McCarrie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of McCarrie

What does the name McCarrie mean?

The McCarrie family comes from the ancient Scottish Dalriadan clans of the mountainous west coast of Scotland. The name McCarrie is derived from the name Macara, which is the Gaelic word for son of the young, manly one.

Early Origins of the McCarrie family

The surname McCarrie was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the McCarrie family

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

McCarrie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. McCarrie has appeared in various documents spelled McAree, MacAree, McAra, MacAra, McArra, MacArra, McCarra, MacCarra, McCarry, MacCarry, McCarrie and many more.

Early Notables of the McCarrie family

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Migration of the McCarrie family to Ireland

Some of the McCarrie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 106 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McCarrie migration to Australia +

McCarrie Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Rose McCarrie, (b. 1812), aged 29, Irish nurse maid from County Tyrone, Ireland departing on 8th July 1841 from Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "New York Packet" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 23rd October 1841 1

Sources +

Ship Voyages to New South Wales (Retrieved 18th November 2020). Retrieved from http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4782/New%20York%20Packet_23%20Oct%201841/4_478200095.jpg&No=257