McCarren Surname

342,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCarren Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of little Ciar (black).

McCarren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9531:380,33533,601
England671:831,61344,286
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

McCarren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of little Ciar (black).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A contraction of Mac Ciarain, ‘Ciaran’s Son.' The name Ciaran (ciar, 'mouse-coloured') was borne by one of the twelve great saints of Ireland, after whom a large number of Irish children were formerly named.

'St. Ciaran, son of the artificer, Abbot of Cluain-mic-nois, died on the ninth day of September', a.d. 548.

'Mac Ciarain, airchinneach of Sord', a.d. 1136.

This name may possibly be derived from Mac Carrg- hamha. (See Corooin.) It is probable that Karran has come to us through the Scandinavians, though, of course, they originally imported it from Ireland. Kjaran and Kvarran are not uncommon in Iceland, and Scandinavians in Ireland took the name Cuaran; hence its different form to Mylchraine and Craine, which see.

'"The Book of Leinster" says that Gormlaith was likewise mother of the Norwegian-Irish King Amlaff Cuaran (Olaf Kvaran); whilst the Irish chronicler, Dugald Mac Firbis, men­tions this same Olaf KVARAN as married to Sadhbh (Save), a daughter of Brian Boru.' The form Carine is not common.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McCarren Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McCarren Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name McCarren is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McCarren click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCarren? popularity and diffusion

It is the 342,318th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,798,084 people. The surname McCarren is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of McCarren reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McCarren is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 953 people, or 1 in 380,335. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 12 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States McCarren occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

McCarren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCarren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCarren last name increased 564 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 515 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCarren Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCarren last name are 13.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.7% registered to vote for the party.

McCarren earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $43,941 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCarran88123/
McCarn86982/
MacCarn808/
Macaren802/
McCarne801/
Mascaren7526/
Macgaren758/
Maccarin752/
McCurn71115/
Mascarenc7138/
Mascareng716/
MacArn712/
Mascarent712/
Mascaresn711/
MacCarion711/
McEren710/
Maceren671,000/
Macarin67120/
Makaren67108/
Macarnt6742/
Mokaren6715/
Macrene676/
Maciren674/
Mocarne673/
Mocarin672/
MacAurn671/
MacCorn671/
Mcharan671/
Makeren670/
McKarin670/

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