McBarron History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of McBarron

What does the name McBarron mean?

The name Baron (MacBarron) or one of it's many variants denotes a title. "It was a Gaelic custom to call small landed proprietors a baron." 1 The "Mac" or "Mc" denotes "son of" as "son of Baron." The name was originally synonymous with man in general. In the laws of the Lombards and in the English law, the words Baron and feme were equivalent to man and wife. Later, the name was used to denote a man of respectability, a stout or valiant man. 2

"Baron usually meant one who held his lands from the king by military service, but there are many instances of persons being called barons who held of subject superiors, the 'Bissets Barrones' of Lovat for example. In other instances 'Barons' were landowners who had a certain amount of jurisdiction over the populations on their lands." 1

Early Origins of the McBarron family

The surname McBarron was first found in Glenshee, Perthshire, where Finlaw Macawaran consented to his mother's surrender of her share of the lands in 1403 to a Maccorquodale. John Rose, first of Wester Drakies, third son of Hugh the ninth laird of Kilravock, was called Mac-a-Bharon. 1

Early History of the McBarron family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McBarron research. Another 338 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1111, 1399, 1400, 1428, 1477, 1488, 1500, 1508, 1531, 1534, 1536, 1539, 1555, 1586, 1593, 1607, 1617, 1619, 1621, 1624, 1627, 1631, 1633, 1635, 1638, 1639, 1647, 1657, 1672, 1685, 1890 and 1974 are included under the topic Early McBarron History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McBarron Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname McBarron include Baron, Barrone, Barron, Barne, Barone, MacBarron, McBarron, McBaron and many more.

Early Notables of the McBarron family

Robert Baron (1593?-1639), a Scottish divine who was at St. Andrews, where he is said to have distinguished himself in a disputation held before James I in 1617. He was minister of Keith in 1619, and was professor of divinity in the college of St. Salvator, St. Andrews, where he published 'Philosophia Theologiæ ancillans,' 1621. He became professor of divinity in Marischal College, Aberdeen, and minister of Greyfriars in 1624. In 1627 he received his D.D. degree, and published on this occasion his 'Disputatio theologica de formali objecto fidei, hoc est, de Sacræ Scripturæ divina et canonica authoritate.' This was answered...
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Migration of the McBarron family to Ireland

Some of the McBarron family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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McBarron migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

McBarron Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas McBarron, who arrived in New York, NY in 1845 3
John McBarron, aged 25, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Bargen Aberfoyle" in 1847 4
Patrick McBarron, aged 19, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Calhoun" in 1863 4
Oewn McBarron, aged 21, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Thornton" in 1863 4
Michael McBarron, aged 22, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1864 3
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McBarron Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Annie McBarron, aged 18, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Baltic" in 1904 4
Franics McBarron, aged 22, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "California" in 1909 4

McBarron migration to Australia +

McBarron Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century

Anthony B. McBarron, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Atlantis" in 1949 5
Agnes McBarron, who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Southern Cross" in 1961 5
William Baillie McBarron, who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Southern Cross" in 1961 5
Albert McBarron, who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Fairstar" in 1964 5

Sources +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
National Archives of Australia retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/PassengerListing.aspx