Corcoran

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Corcoran is a British forename predating the Roman Empire's presence in ancient Britain. It is believed to be derived from the Gaelic word corcair, formerly meaning ruddy.^[1][2][3]

The surname Corcoran is found in England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Australia, Canada, and the United States.

In Great Britain, 7,747 people share the surname Corcoran.^[4] Corcoran is the 1,366th most common name in the United Kingdom.^[5]

Some famous Corcorans include:

• Admiral Lord Corcoran
• Ann Corcoran (born 1951), Australian politician
• Barbara Corcoran, American real estate broker, entrepreneur, and author
• Bob Corcoran, American television host
• Brian Corcoran (born 1973), former Irish sportsman
• Captain Corcoran, character from Gilbert & Sullivan's (1878) English opera, "HMS Pinafore."
• Corcoran, Marshal of Brian Boru, "High King of Ireland"
• Danny Corcoran (1916 - 1938), Newfoundland Ranger (Game Warden)
• James Desmond "Des" Corcoran (1929–2004), Australian politician
• Edward S. Corcoran, once owned the 110-acre northwest portion of Corcoran Woods.
• Farrel Corcoran, author and academic
• Fred Corcoran, (1905 - 1977), World Golf Hall of Famer
• Jim Corcoran (born 1949), Canadian musician
• Jimmy G. C. Corcoran, John Edgar Hoover's trusted associate while working as an FBI Inspector in the twenties.
• Kevin Corcoran(born 1949), American director, producer and former child actor
• Lawrence J. Corcoran (1859 - 1891), American pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Lord Corcoran, character played by Gabriel Sunday on the show "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody"
• Michael Corcoran (1827–1863), American general and close confidant of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War
• Terence Corcoran, Canadian journalist with the National Post, previously The Globe and Mail
• Thomas E. Corcoran (1838 - 1904), United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Thomas F. Corcoran, Canadian Businessman and community service leader
• Thomas Gardiner Corcoran, a member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's brain trust.
• Timothy Hugh Corcoran (born 1978), American baseball player
• Tommy Corcoran (1869–1960), American baseball player
• William Corcoran Eustis (1862 - 1921), wealthy inhabitant of Washington, D.C. and grandson of William Wilson Corcoran
• William Wilson Corcoran (1798–1888), American banker, philanthropist and art collector

Geography

• Corcoran, California
• Corcoran, Minnesota
• Corcoran, Minneapolis, Minnesota, a neighborhood in Minneapolis

Other entities

• The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
• The Corcoran College of Art and Design, affiliated art school of the aforementioned gallery
• Fort Corcoran, Washington, DC defenses building
• Corcoran Departments of History and Philosophy, University of Virginia
• California State Prison, Corcoran
• Corcoran Hall, George Washington University, Historic sites in Washington, DC
• The Corcoran Group, a New York real estate company
• Corcoran Memorial Prize, award for outstanding work by graduate students in statistics at the University of Oxford
• The Corcoran Memorial Lectures, University of Oxford
• Corcoran Woods, The Corcoran Environmental Study Area, often referred to as Corcoran Woods, or the Corcoran Tract, comprises roughly 210 acres owned by the State of Maryland

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