MacRon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Scotland
• Ireland

Etymology of MacRon

The name MacRon is an age-old Dalriadan-Scottish nickname for a person with blond hair. The Scottish name Crone was originally derived from the Gaelic word "cron", which means saffron, yellow-colored or dark, and refers to the complexion or hair coloring of the original bearer.

Early Origins of the MacRon family

Early History of the MacRon family

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MacRon Spelling Variations

The translation of Gaelic names in the Middle Ages was not a task undertaken with great care. Records from that era show an enormous number of spelling variations, even in names referring to the same person. Over the years MacRon has appeared as Crone, Cron, Cronie and others.

Early Notables of the MacRon family

Daniel Crone, who represented the family in around the year 1640, and was the Chief of the family at that time; William Crowne (1617-1682), English colonel during the English civil war, and one of the early joint proprietors of the province of Nova Scotia...
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MacRon Ranking

France, the name MacRon is the 7,659^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the MacRon family to Ireland

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

Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name MacRon or a variant listed above: William Crone who settled in Annapolis, Maryland in 1773; August Crone, who settled in New England in 1772; as well as James McCrone, who was naturalized in Vermilion county, Illinois in 1876..