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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 14:09:48 -0400
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Should have been - South East Wales
On 8/16/07, Paul Conroy <> wrote:
>
> 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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