Caron Family History
Caron Name Meaning
French: from a personal name of Gaulish origin, represented in
Latin records in the form Caraunus. This name was borne by a
5th-century Breton saint who lived at Chartres and was murdered by
robbers; his legend led to its widespread use as a personal name
during the Middle Ages.English (of Norman origin) and French:
habitational name for someone from Cairon in Calvados,
France.English and French: metonymic occupational name for a
carter, or possibly a cartwright, from a Norman and Picard form of Old
French c(h)arron ‘cart’.
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Name Distribution of Caron Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Caron families
 170 - 338  57 - 169 |
 1 - 56  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Caron families
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19 - 35 7 - 18 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Caron families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Caron Family Origin
Caron Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Caron
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Caron Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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