Karey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Scotland
• Ireland

Etymology of Karey

The Dalriadan clans of ancient Scotland spawned the ancestors of the Karey family. Their name comes from the name Macara, which is the Gaelic word for son of the young, manly one.

Early Origins of the Karey family

Early History of the Karey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Karey research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1690, 1745, 1815 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Karey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Karey Spelling Variations

The medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English created many spelling variations of the same name. Karey has been recorded as McAree, MacAree, McAra, MacAra, McArra, MacArra, McCarra, MacCarra, McCarry, MacCarry, McCarrie and many more.

Early Notables of the Karey family

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Migration of the Karey family to Ireland

Some of the Karey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Karey family

Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Karey, or a variant listed above: three people by the name of John McAree who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1855; 1861 and 1869; Owen arrived in 1870. James and John MacCarry settled in New England in 1805..