McCarren History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The original Gaelic form of McCarren was Mac Carrghamhna, which is derived from the word "gamhan," which means "calf," and "carr," which has many meanings.

Early Origins of the McCarren family

The surname McCarren was first found in County Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the McCarren family

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McCarren Spelling Variations

Names during the Middle Ages were often recorded under several different spelling variations during the life of their bearers. Literacy was rare at that time and so how a person's name was recorded was decided by the individual scribe. Variations of the name McCarren include MacCarron, MacCarroon, MacCarren and others.

Early Notables of the McCarren family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Redmond Caron (1605?-1666), Irish friar and author, born of a good family near Athlone, Westmeath. "He embraced the order of St. Francis in the convent...
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McCarren migration to the United States +

Many destitute Irish families in the 18th and 19th centuries decided to leave their homeland, which had in many ways been scarred by English colonial rule. One of the most frequent destinations for these families was North America where it was possible for an Irish family to own their own parcel of land. Many of the early settlers did find land awaiting them in British North America, or even later in America, but for the majority of immigrants that arrived as a result of the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s the ownership of land was often a long way off. These Irish people were initially put to work on such industrial projects as the building of bridges, canals, and railroads, or they worked at manufacturing positions within factories. Whenever they arrived, the Irish made enormous contributions to the infant nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the earliest immigrants to bearer the name of McCarren were found through extensive research of immigration and passenger lists:

McCarren Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edward McCarren, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1847 1
Hugh McCarren, aged 21, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1864 1

McCarren migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCarren Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Anne McCarren, aged 20, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Edward Reid" in 1833
John McCarren, aged 21, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Nancy" in 1834
Bridget McCarren, aged 20, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Nancy" in 1834
Phillip McCarren, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Nancy" in 1834
Charles McCarren, aged 25, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Nancy" in 1834
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Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)