Carrick Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Carrick Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Carrick

The Carrick family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Carrick is an ancient Scottish and Irish name that is derived from the Gaelic word 'carraig' meaning 'rock'. Variants of this name include Carrig, McCarrick, Carrik, Carreck and many others. When of locational origin the name is taken from the district of Carrick in Ayrshire in Scotland . An early bearer of the name in Scotland was Sir Rolland de Karryk, who was recorded as being a chief juror in the year 1260. A John of Carryk was recorded as being the Secretary to King David II of Scotland in the year 1335. In Ireland the name Carrick can also be derived from the Norman 'de Carraig', families of whom arrived in the wake of the Strongbow invasion of the twelfth century. Carrig and Carrick are found mostly in Counties Clare and Limerick but McCarrick is also found in Ulster Province and in County Roscommon. Other Irish families of the name Carrick may be from the MacChonchairrige sept of West Leinster and Galway who also anglicied their name as Rock.