Corrin (surname)

Corrin is a surname of Manx origin. It is a contraction of MacCorran or McCorryn, an anglicised form of the Gaelic MacTorin, meaning "son of Thórfinnr" (from Thórr the name of the Scandinavian thunder god + the ethnic designation Finnr).

Corrin
Language(s)Gaelic
Origin
Meaning"Son of Thórfinnr'"
Region of originIsle of Man/Scotland/Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)Makory, MacTorin, MacKoury, MacToryn, McThoryngt, M'Corrane, M'Corrin, McCorryn, McCoryn, McCorrin, McCorran, MacOran, Corean, Corran, Corine

The earliest form was first documented on the Isle of Man as MacThorin/MacThoryngt and later rendered as either MacCorran or McCorryn, and later reduced as Corrane and Corrin. This name first appeared in Manx Gaelic on the Isle of Man sometime pre-13th century.

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