Carron Family History
Carron Name Meaning
Scottish Irish and French: variant of Caron and in North America also an altered form of this (at least as a surname of French origin). Compare Carro 6 and Carrow Manx: variant of Karran a shortened form of Gaelic Mac (Giolla) Ciaráin ‘son of (the devotee of) Ciarán’ a personal name based on a diminutive of Gaelic ciar Manx keeir ‘black’. Spanish: metonymic occupational name from an augmentative of carro ‘cart’. The surname is found in Extremadura. Italian (Veneto): possibly an augmentative of Carro 3 or Caro .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022