Currie is a surname in the English language. The name has numerous origins.
In some cases it originated as an habitational name, derived from Currie in Midlothian, Scotland. In other cases it originated as a habitational name, derived from Corrie, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. A third origin for the surname is that it originated as a Scottish spelling of the Irish surname Curry, a surname which has several origins. A fourth origin of the surname, particularly on Arran, is as an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacMhuirich. The Hebridean MacMhuirich evolved in such a way that the forms McVurich and McCurrie first appeared in the 17th century, and by the 18th century Currie is found on Islay, and on Uist by the 19th century. 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".
Early forms of the surname include: æt Curi, in about 1075; and de Cury, in 1212. Both forms are derived from the place name in Somerset. Other early forms include: atte Curie, in SRS 1327; and atte Corye. Early forms of the surname, derived from a Scottish place name, is de Curry, in 1179; and de Curri, in 1210. An early form of the surname, when derived from MacMhuirich is M'Currie and Currie, in the early 18th century.
Airese Currie, American football player
Alannah Currie, New Zealand musician
Alex Currie, Canadian hockey player and coach
Arthur Currie, Canadian general
Austin Currie, Irish politician
Balfour Currie, Canadian scientist
Barbara Flynn Currie, American politician
Betty Currie, secretary to Bill Clinton
Blair Currie, Scottish footballer
Bill Currie (baseball) (1928–2013), American baseball player
Billy Currie, British musician
Bob Currie (1918–1988), British motorcycle journalist
Bob Currie (footballer), Scottish footballer
Cameron Currie, USA federal judge
Cecil Currie, English cricketer
Cherie Currie, American rock singer
Chuck Currie, United Church of Christ minister
Dan Currie, American football player
Darren Currie, English footballer
David Currie, Baron Currie of Marylebone
David Vivian Currie, Canadian Army officer
Donald Currie, Scottish shipowner
Duncan Currie (1892–1916), Scottish footballer
Edwina Currie, British politician
Finlay Currie, Scottish actor
Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet, member of Supreme Council of India
Reverend Sir Frederick Larkins Currie, English cricketer
George Currie, Northern Ireland barrister and politician
George R. Currie, U.S. jurist and Wisconsin Chief Justice
George Welsh Currie, British politician
Gilbert A. Currie, U.S. politician
Gordon Currie, Canadian actor
Gregory Currie, Australian philosopher
James Currie (physician), Scottish physician, biographer of Robert Burns
James Currie (politician), Canadian politician
John Cecil Currie, British World War Two Army officer
Justin Currie, Scottish singer-songwriter
Ken Currie, Scottish artist
Lauchlin Currie, Canadian economist
Louise Currie (1913–2013), American actress
Marie Currie, American rock singer
Mark Currie (games developer)
Mark John Currie, Vice-Admiral R.N. and founder settler in Western Australia
Archbishop Martin William Currie, Catholic prelate serving in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Michael Currie (actor), American actor
Monique Currie, American basketball player
Nancy J. Currie, American astronaut
Philip Currie, 1st Baron Currie, British diplomat
Philip J. Currie, Canadian paleontologist
Raikes Currie, English politician
Richard Currie, Canadian businessman
Sondra Currie, American actress
Steve Currie, bassist for T. Rex
Tony Currie (broadcaster), Scottish broadcaster
Tony Currie (footballer), English footballer
Tony Currie (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
William Currie, English politician and restorer of East Horsley
