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.
[1] A fourth origin of the surname, particularly on Arran, is as an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacMhuirich.
[3] 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".