Caron Family History

French and Walloon; Flemish and Dutch (of French origin): metonymic occupational name for a carter or possibly a cartwright from caron, a Norman-Picard form of Old French charron ‘carter’ or ‘cartwright’. French: from a personal name of Gaulish origin represented in Latin records in the form Caraunus.

This name was borne by a 5th-century Breton saint who lived at Chartres and was murdered by robbers; his legend led to its widespread use as a personal name during the Middle Ages. Compare Carron, Carrow 2, Coron 1, and Corrow.

Scottish: habitational name from Carron in Larbert (Stirlingshire). Irish: shortened form of McCarron.

Compare Carron.