McCarron
English
Alternative forms
- McCarn, McCarren
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cearáin, variant of Mac Ciaráin (“son of Ciarán”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Carrghamhna (“son of Corrghamhain”), a personal name composed of the elements corr (“sharp”) + gamhain (“calf”).
Proper noun
McCarron (plural McCarrons)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCarron is the 9054th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3609 individuals. McCarron is most common among White (95.43%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCarron”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN