McKarry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The Dalriadan clans of ancient Scotland spawned the ancestors of the McKarry family. Their name comes from the name Macara, which is the Gaelic word for son of the young, manly one.

Early Origins of the McKarry family

The surname McKarry 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 McKarry family

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McKarry Spelling Variations

The medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English created many spelling variations of the same name. McKarry has been recorded as McAree, MacAree, McAra, MacAra, McArra, MacArra, McCarra, MacCarra, McCarry, MacCarry, McCarrie and many more.

Early Notables of the McKarry family

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Migration of the McKarry family to Ireland

Some of the McKarry family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the McKarry family

Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name McKarry, or a variant listed above: three people by the name of John McAree who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1855; 1861 and 1869; Owen arrived in 1870. James and John MacCarry settled in New England in 1805..