2007-05-27 09:57:06 · 3 answers · asked by JBWPLGCSE 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
From Ulster eh. Your most probably Scots descent.
2007-05-27 10:05:50 · answer #1 · answered by bonnie-bee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lowland Scots who settled in Ulster between 1610 and 1700 didn't belong to clans unlike the Highland Scots who did, although Lowland Scot surnames may or may not be listed on tartan-selling web sites. [Lowland Scots traditionally didn't wear kilts as well, even though they may now don them for formal evening wear.]
The Roman Catholic Irish living in Ulster did, however, belong to clans. For instance, my great-great maternal grandfather was a Bernard Dougherty of County Donegal, so "Dougherty" would be an anglicized version of the clan's Gaelic name. Of course, an Irishman chooses his kilt based upon the county where he lives rather than upon his clan's surname. Interestingly enough, during the 19th-century, the Canadian census listed the Doughertys according to "tribe"--which it listed as "Irish"!
2007-05-27 14:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your name frequently tell you your clan. The prefix Mac, Mc and the Norman Irish Fitz means son of and the prefix O means descendant of. Some names the Mc and O etc have been dropped by people in the past.
You have to trace your ancestors starting with your parents and go backwards.
2007-05-27 10:43:47 · answer #3 · answered by Shirley T 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋