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
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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 (pre 1700)
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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.
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Migration of the McCarrie family to the New World and Oceana
Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American
War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through
Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name McCarrie 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..