KRX House

                               This is a home for the family name of CARRICK. 

The name originated in Scotland, with one of the earliest spellings as

KRX. 

Then name as has been remoulded and reshaped into various new spellings, such as KARRICK and KERRICK, and has migrated, first to Northern Ireland with the Orangemen, and then over to the New World, and ultimately to the antipodes, and many other countries around the world.

This is a portal site for anyone researching their family history who belongs to a varient of the CARRICK familes.  We invite you to submit a short outline of your family's history and origins, along with a link to your own website or an email contact.

Variations on the Carrick name

(for more information, please click on the individual name):

Carrick: Carreck, Carick, Carich, Carrigy, McCarrigy,

Karrick: Karriak, Karrik

Kerrick: Kerrich

If you know of other variations on the name please contact me and I will include them.

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The ancient Surname of Carrick is derived from King Eugeneus Carrataik, descended from the Ancient Scottish Kings in Ayrshire, Scotland, and the Norman Conqueror, William I, King of England.

Before the 11th Century KRX originated in Ayrshire, Scotland, as the Cyneric Family (Family Ruler), also as Carric (Family or Rock Ruler), and also called Carrick, { Carr = rock, Ric = ruler}.

Within the ancient line is Duncan de Carrick, 1st Earl of Carrick, son of Gilbert and grandson of Prince Furgus of Galloway, died. June 13th, 1250. Marjorie, Countess of Carrick, married Robert de Bruce the competitor abt. 1280 and died. 1292.

 (pictured left, {illustration from Mark Kerrick})

Marjorie's son was to become King Robert de Bruce I and 4th Earl of Carrick.

The Clan Kennedy attributes its birth from the Carrick line, as Roland, grandson of Lord Duncan de Carrick, changed his name to Kennedy and grew in power. Carrick is a sept of the Kennedy Clan.

MIGRATION OUT OF SCOTLAND

The Carrick Clan migration can be found in Ireland as Carrick and Karrick. Kerrick is found in Northern England in the 15th century.

The three surnames (Carrick, Karrick, Kerrick) are found in the United States as early as 1628 in Pennsylvania.

(from information supplied by Mark Kerrick)

....for more details...go to History of 'CARRICK'.

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