| ![Show Contents]() Carrie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CarrieWhat does the name Carrie mean? The name Carrie has a history dating as far back as the early portion of the Middle Ages. It was a Languedoc name for a carter. Tracing the origin of the name further, we found the name Carrie was originally from the Old French word "carrier," which means "carter". Early Origins of the Carrie familyThe surname Carrie was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times. The name was first found in Canada with Jean Carrier in 1670. 1 Jean was born in France in 1640 and is the son of Jean and Jeanne (née Dodier). After arriving in Quebec he married Barbe Halay, daughter of Jean and Mathurine (née Vallet), on 14th November 1670. 2 Early History of the Carrie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carrie research. Another 272 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1662, 1683, 1717, 1771, 1795, 1813, 1818, 1825, 1850, 1864, 1870 and 1896 are included under the topic Early Carrie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carrie Spelling VariationsMost surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Carrie, including Carrier, Carier, Carrié, Carié, Carriey, Carriay, Carryer, Caryer, Carriaie, Carriais, Cariaie, Cariais, De Carrier, De Carier, De Carrié, De Carié, De Carriey, De Carriay, De Carryer, De Caryer, De Carraie, De Carriais, De Cariaie, De Cariais, Du Carrier, Du Carier, Du Carrié, Du Carié, Du Carriey, Du Carriay, Du Carryer, Du Caryer, Du Carriaie, Du Carriais, Du Cariaie, Du Cariais, Le Carrier, Le Carier and many more. Early Notables of the Carrie familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Louis de Carrières (1662-1717), a French priest and Bible commentator; and Pierre, Marquis de Carrière, Lieutenant-Colonel and Knight of Saint-Louis.
Louis-Chrétien Carrière, Baron de Beaumont, (1771-1813) was a French cavalry general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Joseph Carrière, S.S. (1795-1864) was...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Carrie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carrie RankingIn France, the name Carrie is the 1,967th most popular surname with an estimated 3,160 people with that name. 3
| Carrie migration to the United States | + |
Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Carrie were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Carrie were
Carrie Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Carrie, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755 4
- Clare Carrie who settled in Georgia in 1794 with her husband John
Carrie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Lewis Carrie, who settled in New Orleans in 1823
| Carrie migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Carrie Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- William Carrie, aged 18, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Agincourt" 5
- William Carrie, aged 18, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Agincourt" in 1850 5
| Carrie migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Carrie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Alexander Carrie, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1843
| Contemporary Notables of the name Carrie (post 1700) | + |
- Jean Augustin Carrié de Boissy, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
- Carrie Best OC ONS (1903-2001), Canadian journalist and social activist, from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, the first black owner and publisher of a Nova Scotia newspaper
- Carrie Clinton Chapman Catt (1859-1947), American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote, President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association from 1900 to 1904 and again from 1915 to 1920.
- Carrie Marie Underwood (b. 1983), American country music singer who won the title of the fourth season of American Idol, she has earned three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist
- Carrie Worthley (b. 1983), Australian netball player who played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy (2001-2007)
- Carrie Still Shepperson (1869-1927), American educator based in Arkansas
- Carrie Amelia Moore Nation (1846-1911), née Moore, American activist, member of the temperance movement which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition
- Carrie White (1943-2022), American hairdresser, author, and spokesperson, known as the "First Lady of Hairdressing," who styled Jennifer Jones, Betsy Bloomingdale, Elizabeth Taylor, Goldie Hawn, Camille Cosby, Ann-Margret, Elvis Presley, Sharon Tate, Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and many more
- Carrie Mae Pittman Meek (1926-2021), American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, representing Florida's 17th congressional district
- Carrie Allen McCray (1913-2008), American writer
| Historic Events for the Carrie family | + |
- Mr. Edwin Carrie, British Ordinary Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 7
- Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The AGINCOURT 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Agincourt.htm
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jean Carrié. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
- HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
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