Definition
An Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Corcra', often associated with various institutions and places named after families bearing this name.
Etymology
From Irish Ó Corcráin, meaning 'descendant of Corcrán.' The root word corcair means 'purple' in Irish Gaelic, possibly referring to someone who wore purple clothing or had a purplish complexion. The name spread globally through Irish diaspora.
Kelly Says
The Corcoran name carries the ancient Irish tradition of color-based surnames, joining names like Flynn (red-haired) and Duff (dark). What's remarkable is how this purple-tinged surname became associated with major American institutions, from the Corcoran Gallery of Art to military academies, showing how Irish immigrant names became woven into American cultural fabric.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
ARالعربية
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
BNবাংলা
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
CACatalà
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
CSČeština
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
DADansk
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
DEDeutsch
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
ELΕλληνικά
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
ESEspañol
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
FAفارسی
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
FISuomi
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
FRFrançais
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
HEעברית
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
HIहिन्दी
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
HUMagyar
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
IDBahasa Indonesia
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
ITItaliano
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
JA日本語
Corcoran
koroko-ran
KO한국어
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
MYမြန်မာ
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
NLNederlands
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
NONorsk
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
PLPolski
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
PTPortuguês
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
RORomână
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
RUРусский
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
SVSvenska
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
SWKiswahili
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
TAதமிழ்
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
TEతెలుగు
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
THไทย
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
TRTürkçe
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
UKУкраїнська
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
URاردو
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
VITiếng Việt
Corcoran
kor-ko-ran
ZH中文
Corcoran
ke-er-ko-ran