Cartyn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

• Origins Available:
• England
• Ireland
• Scotland

Etymology of Cartyn

The name Cartyn has seen many modifications since the time in which it was first devised. In Gaelic it appeared as Mac Artain, which means son of Art.

Early Origins of the Cartyn family

Early History of the Cartyn family

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Cartyn Spelling Variations

Many different spelling variations of the surname Cartyn exist in the archives researched. Ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. Different spellings that were found include MacCartan, MacCarten, MacCartain, Carton and others.

Early Notables of the Cartyn family

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Migration of the Cartyn family

Irish families began to migrate to North America in the late 18th century in the hopes of gaining their own plot of land. The majority of these early immigrant families were relatively well off because the transatlantic passage was costly. As a result the decision to immigrate was carefully made. Those immigrants that arrived in the late 1840s differed because their decision to leave was in direct response to the Great Potato Famine. Many of the families that crossed the Atlantic during this decade were destitute, either having spent all they had on the fare or even starting with nothing, but being sponsored by a philanthropic society. Whenever, these Irish families came to North America, they were made great contributions to the developing nations of the United States and what would come to be known as Canada: the earlier settlers as land clearing homesteaders, and the later immigrants as the muscle that would build the industries and routes of transportation so critical to a powerful nation. Research into the passenger and immigration lists has shown many early and significant Irish immigrants bearing the name Cartyn: Barney, Thomas, Terrence MacCartan who arrived in Philadelphia between 1808 and 1840; Charles MacCarton settled in New York in 1811; Thomas Carton who landed in America in 1751.