The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Carriss come from when the family resided in a house which was situated by a marsh. Carriss is a topographic surname, which is a type of surname that was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. However, Carriss may also be a habitation surname derived from a pre-existing name for a town, village, parish, or farmstead. In this case, the eponymous settlement is Carhouse, in Yorkshire.
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Early Origins of the Carriss family
The surname Carriss was first found in Lancashire, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages.
Early History of the Carriss family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carriss research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1332, 1379, 1547, 1553, 1555, 1572, 1582, 1601, 1619, 1709 and 1808 are included under the topic Early Carriss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Carriss Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Carriss has been recorded under many different variations, including Carus, Cariss, Carass, Cariss, Carass, Karhouses, Carrehuis, Carehuis, Carous, Charus and many more.
Early Notables of the Carriss family
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Migration of the Carriss family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Carriss or a variant listed above: John Carus who arrived in Jamaica in 1684.
