Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CORY
There are approximately 1,785 people named Cory in the UK. That makes it the 4,930th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 28 are named Cory.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
CorryCurt
Curry
Corey
Currey
Corrie
Core
Cury
Cary
Chory
Carry
Cairy
Carey
Carrey
Coar
Chorey
Cari
Ccory
Caury
Caery
Carye
Caary
Ccori
Carrye
Caruy
Caerry
Chorys
Carys
Caurey
Caryy
Ccor
Careey
Caryi
Careye
Cairey
Carya
Caerey
The Cory surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Correy, local, a town in Scotland. The word conveys the idea of roundness, bending, turning, the winding of a stream. Gaelic, car; Welsh, cor, a circle, a dell, a glen; caire, a circular hollow surrounded by hills.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CORY. The same as Corrie.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.