Kory Family History
Kory Name Meaning
Americanized form of Arabic Khoury or Khouri ‘priest’. Compare Korey and Cory . American shortened form of Jewish (from western Poland) and Polish Korytowski: habitational name for someone from the village of Koryta or Korytowo. Compare Korey . German: possibly a nickname of Slavic origin derived from an adjective cognate with Polish and Lower Sorbian chory ‘ailing skinny’. This surname is rare in Germany. Hungarian (Köry): habitational name for someone from a place called Köre or Körű in Heves County.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022