McCairlill History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the McCairlill familyThe surname McCairlill was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat since the year 1095, when Lochlan MacCairlill, the royal heir apparent to the throne of Ulster was defeated in a great battle at Ardagh in the county of Antrim and had to flee. He settled in Ayrshire in Scotland with his clan. Early History of the McCairlill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCairlill research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1297 and 1305 are included under the topic Early McCairlill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McCairlill Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacKerlie, McKerlie, MacCurlie, McCurlie, McCurly, MacCarill, MacCarrill, MacCairlill and many more. Early Notables of the McCairlill familyMore information is included under the topic Early McCairlill Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the McCairlill family to IrelandSome of the McCairlill family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the McCairlill familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James M'Kerlie settled in Pictou Nova Scotia in 1792.
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