| ![Show Contents]() Carrie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CarrieWhat does the name Carrie mean? The Irish name Carrie originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Ciardha. 1 However, "Carey" and its spelling variations have also been used as the Anglicized forms of six other Irish patronymics: Ó Ceinin, Ó Ciarain, Mac Giolla Ceire, Ó Carra, Mac Giolla Chathair, and the nearly-extinct MacFhiachra. Early Origins of the Carrie familyThe surname Carrie was first found in the county of Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh), the former Kingdom of Osraige (Ossory), located in Southeastern Ireland in the province of Leinster. Today Cary is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Early History of the Carrie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carrie research. Another 174 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1300, 1620, 1761, 1784 and 1834 are included under the topic Early Carrie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carrie Spelling VariationsIrish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Carrie dating from that time include Carrie, Carry, Carre, Carie, Carrey, MacCarry, MacHarry, MacHarris, O'Carey, Cary, M'Carrie, Kearey, Kearrie, Keerie, Keery, Keerey, M'Harrie, M'Harry, M'Hary, M'Harie and many more. Early Notables of the Carrie familyMore information is included under the topic Early Carrie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carrie RankingFrance, the name Carrie is the 1,967th most popular surname with an estimated 3,160 people with that name. 2
| Carrie migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Carrie:
Carrie Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Carrie, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755 3
- Clare Carrie who settled in Georgia in 1794 with her husband John
Carrie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Lewis Carrie, who settled in New Orleans in 1823
| Carrie migration to Australia | + |
Carrie Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- William Carrie, aged 18, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Agincourt" 4
- William Carrie, aged 18, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Agincourt" in 1850 4
| Carrie 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: Carrie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Alexander Carrie, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1843
| Contemporary Notables of the name Carrie (post 1700) | + |
- Jean Augustin Carrié de Boissy, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
- Carrie Best OC ONS (1903-2001), Canadian journalist and social activist, from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, the first black owner and publisher of a Nova Scotia newspaper
- Carrie Clinton Chapman Catt (1859-1947), American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote, President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association from 1900 to 1904 and again from 1915 to 1920.
- Carrie Akre (b. 1966), American singer best known for her work with Seattle underground bands Hammerbox and Goodness
- Carrie Alexandra Coon (b. 1981), American actress, recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award
- Carrie Marie Underwood (b. 1983), American country music singer who won the title of the fourth season of American Idol, she has earned three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist
- Carrie Worthley (b. 1983), Australian netball player who played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy (2001-2007)
- Carrie Still Shepperson (1869-1927), American educator based in Arkansas
- Carrie Amelia Moore Nation (1846-1911), née Moore, American activist, member of the temperance movement which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition
| Historic Events for the Carrie family | + |
- Mr. Edwin Carrie, British Ordinary Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 6
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The AGINCOURT 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Agincourt.htm
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jean Carrié. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
- HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
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