History of the Curry Surname

Documentation of the Curry surname from England Early forms of the English surname include Curi, in 1075 and “De Cury” in 1212 of Normandy.

Whereas the word “Cweorn” is Proto Second earliest record of spelling the Surname Curry is of “Richard de Cury’. This was dated (1212), for the tax registers known as the Fees Court, for Somerset England during 1199. Which is possibly how place name in Somerset was derived. The name Curry Rivel, comes from the Celtic word Crwy, meaning boundary and Rivel from its 12th century landlord Sir Richard. Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. #1. Feudal barony of Curry Mallet: found in English with its caput/ head at Curry Castle in Somerset, east of Taunton.

Curry Mallet also later known as Mallet Castle: consist of a village and parish manor in Somerset, England. It is on the Fivehead River north of River Ile. In 1086, the manor was held by William the Conqueror to “Roger de Courselles". Odo bishop of Bayeux was William de Courcelles overlord. Odo was the legitimate half brother of Duke William (the Conqueror) major player in the conquest of 1066. “Roger de Courselles". also the owner of Fisherton in Wiltshire, which was held under Curry. The "de Courcelles family" were from Courseulles-sur-Mer in Calvados, Normandy now France. The Curry manor later passed to the Mallett family. Thus passed on through the descendants of the Malet family until 1356 when it was sold to Sir Matthew Gourney and his family until 1443 when the estate passed to the king and became part of the Duchy of Cornwall. #2. Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, northeast of Curry Mallet, situated west of Somerton and east of Taunton. The unusual name Curry Rivel, comes from the Celtic word "Crwy", meaning boundary and Rivel from its (12th century) Sir Richard Revel. The name "Crwys" is of Welsh origin and means "Cross." The origin is the culture in which the name originated. Domeday book list “REX ten CHURI” #3. Curry Castle/ Curry Mallet and (Curry Revel) are named from the river, on which they stand. The etymology of the river Cury name is obscure, but it may be from the pre 7th century Olde English word "Cweorn," CWYRN meaning a mill or mill. Pronounced (“kway-orn”) #4. The word Cweorn is a pre Germanic word for hand mill, thus the name of the villagers on the Curry River would have been people who lived by or worked at the mill. #5. North Curry is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish was part of the North Curry Hundred It may once have referred to an area of 100 (or possibly 120) hides, though a "hide" is not a specific area: it was conceptually the amount of land required to support a family or because it was an area originally settled by 100 men. In England, a hundred was the division of a shire for military and judicial purposes. North Curry was settled in Saxon times and was a royal manor in the 11th century. Around 1194, Richard the Lionheart (Richard I of England) deeded North Curry over to the Bishop of Wells.

The Hundred of North Curry consisted of the ancient parishes of: West Hatch, St Gregory Stoke. The Hundred was known as “Northcuri” in 1189 when Richard I gave it to the church in Wells. Research also Curé known as a priest bearing the responsibility of a parish. on page 15 of the doomsday book of the second column at the top "Terra Roger De Corelle" lists "de rege CURI" #6. The Forme of Cury is a English cookbook and a extensive collection of medieval English recipes from the 14th century (1390s). Originally in the form of a scroll, its authors are listed as "the chief Master Cooks of the monarch and published by King Richard. Cury (from French cuire, meaning to cook)