Curran

A surname from Irish.

Proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A placename, from the surname:

    1. A township and village therein, in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.

    2. An unincorporated community in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.

    3. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States.

    4. An unincorporated community in Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.

Origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Corraidhín (“descendant of Corraidhín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of corradh (“spear”).

Forms

Currans Corran Corrin Currams