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Carle History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

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Carle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland
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Today's generation of the Carle family inherits a name that was first used by the Scottish tribe known as the Picts. The first family to use the name Carle lived in Aberdeen (part of the modern Grampian region), where the name can be found since very early times.

Early Origins of the Carle family

The surname Carle 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 Carle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carle 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 Carle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Carle Spelling Variations

Repeated and inaccurate translation of Scottish names from Gaelic to English and back resulted in a wide variety of spelling variations with single names. Carle has appeared 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 Carle 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...
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Carle World Ranking

In the United States, the name Carle is the 11,402^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Carle is ranked the 991^st most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Carle is the 1,924^th popular surname with an estimated 3,221 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Carle family to Ireland

Some of the Carle 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.

Carle migration to the United States +

Many Scottish families suffered enormous hardships and were compelled to leave their country of birth. They traveled to Ireland and Australia, but mostly to the colonies of North America, where many found the freedom and opportunity they sought. It was not without a fight, though, as many were forced to stand up and defend their freedom in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of these Scots abroad have rediscovered their heritage in the last century through the Clan societies and other organizations that have sprung up across North America. Immigration and passenger ship lists show some important early immigrants bearing the name Carle:

Carle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Galleon Carle, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 4
Simon Carle, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 4
Hance Michall Carle, aged 23, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 4
Michael Carle, who settled in 1736 in Philadelphia
Johan Caspar Carle, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 4
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Carle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John W Carle, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 4
Michael Carle, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 4
Luke Carle, who landed in New York, NY in 1824 4
Patrick Carle, who arrived in New York in 1849 4
lames Carle, who landed in New York in 1850 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Carle migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carle Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Thomas Carle, who arrived in New Brunswick in 1783
Mr. Thomas Carle U.E. born in Dutchess County, New York, USA who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 was a passenger on the Union Transport from New York 5
Mr. William Carle U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5

Carle migration to Australia +

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

Carle Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. David Carle, (McCarle), Scottish convict who was convicted in Ayr, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Augusta Jessie" on 10th August 1838, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6

Carle 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:

Carle Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. James Carle, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Jura" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 23rd September 1858 7

Carle migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 8

Carle Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Elizabeth Carle who settled in Barbados in 1669

Contemporary Notables of the name Carle (post 1700) +

Eric Carle (1929-2021), American picture book artist, author and artist of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" which has sold more than 50 million copies and dozens of other popular children's book
Keith Carle, American politician, Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1996; Reform Candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1998 9
John Carle, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Morris County, 1780 9
J. E. Carle, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Wood County, 1891-92, 1911-12 9
Jean-Claude Carle (1948-2019), French politician, Member of the French Senate for Haute-Savoie (1995-2018)
Brigadier General Carle Augustus Woodruff (1841-1913), American Army officer awarded the Medal of Honor
Carle B. Lenker, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1960 10
Carle Whitehead, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1942, 1944, 1948; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1934, 1950, 1952, 1954 11
Carle Dicus Sr., American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960 12

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
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
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 23rd August 2020 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/augusta-jessie
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html