Etymology

McCarron

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Irish Mac Cearáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Carrghamhna“son of Corrghamhain”
  2. Irish · derived fromMac Cearáin
  3. English todayMcCarron

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”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.