# Corr (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/corr/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Corra, a variant of Ó Carra (whence Carr).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,045 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,535 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 101,394 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.4% (2,808 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Corry, Curry |

## Etymology

Irish, from Ó Corra (“descendant of Corra”), a personal name from corr (“spear”). Sometimes translated into English as Weir, from cora (“weir”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Corr in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Corr in Australia and the United States.

## People named Corr

- Ryan Corr, Australian actor
- Frank J. Corr, American politician (1877–1934); Mayor of Chicago March–April 1933

## Similar surnames

Carr, Correa, Corey, Correia, Cory, Coria, Core, Corea, Corry, Cora, Coury, Corrao.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.