Caron Family History
Caron Name Meaning
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 .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022