Kurien (also spelt Kurian) is a

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and family name common amongst the traditional aristocratic

Saint Thomas Christians The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Kerala ( Malabar region ...

and Syrian Christians in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

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. It is a derivative of '

Kuriakose Kuriakose ( syr, ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) is a common male first name and surname among Saint Thomas Christians, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala in India and surrounding areas. Derivatives of the name Kuriakose include "Kurian" and "Kurien ...

', believed to have originated from Saint Quiricus who is known as Saint Kuriakose in the

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liturgy. Kurien (also spelled Kurian) is a

and Syrian Christian name of

Syriac Aramaic The Syriac language (; syc, / '), also known as Syriac Aramaic (''Syrian Aramaic'', ''Syro-Aramaic'') and Classical Syriac ܠܫܢܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ (in its literary and liturgical form), is an Aramaic dialect that emerged during the first century ...

origin or Greek origin, presumed to have originated from the name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) or the Greek

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or kurios ( grc, κύριος) meaning Lord, master, power or authority, and is very popular among

Christians both as a

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and as a surname. The ancient Roman name 'Cyriacus' is considered the equivalent of the Greek 'Kyriakos' or the

name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) that means ''"Of the Lord"''. Popular Syrian Christian variants of this name include

, Cyriac and Kurian.

Notable Kurians

* A. K. Antony, Indian politician and attorney who was the 23rd Defence Minister of India *

C. A. Kurian C. A. Kurian (20 January 1933 – 20 March 2021) was an Indian trade union leader, legislator, and leader of the Communist Party of India. He was the Chair of Deputy Speaker in the 10th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was first elected to the ...

, CPI State Executive Committee * C.T. Kurien, a retired professor of economics *Diana Mariam Kurian, known as Nayanthara, an Indian movie actress *

George Kurian George Kurian is an Indian-American business executive. He is the current chief executive officer and a member of the board of NetApp. Prior to this, he was the Executive Vice President of Product Operations at NetApp. Early life and education ...

, CEO of

NetApp NetApp, Inc. is an American hybrid cloud data services and data management company headquartered in San Jose, California. It has ranked in the Fortune 500 from 2012–2021. Founded in 1992 with an IPO in 1995, NetApp offers cloud data service ...

Job Kurian Job Kurian (born 29 July 1982) is an Indian singer composer/ Play back singer who has a mark in Independent stream and is a part of the Indian Film industry, mainly in the Malayalam language. He is the front man of his live act 'Job Kurian Live' ...

Singer and music composer * Kurien Thomas, a Pentecostal missionary to Central India *

Mar Dionysius III Mar Dionysius III, also known as Punnathra Mar Dionysius and born Kurien (1785 – 19 May 1825) was 11th Malankara Metropolitan and Successor to the Holy Apostolic Throne of St.Thomas from 1817 until his death. Dionysius had a long career ...

, who was born Kurien, * P. J. Kurien, an Indian politician, member of parliament, social worker and educationalist who is the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha * P. V. Kurian, Indian social activist *

Prema Kurien Prema Ann Kurien (born 1963) is Professor of Sociology at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, New York, US. She specializes in the interplay between religion and immigration experiences, with focus on people from India. She has written a ...

, a professor of sociology at the Syracuse University * Shruti Kurien-Kanetkar, an Indian badminton player * T. K. Kurien, executive vice chairman of Wipro Limited *

Thomas Kurian Thomas Kurian is an Indian-American business executive and Chief Executive Officer of Google Cloud since 2019. Early life Thomas Kurian was born to P.C. Kurian and his wife Molly in 1966 in Pampady village of Kottayam district in Kerala, India. ...

, CEO Google Cloud and former President of Oracle Corporation * V. J. Kurian IAS, Managing Director, Cochin International Airport Limited *

Verghese Kurien Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 - 9 September 2012), known as the "Father of the White Revolution" in India, was a social entrepreneur whose "billion-litre idea", Operation Flood, made dairy farming India's largest self-sustaining industry a ...

, social entrepreneur

Notable Kurians

See also