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Early Origins of the Carré family

The surname Carré was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this extensive family has been traced since ancient times.

Early History of the Carré family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carré research. Another 218 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1412, 1547, 1641, 1663, 1665, 1675, 1709, 1711, 1724 and 1763 are included under the topic Early Carré History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Carré Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Quarré, Quarray, Quarrais, Quarrés, Carré, Carrais, Quaré, Quaray, Quarais, Quarés, Caré, Carais, le Quarré, le Carré, du Quarré, du Carré, Quarry and many more.

Early Notables of the Carré family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Antoine Carré (fl 1675), French baroque guitarist and composer who published two books of guitar tablatures
  • Louis Carré (1663-1711), a French mathematician and member of the French Academy of Sciences

Carré Ranking

In France, the name Carré is the 142nd most popular surname with an estimated 21,664 people with that name. 1


United States Carré migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carré Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Walter Carre, who landed in Maryland in 1651 2
  • Susanna Carre, who landed in Maryland in 1667 2
  • Grace Carre, who arrived in Maryland in 1667 2
  • Thomas Carre, who arrived in Maryland in 1668-1670 2
  • William Carre, who landed in Maryland in 1673 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Carré Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Francis Carre, who landed in Virginia in 1714 2

Canada Carré migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carré Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. Henry Carre U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 3
  • Mr. William Carre U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Carré (post 1700) +

  • Juliette Carré (1933-2023), French actress and comedienne
  • Ferdinand Philippe Edouard Carré (1824-1900), French engineer, best known as the inventor of refrigeration equipment used to produce ice
  • Olivier Carré (b. 1961), French politician, member of the National Assembly of France
  • Marguerite Carré (1880-1947), French soprano
  • Isabelle Carré (b. 1971), French César Award for Best Actress winning actress
  • Albert Carré (1852-1938), French theatre director, opera director, actor and librettist
  • Michel Carré (1865-1945), French actor, stage director and film director, son of Michel Carré, the librettist
  • Michel Carré (1821-1872), French librettist
  • John le Carré (b. 1931), pen name of David John Moore Cornwell, British author of espionage novels, probably best known for his third novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963)
  • Major-General James Carre Magee (1883-1975), American Surgeon-General of the Army (1939-1943) 4


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. 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
  4. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 11) James Magee. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Magee/James_Carre/USA.html


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