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Surnames: Carlin/Carolan/Carlon/O'Carolan
Classification: Query
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Hi,
My Great Great Grandparents were born in Ireland. From what I have heard the original
name was O'Carolan. From there it may have turned into Carlon, Carolan or Carlin
(*which is my last name). Some of the reasons for this could be mispronounciation,
spelling it the way the name was pronounced or even the people at Ellis Island not wanting
to figure out how to spell it so our ancestors were renamed. Hope this helps.
Katie Carlin