Podi or Curry powder.

CUR and Kurs of the northland There is much mentioning of a early norther region named Courland or Kurland. Which coast lies along the Gulf of Riga. On the west, it is bordered by the Baltic Sea, directly south of Finland. The Name Courland is derived from the Curonian / Kur settlers. Until the middle of the 20th century, they were usually considered a Finnic tribe akin to the Livonians. Since the 20th century, most so-called sources “refer” to the Curonians as a Baltic tribe.

The Curonians or Kurs were a tribe living on the shores of the Baltic Sea from the 5th to the 16th centuries, when they merged with other Baltic tribes. They gave their name to the region of Courland (Kurzeme), and they spoke the Old Curonian language.

Historian (Marika Mägi) proposes that Curonian was not originally seen as ethnic, but social category, depicting Eastern Baltic seafarers, who often engaged in piracy. She believes that early meaning of the name also included Finnic tribes living in northern Curonia and Saaremaa is (historical parallel name of the latter has been Kuresaar, "Kure-island"). Which was possible adapted from Kvenland, known as Cwenland, Kænland.

Marika Mägi sees origin of the Curonian name in as a Finnic word such as Kura (kuri, Kure), meaning "something bad, despiteful, angry. Sources of Finnic elements in Curonian language have been associated with the Finnic language, Livonian. Though doubtful as first written sources about Livonian appeared much later in the 16th century.In closing to the various forms of related words, is lastly the many differences amongst regions and counties that share similar words as in the far north region of Finland. Example In Iceland and Faroe Islands, Kári is a male name, based on a Scandinavian god of wind of the same name. While In Finland, Kari is a male name derived from the Greek Makarios (or Macarius). In Norway, Kari is diminutive of Katharine, meaning "pure".