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Spelling variations include: MacCarthy, MacCarty, MacArty, MacArthy and others.

First found in county Cork where they were seated from ancient times.

Thats what www.houseofnames.com has to say about Cremin.

MacCarthy?? WTF? How in gods name do you go from MacCarthy to Cremin??

/k

EDIT: Forgot to mention, that's my mother's maiden name. My dad's name comes from Slovakia, I believe. Eastern Europe, in any case.

Origin Displayed: German

Spelling variations include: Schaeffers, Schaefer, Scheaffer, Schaefers, Schaffer, Schafer, Shaeffer, Schefer, Shaefer and many more.

First found in Hessen, where the name was closely identified in early medieval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Andreas Schaeffer, who emigrated with his family to England or America in 1709; and Hans Georg Schafer came to Carolina or Pennsylvania in 1709; John Shaver came to Nova Scotia in 1760.

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