Corry

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Reduced form of McCorry, a surname of Irish origin.
• A variant spelling of Corrie, a surname of Scottish Gaelic origin.

Proper noun

Corry (countable and uncountable, plural Corrys)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Dade County, Missouri, United States.
3. A city in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Corry is the 11216^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2819 individuals. Corry is most common among White (79.0%) and Black/African American (16.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Corry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 371.