McCarron Surname

61,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,204 people bear this surname

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

McCarron Surname Definition:

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

McCarron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9921:72,6088,386
England1,3871:40,1725,176
Canada1,0261:35,9124,580
Ireland1,0121:4,653781
Australia9671:27,9173,798
Northern Ireland9511:1,940398
Scotland6661:8,0391,191
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Wales731:42,3914,090
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Finland81:687,08836,047
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Jersey31:33,0674,675
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guam11:160,1214,893
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1681:3,793676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1241:30,1872,582
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6191:81,1298,538

McCarron (12) may also be a first name.

McCarron 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

McCarron Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCarron is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCarron? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCarron is the 61,294th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 888,292 people. McCarron is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of McCarron are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,992 people, or 1 in 72,608. In The United States McCarron is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

McCarron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCarron has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCarron surname rose 806 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,890 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 13 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 537 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCarron Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCarron last name are 4.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCarron earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $48,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $48,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCarron
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis