From the town of the same name in Roxburghshire. In the 16th century with the forfeiture of the Lordship of the
Isles these MacCleans hired themselves out as mercenary soldiers. As with many of the âGilleâ names
derives from âServant or devotee of Maryâ. The
MacBaxters were also noted on the Highland Border and in the
Isles. This
Co. Antrim name is of Scottish origin. It is more common in Co. Antrim than elsewhere and most will be of English or
Welsh origin. Many Ewing wills are
recorded for the dioceses comprising these northern areas. In the north of Scotland the Clan Ross derives its name from the district of
Ross. Especially common in
Fermanagh. The
name is also well known in Co. Sligo and other parts of Connacht. Unless he court with Kennedieâ. W G H P. 11 You will need an atlas or map of Scotland At the foot of the page you will find 8 Ulster-Scots surnames that are also places in Scotland. The MacMonagles are numerous in Co. Donegal and in the city of Derry and
those found elsewhere have their origin there. The name may be English or Scottish. Across the North Channel, MacCurdy is a well-known Rathlin name, having been
for centuries the most common name on the island. Englishmen of the name began appearing in Ireland from the 14th century and one
Forde family of Devonshire managed to become substantial landlords in Meath.
Some Highland MacWatts translated their name to Watson. It is common too in the
Glens and on the north coast of Antrim, to which it probably came with the
Stewarts when they arrived at Ballintoy, having lost their lands in Bute in the
mid-sixteenth century. A very common name in the Scottish Lowlands particularly in Aberdeenshire and
Banffshire. In the fifteenth century the
MacKurerdys, as they were then called, owned most of Bute. Numbers in brackets represent the total number of people with this surname with regard to this province.
Other MacRobbs of Callander and Kilmadock in Perthshire were also early
settlers. The Fir Luirg, or men of Lurg, are listed as being among the Síl Colla Uais. De Bard also
appears in the following century in Aberdeenshire and the
Lothians. The early-eighteenth-century Gaelic poet James MacArdle was of the Fews
district. The name is Norman, originally le Mareschal. Origins in Ulster :Early Plantation c 1615. The Ulster Gilmores were a very powerful family controlling large territories
in the baronies of Antrim Castlereagh and Lecale before the Plantation. Lyness, with its variant spellings, Lynas, Lynass, Lynis, is a numerous name
in counties Antrim and Down today. Found in numbers in and around Menteith in Perthshire. This Thomas is the first of the Symington name. Variants of the name include Tonner, Tonra and Tonry. Its origins in Old English refer to a âbunionâ or a lump of dough from which
it became the nickname for a pastry cook or baker. From the Irish Gaelic OâMaolchalann âson of the devotee of St
Calannâ. The Gilchrists in Tyrone are though to have originated in both Lanarkshire
and Dunfriess. In England the name Ross is found in 17th
MaKittrick is from MacKettrick a family name widely found in Galloway. From the Gaelic Ã, meaning 'grandson', 'grandchild' or
'descendant'; NÃ is the femine form of Ã, meaning
'daughter' or 'descendant'. MacBrearty, an exclusively
Ulster name, is most common in counties Tyrone and Donegal. The name derives from the Old English
word bÅcestre, meaning a 'female baker', and was common in
Angus. Today a growing number of people feel the need to seek out their family roots and ancestry here in Ireland. Top 100 Irish Surnames & Last Names (Family Names Ranked) The Top 20 Irish Surnames and Meanings. This name, which was found to be twelfth most numerous in its homeland of Co.
Monaghan in 1970, is almost exclusive to the south of that county, Armagh and
Louth. The family name derives from Hamilton in Larnarkshire. Its territory is thought to have been near Clogher, Co. Tyrone. It is
thought to be Flemish in origin and derives from the personal name Jenkin, a
diminutive or pet form of Jan, Jen or Jon (John), originally spelt Janekyn. Bibl., Map. Little is known about the origins of the name. As a name in Ulster
many Blackburns claim the Sterlingshire decent. The spelling âMillarâ is preferred in Scotland and can be found there from
the 15th
Therefore some at least of the Ulster Gourleys may have Scottish roots. Nowry in Co. Derry,
Nurse in Co. Kerry and Northbridge in west Cork. From the Hebrew âDawidhâ meaning âbeloved oneâ (David) we get simply âson of
Davidâ while Davison means âson of Davyâ The Clan Davidson decend from David Dhu
fourth son of Muiriach of Kingussie chief of Clan Chattan. Most of the Lowland Scottish families migrated to Ireland … In Gaelic it is spelled Mac Shitrig â son of Sitricâ or âSitrigâ meaning âtrue
victoryâ
It came into special prominence with the
arrival of Sir John Norris, who was responsible for the terrible massacre at
Rathlin Island in 1575. The Ulster septs of Oâ hAodha who anglicised as Hughes were originally found
in Ardstraw where they were Lords of Ui Fiachrach. It is found in England as Jenyns as early as 1332. The Cianachta, or the race of Kane, also known as Clann Cian, descend from Cian, son of Oilioll Ólum, king of Munster in the 3rd century. It is said to
have originated in the case of early emigrants from Ireland who thus acquired
the Norman name of de Yrlande, some of their descendants returning eventually to
this country. There were also Mores of the Clan Leslie and Muirs of the Clan
Campbell of Glencoe fame. It was originally MacGourley, from Mag Thoirdealbhaigh,
'son of Turlough', a Tyrone-Antrim variant of the Armagh-Down name MacTurley. Another brother, Henry (d.1599),
is favourably mentioned by the Four Masters. The earliest Kennedy recorded in Scotland is Gilbert mac Kenedi who witnessed an
agreement concerning the gift of the lands of Carric to the Abbey of Melrose
early in the reign of King William the Lion. Including a few for the synonyms Ewings and Ewin, while in
1890 the number was 24, in both cases almost entirely in Ulster. All common Anglicised forms provided relate to usage in the province in Ulster and thus do not contain other Anglicised forms that relate to mirror Gaelic names from outside of Ulster. By far the largest and most important of these families were the Johnstons of
Annandale in Dumfriesshire ,one of the great riding clans of the Scottish
Borders. from Lanarkshire was a Planter who
added the âsâ in his lifetime.
The most famous of the name in Ulster was a Presbyterian minister, the Revd
James Porter, 1753-98, of Greyabbey, Co. Down. The Tyrone Moores are most likely decended from Lanarkshire families of the
name, Origins in Ulster : Among the first planter families.c 1610. Quigg, an exclusively Ulster name found mainly in Co. Derry but also in Co.
Monaghan, can be an abbreviated form of Quigley, but it is also the name of a
recognised sept of Co. Derry whose name is in Gaelic à Cuaig. However, the "F" is no longer pronounced and the name is now Loinn or Lynn. The placename itself derives from the Gaelic blar,
meaning 'plain', 'field' or 'battlefield'. Several men of this name have been prominent in England, their native
country. MacCurdy is common on the islands of Arran and Bute, where it is a variant of
MacMurtrie, a sept of Clan Stuart of Bute. Origins in Ulster : Plantation ScottishWatson is âson of Walterâ from
which we also get the family name Watt.Sir Donald Walteri a presbyter in
the diocese of Moray in 1493 is found later as Sir Donald Watsone.Walter
Watson burgess of Dumbarton was a landowner there in 1494 and a long succession
of Dumbarton bailies, provosts and other town officers decend from him. Yet more Gilchristsons appear in the 17th
FAQ. Kelly (10965) 6. A common name (from the trade) and can be found in both England and Scotland. Murphy (23511) 3. A number of Ulster Scots also have surnames which are of indigenous Irish origin. Baird is an old and popular name in Ayrshire, whence stemmed so
many of the Plantation settlers. Origins in Ulster Scottish Plantation
Common along the
Scottish borders . This name is common in all the provinces of Ireland but especially Ulster,
particularly Co. Donegal. The name is well known in Fermanagh and
Monaghan, a sept of O'Quigley there being erenaghs of Clontivrin in the parish
of Clones. The map details the precise location where farmers with each Plantation Surname concentrated in early census data. 10 Irish surnames that are always mispronounced in America 19. Most people of this name in Ireland spell it as above, though occasionally
the variant Grier is used; these and also Grierson are basically the same, being
anglicized forms of the Scottish MacGregor, which is found unchanged in Co.
Derry. It was a leading Co. Fermanagh sept up until and
including the fifteenth century. Dr.
Joseph Aiken published a contemporary account of the Siege of
Derry in verse entitled Londerias, or, a narrative of the siege
of Londonderry (1699). The Uí Méith territory spanned northern County Louth, eastern County Armagh, and later in County Monaghan. To commission a research report today please visit "Research
Services", Home | Contact | Years before the Three Collas founded Airgíalla, Colla Uais ruled as king of Ireland until he and his brothers and three hundred followers were exiled to Scotland. Quigley is common in all the four provinces of Ireland but is most numerous
in Ulster, particularly counties Derry and Donegal. The Airthir kings of the Uí Nialláin sept ruled from Loch gCál (modern-day Loughgall). Their ancestry is cited as being from Tuathal, a son of Daimíne, making them part of the Síl nDaimini. In Ireland Jenkins was gaelicised to SincÃn or
SeincÃn. The family can also be found in
Stirling, Dunfreiss, and East Lothian. It is likely that the
Trumbels or Trimbels arrived in Ulster due to this scatterment. Origins in Ulster : Plantation
A few years later it appears frequently in the Hearth Money Rolls
for that county. This name is equally common in Ulster, Leinster and Connacht, its main
centres being Dublin, Co. Sligo and Co. Antrim. A family group of shared ancestry living in the same
locality. In Ireland common only in Ulster, Aiken is of Scottish origin. The
O'Ferrys were followers of the MacSweeneys. As every Burg had a miller the name sprang up independently in many places. The homeland of the sept was Co. Sligo and it has spread into the neighbouring
counties of Ulster. A few in Ulster may be English. Thousands stayed on in Ireland, replacing those who had departed thus expanding the Ulster gene pool to encompass families from all over Scotland. The exact origins of this family are complicated when one takes into account
the large numbers of both Irish and Scottish septs who share the names Johnston
and Johnson. MacCurdy and
its variants are still found on Bute but have now disappeared from Arran,
Kintyre and the Isles, having become Currie (see Currie). The genealogies given for the Fernmag claim they descend from Fergusa, the son of Nadsluaig, who was one of the sons of Cairpre Dam Argait. Derry-born Samuel McCurdy Greer (1810-1880),
who ended as county court judge of Cavan and Leitrim, was co-founder of the
Tenant League in 1850 with Charles Gavan Duffy. Kirk is a Scottish name of
various local origins, from residence near a church. The surnames of Ireland’s ruling families can typically be tracked down to one single individual e.g. The Morrisons of Lewis and Harris,kinsmen of the McLeods, had for years
fought a bitter feud with their neighbours the McAuleys of Lewis over water
rights. Origins in Ulster: Plantation ScottishThe
surname derives from the old English personal name Arcebald,
Arcenbald or even Ercenbald meaning either âright boldâ or âholy
princeâThe first of the name in Scotland was Archebaldus
filius Swani de Forgrunde in the reign of William the Lion. The name is originally Scots Gaelic Mac Gille Eoin âSon of the
servant of (St) Johnâ. The sept gave Clogher in Co.
Tyrone its original name, Clochar Mac nDaimhÃn. Murphy (8048) 12. The Cenél Rochada are descended from Rochad, one of Colla Fochríth's sons. Cú Muighe Ó Floinn is cited as being king of the territories of Uí Tuirtri, Fir Lí, Dál Riata, and Dál nAraidi. Not much is known of its
history, It is an English name, not particularly common in any area, and
may have originally signified a 'dweller by the mills', or it may have derived
from 'Miles's son'. The Uí Echach Beg and Uí Echach Mór are noted as two branches of this group, but are also placed as being in Dál nAraidi and thus maybe part of the Uí Echach Cobo. The territory of the Cianachta spanned the present-day barony of Keenaght, which derives its name from them. By the 14th century, they were subjugated by the Maguires. The Fir Rois were located in the barony of Farney, County Monaghan, and in the barony of Ardee, County Louth, and in Meath. Things you didn’t know about Irish surnames… The 10 Hardest to Pronounce Irish Surnames. In the mid-nineteenth
century it was found to be particularly popular on the Upper
Ards around Portaferry, Co. Down. Research| the O’Neills of the Northern Uí Neill in Ulster take their surname from one of their kings – Niall Mac Aoidh (Niall son of Aodh) who died in 917 AD. ... County Antrim was part of the large County of Ulster. Rainey and the variant spellings are pet forms of Reynold a spoken form of
Reginald. The name was also
found pre plantation in Brute (from where a great many settler families came)
and on Arran Island. The name has also been made
Hamilton in that Country and elsewhere. However, the name is still known in Fermanagh, although more common
in counties Tyrone and Derry. Janet Trumble appears in Crosiereige in 1674 and John Trimble
in Elsrigle Parish of Libbertoun in 1689. Gallagher (11739) 3. The city of Perth
for instance was often called St Johnston and families took their name from
that. The traditional territory of the Uí Briúin Bréifne was known as the kingdom of Bréifne, which included the modern Irish counties of Leitrim and Cavan, along with parts of County Sligo. An English family of the name settled in East Lothian in the 12th
century and the name spead to Dumbartonshire. It can also be from le Toner, 'dweller by
the farm or village', from Old English tun. There are many
variant spellings. 1. Portpatrick and the Cruives of Cree
Here are the 100 most common surnames in Munster for the 1901 census.
The name was very common in the parish of Ballantrae in Ayrshire
and many of our Aikens may stem from there. Some of the Irish sept of O'Hagan (see O'Hagan) may have further
anglicised their name to Aiken. In the 19th century it is reported that in one village in
Banffshire inhabitated by 300 people no less than 225 had the surname Watt. Write these names in … The first appearance of a Kennedy in Galloway can be found in the Annals of
Ulster
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Irish_clans_in_Ulster&oldid=962926352, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Uí Meic Uais Mide, in the barony of Moygoaish, county Westmeath. It is fairly common in both Scotland and Ireland from about
the thirteenth century onwards but most in Ulster arrived in the post-Plantation
period. The English surname Dane (which is not derived from Denmark but from an old
English word meaning a valley) has inevitably been confused with Dean (q.v.). The Loves arrived as tenants of the Hamiltons of Barnscourt in
Newtownstewart. This is not to be confused with Kilfedrick, which is a rare synonym of
Kilpatrick. The surname origin of English surnames such as Bingham, Mitchell, Shaw and Turner are just some examples of derived northern Irish last names commonly found in northern Ireland. It is speculated that Breffny derives its name from a pre-Celtic substrate language spoken in Ireland meaning 'ring' or 'loop', therefore making Breifne one of the oldest placenames in Ireland, dating prior to 500 B.C.[1]. Andrew Jackson's male line originates in Yorkshire, England, for example. It is likely the Macilmories who settled in Ulster were actually Macilmorrows
from Ballantrae Parish where the name was also found as McElmurro, McElmurre and
Macilmurry around 1600. This English name is numerous only in Dublin and Uister, where it is
particularly common in Co. Antrim. Also found as Legat,Leggatt, and Ligatt
John De Kelly was Abbot of Arbroath in 1373. It is not numerous. The name Uí Méith survives as the present day name of the village Omeath. The Uí Briúin descend from Brion, son of Eochaid Mugmedon and Mongfind, and was an elder half brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. In Co. Antrim, where it is
most popular, it was found to be most concentrated in the area
northwest of Ballymena in the mid-nineteenth century. However the Fermanagh South Tyrone Johnstons were of the Scottish border
reiver family of that name. Andrew Stewart Lord Ochiltree of Ayreshire was one of the nine Scottish chief
undertakers of the Plantation and was granted lands at Mountjoy in Tyrone.
(The name Jennings also derives from a diminutive of these three names, using
-in instead of -kin.) Quigley. Kerr also Keir and Kier a Scottish family who homeland was Sterlingshire. Baxter came first to Ulster during the Plantation. The Fernmag, or Fer Fernmaighe, is an area around Lough Ooney, aka Lock Uaithne near Smithborough in the barony of Dartry, Co. Monaghan. Mullin and J.E. Airthir (barony of Lower and Upper Orior), meaning 'east', was one of the main branches of the Síl Fiachra Cassán until the 8th century when it split into the main septs of the Uí Nialláin, the Uí Bressail, and the Uí Echdach. Scottish, from the personal name Gilbert. Also found in Stranraer. These three names are
very rare in Ireland; Nurse and Nourse are normal synonyms of Norris in England;
Northridge is an English name denoting residence at the north ridge. Gilmore can sometimes be found used by
the Morrisons of Lewis and Harris. The Carsons arrived in Ulster circa 1625 during the Plantation and can be
found in numbers in the 1660âs Hearth Money Rolls. Other Watts can be found who derive from an abbreviated form of Watson. Their ferocity (they were known as âThe gentle
Johnstons) made it possible for them together with their former fellow
border reivers neighbours the Elliotts and the Armstrongs, to survive the 1641
rebellion which drove out other more faint hearted families. However, the
earliest record of it as a surname is the de Bard family of
Lanarkshire in the thirteenth century. Clann Ceallaigh descend from Cellach, son of Tuathal, king of the Uí Chremthainn, who in turn was descended from Daimine, one of the sons of Cairpre Dam Argait, and are part of the Síl Daim Argait. It is to be distinguished from à hOisÃn and à hOiseáin (see
Hession and Hishon). Add some more names and picture clues of your own. century Yorkshire from the town of Roos . Exept for some Porters in Dublin this name in Ireland is exclusive to Ulster. The name Wade in County Tyrone can be of these origins but there was also a
Scottish MacWade another variant spelling from the same root. Origins in Ulster : probably English Cromwellian. Macilmorie is from the Scottish Gaelic Macgiolla Mhuire The family as either
MâIlmorie or MâKilmorie were found in Rothesay in medieval times. Of the thirty warriors from each side selected to fight in single combat only
one Davidson survived by climbing the enclosure and swimming the River Tay. The Mulhollands claim as their homeland the Parish of Loughinsholin in
County Londonderry. The Uí Nialláin, or Clan Cernaich, descend from Nialláin, son of Féicc, son of Feidelmid, who was the son of Fiachra Cassán. They originate from lands of Whiteside in Lanarkshire. "The Ulster Clans", Robert Bell (1988) . In Dungannon MacKeever and McIvor can both be found together. The "census" of
1659 is one of the earliest Irish documents to include the name - in it
Alexander Ewing appears as one of the leading inhabitants of Letterkenny, Co.
Donegal. Crích Ross stands 4 miles northwest of the point where the three counties meet. Colla Uais had several sons including Eachach and Ercc. From the family Connell of Munster. It is a Scottish name,
common here since the Plantation. Colla
was a Gaelic personal name and Colla Uais, a semi-legendary Irish king of the
fourth century, is claimed as the great ancestor of the MacDonalds. The surnames are very typically 'Scots-Irish.' The arrived from Britain and settled mostly in east Ulster. It gave rise to a host of surnames including Williamson and Williams but by far
the most common was Williams. All Content is Copyright © Ulster Their territory was in County Fermanagh. And were
certainly living in that place as early as 1296. Bringing with them large numbers of their extended family and
kinsmen the Hamiton name soon became one of the most commonly found names in
Ulster. English and Welsh people were also involved with the Plantation of Ulster, and so their surnames can be found among Ulster Scots. Very numerous: all areas, especially Ulster and Galway-Mayo. Origins in Ulster: Plantation Scottish
Gaelic OâConaill
The Annals of Ulster record that in the year 892 there was great confusion among
the Norse men when âSitriucc son of Imharâ was slain by another Norseman. Clans and septs that are claimed to descend from Colla Fochríth but with no other information given include; Ui Maine, Fir Dubhshlat, Ui Conaill, and Ui Luain. Smith (8314) 11. The
MacCalls or MacColls, long settled in Argyllshire, were of the race of Clan
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