The derry Surname
derry Name Meaning and History
- English: variant of Deary, or alternatively a nickname for a merchant or tradesman, from Anglo-French darree ‘pennyworth’, from Old French denree.
- Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Doiridh, the name of an eccesiastical family from Donegal, meaning ‘descendant of Doireadh’. Derry is often confused with Deery.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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