So far, I have received the following three responses to my query about the pronunciation
of the surname CARLOUGH.
1. "I'm not an authority, but my father pronounced it Car-low."
2. "My grandmother and great aunt were "Carloughs". It was pronounced:
CAR LOW."
3. "You pronounce the name like 'furlough.' Our family settled in the Ramapo
valley in 1709 and had migrated from Baden Germany during the Palatine Revolution. Some
information may be obtained by purchasing a book 'The History of Mahwah' (New
Jersey) where our family has been documented."
Apparently there are at least two variations in the way the surname is pronounced. In
both variations, the accent appears to be on the first syllable, and the second syllable
appears to be pronounced like the word "low." However, the first two responses
pronounced the first syllable like the word "car," and the third response
pronounced the first syllable with an "ur" sound instead of an "ar"
sound.
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From: STilleman(a)satx.rr.com
To: CARLOUGH-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:50 AM
Subject: Pronunciation of the surname CARLOUGH
Seeking phonetic spelling of the surname CARLOUGH. I am a distant cousin of the CARLOUGH
branch of the GERLACH/CARLOCK/GARLOCK family tree and have never heard this surname
pronounced.
Susan Cearlock Tilleman
List Administrator of the CARELOCK, CARLOCK, CARLOUGH, CEARLOCK, and GARLOCK Lists
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