Currie (surname)

Currie is a surname in the English language. The name has numerous origins.

Etymology
In some cases it originated as a habitational name, derived from Currie in Midlothian, Scotland. In other cases it originated as a habitational name, derived from Corrie, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. A third origin for the surname is that it originated as a Scottish spelling of the Irish surname Curry, a surname which has several origins. A fourth origin of the surname, particularly on Arran, is as an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacMhuirich. The Hebridean MacMhuirich evolved in such a way that the forms McVurich and McCurrie first appeared in the 17th century, and by the 18th century Currie is found on Islay, and on Uist by the 19th century. Another origin of the surname is from Curry, in Somerset, England. In some cases the name may also be derived from the Old French curie, which means "kitchen".

Early forms of the surname include: æt Curi, in about 1075; and de Cury, in 1212. Both forms are derived from the place name in Somerset. Other early forms include: atte Curie, in SRS 1327; and atte Corye. Early forms of the surname, derived from a Scottish place name, is de Curry, in 1179; and de Curri, in 1210. An early form of the surname, when derived from MacMhuirich is M'Currie and Currie, in the early 18th century.

It can be a Sept of Clan Donald or Clan Macpherson.

Persons with the surname

 * Airese Currie (born 1982), American football player
 * Alannah Currie (born 1957), New Zealand musician
 * Alex Currie (1891–1951), Canadian hockey player and coach
 * Archibald Currie (1888–1986), Surinamese politician
 * Arthur Currie (1875–1933), Canadian general
 * Austin Currie (1939–2021), Irish politician
 * Balfour Currie (1902–1981), Canadian scientist
 * Barbara Flynn Currie (born 1940), American politician
 * Betty Currie (born 1939), secretary to Bill Clinton
 * Blair Currie (born 1994), Scottish footballer
 * Bill Currie (baseball) (1928–2013), American baseball player
 * Billy Currie (born 1950), British musician
 * Bob Currie (1918–1988), British motorcycle journalist
 * Bob Currie (footballer), Scottish footballer
 * Cameron Currie (born 1948), US federal judge
 * Cecil Currie (1861–1937), English cricketer
 * Cherie Currie (born 1959), American rock singer
 * Dan Currie (1935–2017), American football player
 * Dan Currie (footballer) (1935–1992), Scottish footballer
 * Darren Currie (born 1974), English footballer
 * David Currie, Baron Currie of Marylebone (born 1946), British economist
 * David Vivian Currie (1912–1986), Canadian Army officer
 * Dennis H. Currie (1874–1928), American military officer
 * Donald Currie (1825–1909), Scottish shipowner
 * Duncan Currie (1892–1916), Scottish footballer
 * Edwina Currie (born 1946), British politician
 * Finlay Currie (1878–1968), Scottish actor
 * Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet (1799–1875), member of Supreme Council of India
 * Reverend Sir Frederick Larkins Currie (1823–1900), English cricketer
 * George Currie (1905–1978), Northern Ireland barrister and politician
 * George Currie (born 1950), Scottish musician and amateur archaeologist
 * George R. Currie (1900–1983), U.S. jurist and Wisconsin Chief Justice
 * George Welsh Currie (1870–1950), British politician
 * Gilbert A. Currie (1882–1960), U.S. politician
 * Gordon Currie (disambiguation)
 * Gordon Currie (born 1965), Canadian actor
 * Gregory Currie, Australian philosopher
 * Herschel Currie (born 1965), American gridiron football player
 * James Currie (physician) (1756–1805), Scottish physician, biographer of Robert Burns
 * James Currie (politician) (1827–1901), Canadian politician
 * John Currie (disambiguation), several people
 * John Cecil Currie (1898–1944), British World War Two Army officer
 * Justin Currie (born 1964), Scottish singer-songwriter
 * Ken Currie (born 1960), Scottish artist
 * Lauchlin Currie (1902–1993), Canadian economist
 * Louise Currie (1913–2013), American actress
 * Marie Currie (born 1959), American rock singer
 * Mark Currie (games developer)
 * Mark John Currie (1795–1874), Vice-Admiral R.N. and founder settler in Western Australia
 * Archbishop Martin William Currie (born 1943), Catholic prelate serving in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
 * Michael Currie (actor) (1928–2009), American actor
 * Monique Currie (born 1983), American basketball player
 * Nancy J. Currie (born 1958), American astronaut
 * Nicholas Currie (born 1960), Scottish musician
 * Philip Currie, 1st Baron Currie (1834–1906), British diplomat
 * Philip J. Currie (born 1949), Canadian paleontologist
 * Raikes Currie (1801–1881), English politician
 * Richard Currie (born 1937), Canadian businessman
 * Sondra Currie (born 1947), American actress
 * Steve Currie (1947–1981), bassist for T. Rex
 * Tony Currie (broadcaster) (born 1951), Scottish broadcaster
 * Tony Currie (footballer) (born 1950), English footballer
 * Tony Currie (rugby league) (born 1962), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Ulysses Currie (1937–2019), American politician
 * William Currie (1756–1829), English politician and restorer of East Horsley