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![Show Contents]() Cars Surname History
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Cars is one of the proud Scottish names to come from the Strathclyde clans of the Scottish/English Borderlands. It is derived from the Scotish word kerss, or carse, which describes low, fertile land, often next to a river. The surname may well be a habitational name taken on from any of several places so named, such as Carse of Falkirk, Carse of Forth, Carse of Gowrie, Carse in Kirkcudbrightshire, or Carse in Argyllshire. Early Origins of the Cars familyThe surname Cars was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Cars familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cars research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1206 and 1410 are included under the topic Early Cars History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cars Spelling VariationsThe many spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names result from the fact that scribes in that era spelled words according to sound. Translation too, was an undeveloped science, and many names were altered into complete obscurity. Over the years Cars has been spelled Carse, Carss, Cars, Carsey and others. Early Notables of the Cars familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - Sir Mark Carse of Fordelcarse
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To escape the uncertainties and discrimination faced in Scotland, many decided to head out for North America. Once they arrived, many Scots fought with relish in the American War of Independence; some went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Many ancestors of these Scots have recovered their lost national heritage in the 20th century through Clan organizations and Scottish historical societies. Among the settlers to North America were:
Cars Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Cars, who arrived in America in 1804 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)
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Cars migration to the United States 
