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  • Distribution of Mceachern Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Mceachern Total Records: 1  Origin of Mceachern, Meaning of Mceachern Origin: Gaelic for 'son of the horse-lord.' Alan MacEachern was chief of the clan in 1499, the name is commemorated in the place name Kilkerran in Kintyre, the heart of the clan-lands (Collins Pocket Reference: 'Scottish Surnames') Migration to US in several waves including to NY in 1738-40, Cape Fear area of North Carolina in late 16th & 17th centuries. A small band settled in Rocky River area of NC (Cabarrus Co, which was in Mecklenberg, NC until 1790), apparently from the PA area. The name is sometimes spelled McCachren or McCachern as well as McEachern... in NC. Some of the early Cabarrus McE's migrated on to GA, MISS. TEX, TN. Surnames: MacEachern, McEacharn, McEachern Submitted by: Hoyt McCachren 2/16/2012 9:51 AM Page 1 of 1

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