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Carly History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Ireland United States Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Carly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Carly family

The surname Carly was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066, and their name in Gaelic was "MacThearlaich" meaning "the son of Charles." Hence we have McTarlych which is the old Gaelic which some Clan members still subscribe to.

Early History of the Carly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carly research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1538, 1613, 1638, 1674 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Carly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Carly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacCarley, MacCarly, Terleti, Thelycht, MacTherlycht, McKarlich, McTarlach, McCarlach, McKerlich, McHerlich, McCharles, McTarlich and many more.

Early Notables of the Carly family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Donald MacCarlycht

Migration of the Carly family to Ireland

Some of the Carly 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.

Carly migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Carly, who arrived in Maryland in 1675-1680 1

Carly Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Miles Carly, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1766 1

Carly migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Carly Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Maria Carly, aged 17, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1859 aboard the ship "James Jardine"
John Carly, aged 15, a tinsmith, who arrived in South Australia in 1859 aboard the ship "James Jardine"

Carly migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Carly Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Patrick Carly, aged 18, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Arethusa" in 1879

Contemporary Notables of the name Carly (post 1700) +

Carly Elisabeth Simon (b. 1943), American musician, singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author, known for "Anticipation", "The Right Thing to Do", "Haven't Got Time for the Pain", "You Belong to Me", "Coming Around Again", and her four Gold-certified singles "You're So Vain", "Mockingbird", "Nobody Does It Better" and "Jesse"
Carly McKillip (b. 1989), Canadian Young Artist Award nominated actress, known for CardCaptors (2000), Hot Rod (2007) and Saving Silverman (2001), sister of Britt McKillop
Carly Melin (b. 1985), American politician, Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2011-2013)
Carly Mitchell Telford (b. 1987), English international football goalkeeper from County Durham
Carly Rae Jepsen (b. 1985), Canadian Juno-nominated singer and songwriter
Carly Binding (b. 1978), New Zealand Pop singer/songwriter
Carly Telford (b. 1987), English footballer
Carly Brook Schroeder (b. 1990), American Young Star Award nominated actress
Carly Rae Patterson (b. 1988), American singer and former Olympic gymnast

The Carly 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: Virtus auget honores
Motto Translation: Virtue increases honour.

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)