Scottish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century. ... The surname Curr is derived from the Gaelic name O'Ciarain or O'Ceirin, which itself comes from the Gaelic word ciar, which means black or dark brown.
habitational name from Currie in Midlothian, first recorded in this form in 1230. It is derived from Gaelic curraigh, dative case of currach 'wet plain', 'marsh'. habitational name from Corrie in Dumfriesshire (see Corrie). Scottish spelling of Irish Curry or, in Arran, an Anglicization of Mac Mhuirich (see McMurray).
Curry Name Meaning. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Comhraidhe, 'descendant of Comhraidhe', a personal name of uncertain meaning. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Corra (see Corr). Scottish and northern English: variant of Currie.
