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Where did the Irish McCarthy family come from? What is the Irish McCarthy family crest and coat of arms? When did the McCarthy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the McCarthy family history?
The many Irish surnames in use today have long rich histories behind them. The name McCarthy originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Carthaigh, which is derived from the word "carthach," which means "loving."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
The spelling of one's surname was not as important as it is today. Names were recorded as they sounded and in many cases, one's surname changed with each listing. As a result, surnames often had many spelling variations. For McCarthy some of these variations included: MacCarthy, MacCarty, MacArty, MacArthy and others.First found in County Cork, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCarthy research. Another 295 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1446, 1594, 1628, 1640, 1646, 1665, and 1694 are included under the topic Early McCarthy History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 79 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McCarthy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name McCarthy. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Irish families fled the English-colonized Ireland in record numbers during the 19th century for North America. Many of those destitute families died from disease during, and even shortly after, the long journey. Although those that immigrated before the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s often were granted a tract of land, those that arrived later were generally accommodated in urban centers or in work camps. Those in the urban centers would labor in the manufacturing sector, whereas those in work camps would to build critical infrastructures such as bridges, canals, roads, and railways. Regardless of when these Irish immigrants came to North America, they were critical for the rapid development of the young nations of the United States and Canada. Early immigration and passenger lists have recorded many early immigrants bearing the name of McCarthy:
McCarthy Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- William McCarthy, who landed in New England in 1729
- Alexander McCarthy, recorded in the New York Colonial Muster Rolls in 1760
McCarthy Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Florence McCarthy, who arrived in Savanna(h), Ga in 1808
- Dennis McCarthy, who landed in New York in 1834
- Justin McCarthy, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1839
- Jeremiah McCarthy, who landed in Mississippi in 1840
- Robert N Emmett McCarthy, aged 35, landed in Missouri in 1845
McCarthy Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Delia Mary McCarthy, who landed in Alabama in 1924
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We offer a large range of products for you to enjoy with your Coat of Arms. From the coffee cup in the kitchen to the frame in the living room.
- Charles McCarthy (1873-1921), American political scientist and author
- Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957), American politician, US senator from Wisconsin, known for his rabid anti-communist views
- Mary Therese McCarthy (1912-1989), American novelist
- Joseph Vincent "Marse Joe" McCarthy (1887-1978), American Major League, baseball manager
- Cormac McCarthy (b. 1933), American winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007 for The Road
- John McCarthy (1927-2011), award-winning American computer scientist and cognitive scientist
- Justin McCarthy (1830-1912), Irish politician
- Justin Huntly McCarthy (1860-1935), Irish Nationalist
- Dalton McCarthy (1836-1898), Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Lindner & McCarthy Families of Hoboken, Newark, and Elizabethport, New Jersey by Florence Lindner McCarthy.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Woodham-Smith, Cecil. The Great Hunger Ireland 1845-1849. New York: Old Town Books, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-385-3).
- Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
- MacLysaght, Edward. Mores Irish Familes. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0).
- Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- O'Hart, John. Irish Pedigress 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4).
- Bell, Robert. The Book of Ulster Surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Print. (ISBN 10-0856404160).
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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