Show ContentsCarlone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Irish name Carlone claims descent from the O'Connors in Donegal where "Carlan" (from the Irish "carla" meaning a "wool-comb" and "an" meaning "one who" which roughly translates as "one who combs wool") was in Irish O'Carlain or O'Caireallain.

Early Origins of the Carlone family

The surname Carlone was first found in County Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) located in Southwestern Ireland, in the province of Munster, where the name is descended from the O'Connor stem, Kings of Connaught and the family became early associated with the county of Tyrone, and in neighboring counties.

Early History of the Carlone family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carlone research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1535, 1568, 1670, 1738 and 1799 are included under the topic Early Carlone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Carlone Spelling Variations

Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Carlone dating from that time include Carlin, Carling, O'Carolan, Carline, Karlin, Kerling, Kerline, Carlind, Carlynde, Carlyne, Carlyn, Carrlin, Carrling, Kerlynd, Kerlynde, Karlynd, Karline, Kearlin, Kearline, Kearlynd, Carolan, Carrolan, Carolyn, Carolyne, Caroline, Carolynde, Caraline, Carroline, Carlan, Carland, Carlon, Carlone, Karolin, Karolan, Karrolin and many more.

Early Notables of the Carlone family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Hugh O'Carolan, Bishop of Clogher from 1535-1568. Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) was a blind early Irish harper, composer and singer, known for his gift for melodic composition. Born in Nobber, County Meath, his father took a job with the MacDermott Roe family of Alderford House, thereby giving Turlough an education. By the time he was eighteen, he was blinded by smallpox and by the age of twenty-one, he was given a horse and...
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United States Carlone migration to the United States +

To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Carlone or a variant listed above, including:

Carlone Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anna Carlone, aged 10, who immigrated to the United States from Pripabossoni, in 1893
Carlone Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Cosmo Carlone, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Campodipietro, Italy, in 1901
  • Angelo Carlone, aged 36, who landed in America from Montecarlo, Italy, in 1909
  • Carmelo Carlone, aged 26, who immigrated to America from Roccalumera, Sicily, in 1914
  • Cleonice Carlone, aged 7, who landed in America from Castel Di Sangro, Italy, in 1917
  • Antonio Carlone, aged 43, who immigrated to the United States from S. Bartolomeo, Italy, in 1920
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Carlone (post 1700) +

  • Diego Francesco Carlone (1674-1750), Italian sculptor
  • Andrea Carlone (1626-1697), Italian painter
  • Giovanni Bernardo Carlone (1590-1630), Italian painter of the late-Mannerist and early-Baroque periods
  • Taddeo Carlone (b. 1613), Swiss-Italian sculptor and architect
  • Carlo Innocenzo Carlone (1686-1775), Italian painter and engraver


The Carlone Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Felis demulcta mitis
Motto Translation: A stroked cat is gentle.


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