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