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Where did the Scottish Cairns family come from? What is the Scottish Cairns family crest and coat of arms? When did the Cairns family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Cairns family history?
The surname Cairns was first used in the Scottish/English Borderlands by an ancient Scottish people called the Strathclyde- Britons. It was a name for someone who lived in Midlothian. The name Cairns is also derived from the Gaelic word carn, which means pile of stones, and referred to the stone burial chambers we now call cairns.
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Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Cairns has been spelled Cairns, Cairn, Kairnes, Carnys and others.First found in Midlothian, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them:
Cairns Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- John Cairns settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775
Cairns Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- William Cairns, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1803
- Hugh Cairns, aged 24, arrived in New Jersey in 1812
- John Cairns, aged 36, arrived in New York in 1812
- Mary Cairns, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
- Samuel Cairns, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816
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- David Cairns (b. 1926), British journalist, non-fiction writer and musician
- James Ford Cairns (1914-2003), Australian politician
- Leah Cairns (b. 1974), Canadian actress
- Sir Hugh William Bell Cairns (1896-1952), British neurosurgeon
- Lieutenant George Albert Cairns (1913-1944), British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII
- Sergeant Hugh Cairns VC, DCM (1896-1918), Canadian soldier awarded the Victoria Cross for actions during WW I
- Rachael Cairns (b. 1988), British model and actress
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