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From: "Paul Conroy" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] Duncans (WAS: DNA-R1B1C7 Digest, Vol 1, Issue 86)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:24:47 -0400
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John,
Yes, Duncan is a Scottish name and obviously of Gaelic origin.
I can come up with a few ideas as to why it might be found in Dorset:
1. There was supposedly an Irish settlement in Cornwall, and Dorset is not
too far from there.
2. There was a Viking settlement in South West Wales and surrounding parts
of England - not to far from Dorset - and if this like other Viking colonies
was a mixed Viking/Gaelic one, then it could have come from there.
Cheers,
Paul
On 8/15/07, <> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 8/15/2007 10:50:12 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> It is interesting that these Duncans, like Ewings and Dohertys to take
> just
> two quick examples, have a distinctive cluster of values that distinguish
> them within the R1b1c7 universe.
>
>
>
> Don't forget the two Ashley samples, identical to most of the Duncans in
> that group. I wonder how these two surnames could be connected? Or if
> they're
> connected. The surname profiler shows Duncan to be almost exclusively a
> Scottish surname. Ashley shows up entirely in the south of England. How
> strange is that?
>
>
> John
>
>
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