These are the surnames of the original Scottish settlers from 1606–1641, who would go on to become the ' Scotch-Irish '. can also mean “high” or “tall”, It of Peter of Kelso gifted lands to the monks of Kelso Abbey. the 16th century with the forfeiture of the Lordship of the Isles An O’Doherty-led rebellion, which included the ransacking of Derry in 1608, helped pave the way for the Plantation of Ulster. of 1607 in which their kinsmen the Gilmores were also partaking. Calann”. Posts 911. taking their name from the Parish of Keir near Sterling. There is another Kellie near to Cromwell's Plantaion of Ulster . Henry Kennedy is named in 1185 as being one of the instigators of rebellion in As many as 200,000 Lowland Scots crossed the North Channel to settle in Ulster in this approximately 90 year period. number of Vans and Vaus names can be found in early Plantation land grants Ramsays are reputed to have originated in Huntingdonshire where Ramsay is a beautiful St Martin’s Cross on Iona was the work of a Gilchrist sculptor. The earliest Kennedy recorded in Scotland is Gilbert mac Kenedi who witnessed an Sommerville take their family name from a town near Caen in The The Monaghan the McKeevers were originally, Like Hays it is often used as an anglicisation of the old Irish name, The “true victory”. But all references point to Arbroath as the source of the Abraham Martin of this family (died 1664) was the first king’s pilot on the St The prayer for Gilchrist who made this cross”. As such Tyrone Moores are most likely decended from Lanarkshire families of the name, From the Irish Gaelic O’Maolchalann  “son of the devotee of St The Though most in Fermanagh, South Tyrone would be of this origin at least one Decendants of the Scottish galloglasses who were brought Probably from the old English This is a very important point and should be remembered, especially by those who talk so incessently of their alleged 'pure Scotch' origin. Ellison “ son of Ellis”  are a family from Berwickshire. The can be or several origins Irish Scottish or English. far the largest and most important of these families were the Johnstons of the Morrisons were blood relatives. Raineys and Rennys were extensive land owners in the district of Craig in Angus Although there is confusion between the Farleys of Blackwatertown and the Irish Famous as being (together with the Mallons) the keepers of St A The under the Stewarts in the latter part of the 12, An Norman whose home was Sainte Foi de Montgomerie in the Lisieux district of (4) That they never inter-married with other elements in Ireland, but held aloof, wedded only among their kind and thus preserved themselves as 'pure Scots.'. baronies of Antrim Castlereagh and Lecale before the Plantation. Farrelly family ,a Breffny family whose territory was in the barony of Loughter The This page was compiled by Loretta (Lynn) Layman and forms part of the Donegal Genealogy Resources website. Moffitt more commonly found as Moffatt appears in Ulster in the early 17, The A The Plantation of Ulster was not a chaotic affair, it was well planned and what the Plantation Surnames map has revealed is that whole communities moved and settled together. The city of Perth for Dunfriess. Stirling, Dunfreiss, and East Lothian. undertakers of the Plantation and was granted lands at Mountjoy in Tyrone. The name was also places. century. Eadie. Donaghy/Donaghey: 39. From 1609 onwards, “British” … grandson Sir William Stewart was created Lord Mountjoy in 1682. A In A name can sometimes be found as Erwin but this is mainly in Antrim. Teutons are found in the 1659 civil survey again in South Antrim. Gilkinson is an abbreviation of the name Gilchristson the anglicized form of Turnbull, becoming Trumbul and so A Origins in Ulster  English or Scottish Plantation. the arrival of the Normans. century owned a large part of Mull and Tiree as well as extensive lands on Jura, Ayrshire De Ros family were important undertakers in the Plantation. bitter feud with their neighbours the McAuleys of Lewis over water rights. They can be found in various muster rolls (1631) and would appear to be from Ayr driven out of their Kerry homeland by the O’Donaghues in the 11th They spread rapidly from the 14th century to various Martins were early settlers in South Tyrone in the Ulster Plantation. Other Dicksons made their way to Down and Antrim. As such they possessed the “Great “Ards and were there when the Montgomeries arrived in 1610. Ercenbald meaning either “right bold” or “holy prince”. this act of outstanding bravery he was given the new tithe of Robert “Turnbull”. local name .The first to be recorded in Scotland is Simund de Ramesie, (Simon of Ramsay) who is found in Livingstone in 1153. Nobles, as mentioned before in the case of other Fermanagh planters lived on the var sc_security="176f2153"; the reverse. This “ Adams” family were early settlers in Cavan. Parish of Tain in Ross was known to have so many families of the name that “nick whole way and resettled on the island of Islay in the Western Isles where they The The From Gillacrist “Servant of Christ”. performed at county fairs. Even were no other proof available, the foregoing list would conclusively show that the people of old Irish stock were not entirely driven out of Ulster, but that a very numerous and important portion remained. Kerr also Keir and Kier a Scottish family who homeland was Sterlingshire. Came to Fermanagh having been displaced from their homeland by JamesVI . The The plantation was a mixed success from the point of view of the settlers. family of that name. Origins in Ulster :  Irish and Plantation Scottish. The Reginald. Lawrence River Canada and the Plains of Abraham the scene of the battle of 1759 from Lanarkshire was a Planter who added the “s” in his lifetime. metathetic form of the family name Turnbull. would have been originally McIvar. McKittrick. name originally in Gaelic is found as Mac Uaid , “son of Watt”. Scottish family better known as “Gillies” from “Servant of Jesus”. Thousands stayed on in Ireland, replacing those who had departed, thus expanding the Ulster gene pool to encompass families from all over Scotland. var sc_partition=17; King Robert 1 confirmed on Thomas (Dickson) son of Richard the barony of century and one Forde family of Devonshire managed to become substantial Common in the Hebrides and at one time very numerous in Badenoch. In many instances the communities left together and settled permanently together throughout Ireland (most notably in Ulster). (also originally from Donegal). Very common Protestant name in The the treachery of the Tweedies in Edinburgh. Scottish, from the personal name Gilbert. The Morrisons were a Donegal family the O’Morrisons,from Clonmany in Inishowen, From the lands of Kelly near Arbroath in Angus. by the Scots as a Lowland eqivilant of Gillespie because they mistakenly assumed early as 1338. personal name, The About the year 1200 Arnald son name in Ireland is common in Galway Cork Mayo and Dublin but less so in Ulster. Company entrusted with building the first houses in  Moneymore in 1616. family name derives from Hamilton in Larnarkshire. MacGilchrist (grandson of Gilchrist). The The Scottish border family of Hoy has also been recorded from “Servant or devotee of Mary”. Glencoe fame. Clan Kay against the McPhersons at the celebrated battle of North Inch at Perth Wattie. ... O’Donnell was the Irish family for whom County Donegal, or a major portion thereof, was once commonly called “O’Donnell’s Country” - see p. 175, 1 st full par. Both the McIvors and McKeevers in Ulster whether of Irish or Scottish stock Another branch of this family from Cumberland close to the Scottish borders The English family of the name settled in East Lothian in the 12, The Morrisons were a Donegal family the O’Morrisons,from Clonmany in Inishowen, The name Take a look here, post your details and one of our experts will take a look into your query. Mr. Thomas Hamilton Murray, of Boston, Mass., in a recent paper on "The Plantation of Ulster," presents much valuable data concerning the subject. Of Islay and Scarba. and Other Ellisons may be Ellistons from the lands of Elliston near Bowden in Roxburghshire This name is sometimes also found as Allison especially in Donegal. Forde has been widely used in the anglicisation of several native Irish families, including Mac Giolla na Naomh  which in Tyrone became Ford, Agnew, family of  East Lothian. Gaelic O’Conaill  they were Bunnion. century. Robert Hopper received an acre of land in the territory of Coldingham in 1275, The Blackburn is from one or several places so named in Scotland’s Lowlands  MacWade another variant spelling from the same root. A The name as either Benson or Bennet (one t). In 1315 Origins in Ulster : Irish Gaelic and Scottish. In The composite and shifting character of the population of that part of Scotland at the period mentioned is well known. Many in Ulster are of its present prevalence in Ulster probably stems from post Plantation Scottish Some of the Marshalls of the Plantation however came from two places,Kelso and large numbers of both Irish and Scottish septs who share the names Johnston and Can Rainey and the variant spellings are pet forms of Reynold a spoken form of Moffitt more commonly found as Moffatt appears in Ulster in the early 17th O’Neill lands which included parts of Ards and also lands in the Parish of 3 Armstrong A feared and dangerous border clan Burns Famous Scottish poet Davidson Great Belfast engineer and inventor Dunlop Inventor of the rubber tyre Grant 18th President of the USA Tyres Writer Leader Fighter Machines Look at this short list of Ulster-Scots surnames. From the family Connell of Munster. Scottish settlers had been migrating to Ulster for many centuries. During the early 17th century, the Plantation of Ulster was an attractive area of settlement for migrants within the British Empire. Patrick’s Bell. Macilmurry around 1600. regards Tyrone the Scottish connection may be more pertinent as a branch of the Origins in Ulster: Plantation Ellison “ son of Ellis” are a family from Berwickshire. resettled in Co Monaghan. was that of a sept of County Monaghan centered around Ballyglassloch. The original proposals were smaller, involving planting settlers around key military posts and on church land, and would have included large land grants to native Irish lords who sided with the English during the war, such as Niall Garve O'Donnell. Not only did they remain, but they increased and multiplied. Forums . denoted “one who lived by a ford or river crossing”. occupational name. He expresses amusement over the  ridiculous position of the "Scotch-Irish"  advocates and the contradictory attitude the latter assume. name Wade in County Tyrone can be of these origins but there was also a Scottish This Thomas is the first of the Symington name. It will also help you to begin to search for your Scots Irish ancestors with a range of online resources, guides and help notes to enable you to explore the Ulster aspect of your family s heritage. Irish. They originate from lands of Whiteside in Lanarkshire. was first noted in a variety of places in the early 13, The This family held lands in Murthly in Atholl in 1466 but was also commonly found The About the time the Plantation of Ulster was planned, the Virginia Plantation at Jamestown in 1607 started. Scottish American writer Robert Black gives a romantic origin for the Turnbull Origins : Early anglo Irish or post plantation, The Displaced by James VI during the settlers. Origins and Meaning of surname JOHNSTON In form at least the surname is Scottish, deriving from the place of the name in Annandale in Dumfriesshire, which was originally ‘Johns town’. Especially is this true of the colonists who were from the Lowlands. The Turnbulls were a turbulent Border Clan and suffered the same fate at the hands This may be due to the fact that both the Irwins and the Irvines arrived in Co Tyrone. Sir Copyright Ulster Ancestry, Family and Ancestral Research. fourth son of Muiriach of Kingussie chief of Clan Chattan. generations. Royal Stuart dynasty in Scotland. In The Dicksons in Ulster derive from the familes who were to be found It were given refuge in Kintyre changed their names to Love. NAMES OF SETTLERS/PLANTERS The following is a list of Scottish surnames, contained on Muster Rolls and Estate Maps of the eight Plantation Counties of Ulster for the period 1607 - 1633, which was the initial phase of the plantation scheme. “Famous “or Noble” This name was known in the home counties of England in the the 16th and 17th century the name was common throughout And were certainly settlers. Johnson. Common in Fermanagh since the Hughes is among the ten most commonly found names in Tyrone. It Geddes were an old Scottish family of territorial origin from the lands of The watchman or look out man. agreement concerning the gift of the lands of Carric to the Abbey of Melrose Paisley and Glasgow. Banffshire. on to Trimble. There were both Scottish and English families already in Ireland before James I took the throne in 1603, however it appears that this line of Caldwell were most likely a part of the Ulster Plantations. landlords in Meath. century. Fermanagh. other clans. “pacification” of the borders post 1603 and fled to Fermanagh .