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Origin of Carran Total Records: 2  Origin of Carran, Meaning of Carran Origin: Celtic - 11th / 12th century. MacIlherron - meaning "protector of the church" sept of clan MacDonald Surnames: Herron, MacIlherron, MacKerron, MacCarran, Heron Submitted by: William Origin of Carran, Meaning of Carran Origin: Scotland Original gaelic form MacIlherron meaning protecter of the church. Herron is a sept of clan MacDonald and other reconized spellings in Scotland are MacKerron, MacCarran. Herron was originally located in the western isles one of which was Arran. The name goes back to the 1100's. Surnames: Herron, Heron, MacKerron, MacCarran Submitted by: William Herron 5/24/2013 7:49 AM Page 1 of 1

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