Show ContentsCarll History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

A family in the Pictish tribe of ancient Scotland was the first to use the name Carll. They lived in Aberdeen (part of the modern Grampian region), where the name can be found since very early times.

Early Origins of the Carll family

The surname Carll was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Carll family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carll research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1493, 1575, 1592, 1619, 1633, 1638, 1647, 1675, 1747 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Carll History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Carll Spelling Variations

In medieval Scotland, names were more often spelled according to sound than any regular set of rules. An enormous number of spelling variations were the result. Over the years, the name Carll has been spelled Carle, Carley, Carlley, Carrley, Carlie, Carleigh, Carlea, Carlee, Carrlie, Carlies, Carleys, Carleas, Carlay, Carley, Carrlay, Carrley, Carrleys, Karley and many more.

Early Notables of the Carll family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Hippolitus Curle (1592-1638), Scottish Jesuit, son of Gilbert Curle, Secretary to Mary Queen of Scots, by his wife, Barbara Mowbray. "He studied in the Scotch seminary at Douay, and entered the Society of Jesus at Tournai. During the second year of his noviceship his aunt, Elizabeth Curle, died at Antwerp (29 March 1619), leaving him sixty thousand florins. The bulk of this fortune he devoted to the use of the seminary at Douay, of which he is...
Another 84 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Carll Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ireland Migration of the Carll family to Ireland

Some of the Carll family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Carll migration to the United States +

In such difficult times, Ireland, Australia, and North America looked like better homes for many Scots. The trips were expensive and grueling, but also rewarding, as the colonies were havens for those unwelcome in the old country. That legacy did not die easily, though, and many were forced to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. The Scottish legacy has resurface in more recent times, though, through Clan societies, highland games, and other organizations. Immigration and passenger lists have shown many early immigrants bearing the old Scottish name of Carll:

Carll Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Simon Carll, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 [1]

Canada Carll migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carll Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. Jonas Carll U.E. who settled in Home District, [Niagara], Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Carll (post 1700) +

  • Carll Goodpasture (b. 1943), American cytogenetics expert, entomologist, and photographer
  • Carll S. Burr Jr. (1858-1936), American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1896-98; Presidential Elector for New York, 1896; Member of New York State Senate 1st District, 1905-08 [3]


  1. 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)
  2. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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