Corbett; Surnames of Locative Origin |

Coring; Another possible source of this curious name is the In O'Fathartaigh or O'Faghaytaigh, with Mac substituted for " O."

MacQuartag1513 An aspirated final " g " was occasionally de-aspirated in personal names.

Corjeag; pronounced CORJATG, is an attempt at translating the English CAVENDISH, to mean 'giving dish'! Not so. Probably from Murdoch, Mortach, or some other reduction of Muircheartaigh, Sea-pilot. Corjeag, though uncommon, is still extant and Cavendish lived until at least 1863 in Jurby and Douglas (Thwaites' Directory). Batch # |

MacQuartag 1513;

Quydeake1540;

Quigage1594;

Quidyacke1598;

Quidiackec. 1600;

Cordaige1636;

Corjeage1611;

Corjaige1617;

Corjeag1626;

Corjage1658;

Corjague1736;

Corjegge1796 CORJEAGE is still almost confined to Michael, occurring rarely in the adjacent parishes and not at all elsewhere.Several people of this name, who have moved into Douglas, have changed their name into CAVENDISH again.

CURJAIG; CURJAIG, s.f. an alms dish . . . This word is used for the surname of Cavendish, (in Manks) but more probably giving dish. At the end of the 16th century a family called Cavendish settled in the parish of Michael, where they held property in 1583 (vide Liber Vastarum),and from 1611 (when the Register commences) to 1650 their births, marriages and deaths are duly entered under that name, but after that time, though the family is known not to have died out, the namie disappears, and CORJEAG entirely supplants it, the two names having co-existed since 1611.

Cavendish:: Michael (c), Ballaugh, German (u).

Corkan ; Mac Corcrain,a corrupted form of Mac Corcurain,'Corcuran's son.' corcur,'purple

Ua CORCRAIN ; The Clann Ruainne, of the flowery roads, A sweet, clear, smooth streamed territory, MAG CORCRAIN is of this well peopled cantred of the white breasted brink of banquets.' Cathasach Ua CORCRAIN,' A.D. 1045.

Corcan 1511;

Corkine 1521;

Mac CORCRANE 1576Donagh Mac CORCRANE was one of O'Caroll's freeholders in 1576, when O'Caroll made his submission to Queen Elizabeth. It was never a very common name in the Isle of Mann.

Corkan 1611;

Corchan 1720;

Corcoran ; (Irish)

Corkan ; (Irish) Marown, German, Michael (c), elsewhere (u).

Corkish; CORRIS with 'k' interpolated  |  Treen of Christ Rushen |

Corrish1660the Irish form CORRISH and observe that it is not found before 1660; also, that it does not occur in any of the parishes where CORRIS does.

Corkish1660 Arbory, Bride, Rushen (c). elsewhere (u). 

Cormode; (stress now on second) |  Exotic Surnames |

Kermode; (stress on first)

Cormode MacCormot1510 From Norse Thormod plus Mac. Se. MacCormod, 1616 (Reg. Privy Cncl.).

Cormod1601 ;

MacKermott1429 ;

MacG'rmott1498 ;

MacGermot1510 ;

MacGarmot1540 ;

Kermod1585 ;

Kyrmod1601  1601-1788

Kermott; Germott | Parish of Kirk Malew |

MacKermeid; From MacDiarmaid, son of Dermot. Sc. MacKermeid, 1613 (Reg. Privy Cncl.).

Corrin; Mac Odhrain (contracted Oran,) 'Odhran's son,' (Odar,pale faced.') St. Patrick's charioteer was called ST. ODHRAN

Corran:

'ODHRAN; An original Mx source may appear in MacThoryngt, 1408, which suggests the Norse Thorfind, Torfin...his charioteer, without blemish,' A.D. 447. Four Mast. Vol. I., P. 139

M'Corrane1422Prefixed with Mac, this name has kept its form with very little change from an early date; MacCorrane, 1422

M'Corrin, Corrin1504;

McCorryn, McCoryn1511;

Corean1611Coren in Cumberland was interchangeable with Curwen and Culwen. Curran and variants are common in Ireland.

Corran1627Coran, Corran or Curran was a Bold (Lancs.) family from 13th to 16th cent

Corine1629Kirkmalew, Braddan, German (vc), Santon, Rushen, Arbory (c), elsewhere (u).;

Corris:

MacQuarres1504, 1510Without "Mac" there were Morice, Vicar of German, 1408, and Mores, Moris, and Moresson in 1510

MacMorris; Old Galloway McCarres

MacWharres1510 ;

Quarres 1611 Corish later

Corooin; O'Ciardubhain, 'Clardubhan's son.' (Dubhanmeans ' little dark (man),' and as Ciaralso means dark colored'-vide Karran, it had probably lost its significance before dubhaitwas added.)

Kirwan; (pronounced Corrune)Maenach Ua CIRDUBHAIN, successor of Mochta of Lughmadh died.The Annals ofUlster in the same yeare call him O'CIERUVAN.CIARDUBHAN has in Ireland been contraned into KIRWAN.

Corrowane 1430;

Carowne 1632;

Caroone 1644;

Carrowne1646MAC CARRGHAMHA is over their battalions of the stout and lordly chiefs.

Coroin 1651;

Curuin1665;

Keerowne 1669;

Carrooin 1709;

Corooin1749COROOIN may possibly be a contraction of MacCarrghamha.'This name is anglicised CARON by O'Flaherty, in his 0,-ygia,part iii, c. 85, and MAC CARRHON by Connell Mageoghan, who knew the tribe well. The name is now anglicised MAC CARROON.Braddan, Lonan (c), elsewhere (u).

Corteen; Mac Cruitin,'Cruitin's son,' (cruit,a 'hump.' CRUITIN becomes CURTIN by metathesis

Corteen, Cotteen. MacMartin1429, 1513(also Martyn and Martenson) Stress has been shifted to last syllable, as in many Mx surnames. Martin still exists independently.

Quattin and Quartin in Lonan1603Corteen's intack, Andreas, 1703

Cortin1652;

Corteen1659;

Corteene1686;

MacCurtin; Ceallach MAC CURTIN, historian of Thomond,' A.D. 1376.Four Mast., Vol. IV. It is almost confined to the parish of Maughold, and is a purely Manx name

Cosnahan; In Scotland, whence the Mx Cosnahans traditionally came, the name of Constantine has been remembered since the time of the 6th cent. Cornish-born Ab of Govan, on the Clyde.

Cuishlean1510on a jury list in a MS. miscellany, Mx Museum

Quislaban; Vicar of Jurby, 1575

Quosnaghan:

Quisnoughan:

Quistnough; (all John, and perhaps the same man), 1593-1600

Cosnoghan1611;

Coshegan1634;

Cosnock:

Costniough:

Coshogan 1652 A Gille-constentin in Dunfermline, 1230, and a place called Kilchousland (Macbain and Watson) show that St. Constantine's name passed into popular currency in the usual ways; but it seems to have become a Gaelicised surname in the simpler form of McCoiseam, which Macbain records as extant in Skye. Cousland will be recognised as very close to the old colloquial Mx pronunciation of Cosnahan : "Cushlan."

Coschnochtane; Cosnauchan or Coschnocht was the name of an estate near Clackmannan in a Royal Grant of 1511 (Reg. Gt. Seal; also Exchequer Rolls of Scot., Appx.). It appears to be a personal name, " servant of St. Nechtan "-cos from Welsh gwas; but this would give a stress on the second syllable, contrary to the Mx usage. I have not seen it as a Scottish personal name, and this explanation would dis-regard Woulfe's " rare (Irish) O'Cosnachain, a diminutive of Cosnach."

Cowshen1611;

Cosnahan1710The Cosnahans came, and long remained, in a clerical capacity.

Costain; the numerous early forms of Costain Reg. of Gt. Seal of Scot. identifies Colstayne, Coustene and Cowstene; probably from a place o&163; that name. Contracted from MacAusteyn,a shortened form of MacAugustin,'Augustin's son.' (Augustin is the diminative of Augustus). The fame of AUGUSTINUS of Hippo, and his namesake, the missionary of the English, would cause this name to be a favourite among Christian converts.

MacAlstyen1418;

MacAusteyn; Magnus Barfod, King of Norway, who died A.D. 1103, had a son OSTEEN and a grandson, son of Harold Gyllie, OSTEN.

Calsten1601;

Colsteyn; Colsteyn was a Yorks. place-name (Domesday Bk.). But MacAlstyen and Calsten are more likely to be the Scottish Alston (Norse Alsten), plus " Mac." The principal line of Costain, however, derives from Austin

MacCoisten:

MacOsten:

MacCostein; COSTAIN and COSTEAN are purely Manx names.

Costin1601;

Cowesten1648;

Costeane1407;

MacCoisten, MacCosten:

Coisten:

Costen1511;

Causteen1687;

Costain1714;

Costean1747Maughold (vc), Rushen, Arbory, Santon, Lonan (c), elsewhere (u).  

Cotteen :

Corteen; It was formerly common in ew, but is now scarcely found. Edward COTTEEN was a member of the House of Keys in 1813

Cotteene1653;

Cotteen1654;

Cottingham; (obsolete), possibly from one of the Villages so named in England, was formerly a common name in Maughold and Braddan.: It is not found after the middle of the 18th century.

Cottingham1604;

Cottiham1628;

Cottigam1644;

Cottiam1647;

Cotteman1732;

Cotynghin; Surnames of Locative Origin: ;

Cowell;

Mac Cathmaoil (corrupted into Mac Cawell),'Cathmaol's son.They were the ancient chiefs ofKinel Ferady, and were famous in Ireland for their learning, and the numerous dignitaries they supplied to the Church

Cowle:

MacCawell1252The personal name CATHMAOL has been explained as meaning 'battle heap.' Conor MAC CAWELL, chief of Kinel Ferady,' A.D. 1252.Four Mast., Vol. III., P. 3 5

McGilcowle1511 ;

McCowle1511;

McCowell:

Cowle1511;

Cowell1690COWELL and COWLE are purely Manx names

Cowel1700;

Cowill1711;

Cowl1728;

Cowel1737;

Cowil1777;

Cowin ; Mac Eoghain,which has been corrupted into Mac Owen. Thename Eoghain isglossed by Cormac as meaning 'well-born,' and suggests the Latin (originally Greek) Eugenius.;

Cowen:

Owen; The celebrated OWEN Morewas king ofMunster, in the time of Conn of the hundred battles, whom he obliged to divide the whole of Ireland equally with him.

McCowyn1408;

M'Owen1422;

M'Cowen1429;

McCowne1511;

Cowin1611;

Cown1651;

Cowan; MACGILLA COWAN and a few of O'Connor's people were slain,' A.D. 1330.It is much commoner in the Isle of Mann than in Ireland and Scotland.

Cowen1685;

Cowpeland; Surnames of Locative Origin

Cowper; Surnames of Locative Origin

Crag; Surnames of Locative Origin

Crain:

Craine; Mac Ciarain,Claran's son.' (See KARRAN and MYLCHRAINE).

McCroyn1408;

McCroyne1417;

McCraine1422;

MacCarrane1422;

Mecrayne1504;

Craine1586;

Crain1607;

Crayne1638;

Crane1736It seems to be a purely Manx name, not being found elsewhere, except in the form CRANE, which has probably quite a different origin.: German (vc),Jurby, Braddan, Andreas, Santon, Ballaugh, Lezayre (c), elsewhere (u).

Crebbin; MacRoibin,'Robin's son,' A minor branch of the Barrets, of Tirawley, in Connaught, took the surname Of MACROBERT.

MacRobyn1511;

Crebbin1640;

Cribbin1666;

Crebin1668;

Cribbin; (Irish)

Gribbin~Gribbon; (Irish)

Robson; (Scotch)

Probert; (Welsh)

Roberts; (English)

Robertson; (English)

Robinson; (English): Jurby, Andreas, Rushen (vc), Braddan, German, Arbory (u), hardly found elsewhere

Creen; Mac Braein,now Mac Breen, 'Breen's son (extinct) It is not found after the middle of the 18th century.: 'Dairmaid UA BRAEIN,' A.D. 1170

Creene1601;

Creen1719;

Crin1727;

Breen, MacBreen; (Irish)

Creer; Freer also exists, but as MacCreer is much earlier, Freer is either an English incomer or a deliberate reversion to the basis of MacCreer. Norman frere, " brother," then " friar."

MacCeere1513;

MacCreere1521;

MacCryer1570;

(MacCreere, Sloane MS.)1570;

Cryar1601;

Creer1623;

CREGEEN; O'CRIOCAIN,Criocan's son.'

Crigene1649;

Credgeen1654;

Credjeen1708;

Cregern1722;

Creighan, Cregan; (Irish)

Cregeen; CREGEEN may possibly be contracted from Mac Ria,-haiii (corruptedMac Regan Riaghan is a diminutive of riach,grey,' or sometimes 'swarthy.'

Criggard:

Krickart; (extinct), contracted from MacRichard,'Richard's son.'

MacRICHARD1462The MACRICKARDS or MACRICHARDS were descendants of the MACWILLIAMS.The name was formerly common in Jurby

Crickart1649;

Krickart1657 ;

Crigart1664 ;

Criggard1771 ;

Cringle; Qu. MacRaghnaill, from which Woulfe derives fr. MacCrindle, inter alla. Cf. Eng. Rendell, etc., from th-e same Norse original. Galloway has McCrindle, McCringle.

Crangle1603Crennell and probably Crellin are connected with Cringle : all as MacReynylt, 1510.

Crawe:

MacCray1513;

MacCrawe1540;

Crawe1540Crawe, 1643. McRae in Scotland shows the same changes as far as Crawe. MacRaith, son of Grace.

Cringle1662The development from Raghnaill to (Cringle) and Cringle is paralleled by Raynold Higham, Abbey Tenant, German, 1611, and Randle Hickam (probably a direct descendant), ew Par. Reg., 1662.

CROGHAN; Mac Ruadhagain,(corrupted into Mac Rogan), 'Ruadhagan's son.' Ruadhagan is a diminutive of ruad, 'red.' Murchadh Donn O'Ruadhagain,' A.D. 1103

Croghan1511CROGHAN may possibly have the same origin as CREGEEN. It is not a common name in the Isle of Mann

Croughan1618;

Crosse; Surnames of Locative Origin

Crow; Mac Fiachain 'Fiachan's son,' the personal name FIACHAN meaning 'Crow.'

Crowe; 'Fiachan, Lord of Conaille died,' A. D. 787. The MACFIACHAINS were one of the minor families of the English Pale who complied with the Statute of Edward IV . bywhich it was enacted 'that every Irishman that dwells betwixt or amongst Englishmen . . . . shall take to him an English surname.' 'In obedience to this law,' says Harris (works of Sir James Ware, Vol. II., p. 58), 'the SHANACHS took the name of FOXES; the MAC-AN-GABHANS, of SMITHS . . . and many others; the said words being ,only literal translations from the Irish into the English language.'

Crowe1582;

Crow1629;: Maughold, Bride, Lonan, Andreas, Lezayre, Onchan (c), elsewhere (u). Four -Mast., VOI. I., P. 395.

Clerk; Derived from the Latin clericus,the name formerly given to those who possessed the accomplishments of reading and writing. 

Clerk1417John CLERK was judge of Mann in 1417. 'Gubon M'Cubon CLEARKE, commissary to Bishop Pulley, Bishop of Sodor,' A.D. 1430.

Clearke1430;

M'Cleary1521Conchobar UA CLEIRIGH, lector of Cill-dara,' A.D. 1126.1;

Clark1521;

Clarke1586;

Mac Y Chlery1617;: Jurby, Andreas, Lezayre, Bride, German, ew, Arbory (c), elsewhere (u).Four Mast. Vol., II. p. 996. Statute Law Book, p. 24

Cubbon; MacGibbon,'Gilbert's son.

Gybone1429;

M'Cubbon1430;

MacGibbon1511;

Cubbon1605;

Cubbin1645;

Cubon1649;

Gubbon, Chubbon1679;

Gibbon, Gibbons, MacGibbon, McKibbin ; (Irish)

MacCubbin ; (Gaelic)

Gibson, Gilbertson, Gibbs, Gubbins ; (English): The descendants of Gilibert Fitzgerald, ' younger son of John Fitzgerald, ancestor of the houses of Kildare and Desmond, assumed the appellation of MacGIBBON.

Cudd; McHud;

McHud1675;

McHood1711;

Cudd1750;

MacArthure1511(extinct). The MAcARTHURs are said to be descended from Cormac Cas.

MacClaghelen1511extinct, possibly a corruption of MacLoughlin.It is found as late as A.D. 1616.It is found in Patrick and Lezayre, but is very uncommon.Conchobar MACLOCHLAINN, A.D. 1122.': LOUGHLANN, the land of lakes, is the name given by the Irish to Norway.&93;

Curphey; Mac Murchadha, 'Murchad's sorl,' (muir,sea,' cathaide,warrior'). MURCHAD was formerly anglicised MURCHOE, now MURPHY.

McCurghey1422;

Courghey, Churgie1601;

Curghey1609CURGHEY, the earlier form of the name in the Isle ofMann, is a contractlon of CURRAGHEY (belonging to the Curragh).it is certainly true that the name is much more common in the Curraghdistrict than elsewhere, but still this derivation appears more apt than likely. It is a purely Manx name.CURGHEY is the usual form till the middle of the 18th century.

Curphey1643;

MacMurchada; Diarmid MACMURCHADA, King of Leinster,' A.D. 1137Do. do.P. 1057

Murray; 'Domhnall Dall UA MURCHADA chief sage ofLeinster,' A.D., 1127 Four Mast, Vol. Il., P. 1027.(This would now be anglicised Blind Daniel MURPHY.) MACMURCHADA is sometimes anglicised MURRAY. MYLECHREEST.

Cunningham; both Bps. Bk. Sc., N. of Ire., N. of Eng. Curphey. Traceable from Murghson, 1417 (i.e. Irish MacMurchadha, mod. Murphy), through Curghy 1510 and later, to Curphey

Coningham1580Marown

Cunighin1587;

Curghey1662The last stage began at least as early as 1662, when Thos. Curfie appears in Bps. Bk. but Curghey appears for a long time afterwards, in the Keys to 1726, both forms in 1733 (Quayle Curphey, who made the change, according to Moore), but Matthias Curghey, Vicar-General (died 1771); thenceforward Curphey

Murchison~1771In Scotland it has become Murchison