Corrie (surname) derived from the Gaelic "coire", meaning "cauldron", which was used in place names to describe a circular valley on the side of a mountain. Another origin of the surname is from a variation of the surnames "Corry" and "McCorry", which are common in the north of Ireland. These particular surnames are derived from the Irish "Mac Gothraidh", meaning "son of "Gothradh"". In Ireland, the surname is rare, although it is found in numbers in Belfast and Derry. The surname, when found in Ireland, can originate as either the northern Irish patronym, or from any of the Scottish toponyms. The name
Fitzpatrick (surname) Fitzpatrick (surname) The surname Fitzpatrick is the known translation of at least two different surnames: Mac Giolla Phádraig and Ó Maol Phádraig from the original Irish to English. Currently, it is ranked as the 60th most common surname in Ireland with an estimated 12,700 individuals bearing the name. While both "Mac Giolla Phádraig" and "Ó Maol Phádraig" have similar meanings, they are likely unrelated; yet both have arrived in the modern era as "Fitzpatrick". Despite the prefix ""Fitz-"", Fitzpatrick is not a name of Hiberno-Norman descent. Giolla Phádraig (means "the devotee of Patrick"). Gilla Patráic mac Donnchada was a tenth