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Ulster Heritage DNA Project

Group Administrator: Barry McCain - Email: failte@ulsterheritage.com

Project Surnames

Abernethy, Abraham, Acheson, Adair, Adam, Adams, Adamson, Addis, Addy, Adorian, Adrain, Affleck, Agarty, Agnes, Aidy, Aiken, Airey, Alcorn, Alexander, Algee, Allam, Allen, Allingham, Allison, Anderson, Andrews, Anguish, Annett, Archdale, Argue, Arkins, Armstrong, Arnold, Arnott, Arrell, Arthur, Aston, Atkins, Atkinson, Audley, Aughey, Aughmuty, Austin, Backas, Baird, Baker, Baldrick, Baldwin, Ball, Ballentine, Bane, Barber, Barbour, Barclay, Barr, Barron, Barry, Bates, Battersby, Baxter, Bayne, Beaghan, Beatty, Beck, Beckett, Begg, Bell, Benison, Benson, Beresford, Berrill, Best, Betty, Birney, Bishop, Bisset, Black, Blacker, Blakely, Blaney, Bleakley, Blevins, Blowick, Boal, Boals, Boddy, Bogan, Bogue, Bohan, Bohannon, Boileau, Bonar, Bonner, Bookout, Bothwell, Bowles, Bowman, Boyce, Boyd, Boylan, Boyle, Bradford, Brallaghan, Braniff, Branigan, Brann, Brannan, Brassil, Brawley, Brearty, Breslane, Breslin, Bridget, Briody, Britton, Brodie, Brown, Bruce, Bryce, Buchanan, Bulmer, Bunting, Bunton, Burdon, Burke, Burnett, Burney, Burns, Burnside, Burrowes, Bustard, Butt, Bwee, Byres, Byrth, Cafferty, Caffery, Cahern, Cahon, Cain, Cairns, Calder, Caldwell, Callan, Calpin, Calter, Cambridge, Cameron, Campbell, Canally, Canaway, Cane, Canning, Cannon, Canny, Carbery, Cargill, Carland, Carleton, Carlin, Carlisle, Carlton, Carmichael, Carolan, Carpenter, Carr, Carruthers, Carson, Cart, Carter, Cartmill, Carton, Caruth, Casey, Caskey, Casley, Cassidy, Cassily, Cather, Catron, Caulfield, Cawdor, Cawley, Cay, Chambers, Chaney, Charleton, Charters, Cherry, Chesney, Cheyne, Chichester, Chisholm, Christian, Christy, Clandillon, Clark, Clarke, Clay, Clements, Clendinning, Clerian, Clinton, Cloney, Close, Coates, Coburn, Cochrane, Coey, Cohoon, Cole, Colgan, Colhoun, Colligan, Coloe, Coloo, Colter, Colum, Colville, Colvin, Conaghan, Conalty, Condron, Condy, Connely, Conner, Conney, Connolly, Conomy, Convey, Conway, Conwell, Coode, Cooke, Cool, Cooty, Corbally, Corcorqn, Corey, Corner, Corr, Corra, Corrain, Corren, Corrie, Corrigan, Corry, Cosgrave, Cosh, Cosker, Coskerry, Costley, Cotter, Coty, Coulter, Courigan, Cowley, Coyle, Coyne, Craig, Crangle, Cranny, Creighton, Creilly, Crelly, Crickard, Crifferty, Crilly, Crimmeen, Crombie, Cromie, Cromley, Crooke, Croskery, Crossan, Crothers, Crozier, Crumley, Crumlish, Crystal, Cuinn, Culbert, Culkeen, Culkin, Cullen, Cully, Cunnagher, Cunnigham, Cunning, Curphy, Curragh, Curren, Cush, Cushanan, Cushnahane, Cuskley, Cutcheon, Daile, Dallas, Dalzell, Dancey, Dardis, Darling, Daugherty, Davane, Davidson, Davy, Dawson, de Burgh, de Courcy, Deale, Deeny, Deery, Deighan, Delargy, Delay, Delea, Dempsey, Dempsy, Dennan, Dennany, Denneny, Denney, Dennison, Denver, Denvir, Dermond, Derry, Devanny, Devitt, Devlin, Diamond, Dick, Dickey, Diffin, Dill, Dimon, Dimond, Dinsmore, Diveen, Divine, Doag, Doak, Dobbs, Dodd, Doey, Dogherty, Doherty, Domegan, Donaldson, Donegan, Dongan, Donlevy, Donnachie, Donnell, Donnellan, Donnellson, Donnelly, Donnigan, Donoghue, Dooey, Doohan, Dooher, Doohey, Doole, Doonan, Doorish, Dorman, Dornan, Dorragh, Dorrian, Dougall, Dougher, Dougherty, Douglas, Dow, Dowd, Dowdican, Dowdie, Dowds, Dowell, Dowey, Dowlane, Draffin, Drain, Draper, Drean, Droogan, Drugan, Drum, Drumm, Drury, Dudgeon, Dudican, Duffin, Duffy, Dugald, Duggan, Duke, Dullea, Dunbar, Duncan, Dundas, Dunican, Dunigan, Dunlea, Dunlevy, Dunlief, Dunlop, Dunnigan, Dunning, Dunnion, Dunsheath, Dunwoody, Duris, Durnian, Durnin, Duross, Durran, Durrian, Dymond, Eakin, Eason, Ebrill, Eccles, Echlin, Elder, Elliott, Ellis, Ellison, Emo, Ennis, Ercke, Ervine, Erwin, Esbald, Esble, Ewing, Failoon, Fairburn, Falconer, Falkiner, Falkner, Fallon, Falls, Farker, Farmer, Farnan, Farnon, Farquhar, Farren, Faul, Faulkner, Faulkney, Fay, Fealty, Feddis, Fee, Feely, Feery, Fehilly, Fenning, Ferguson, Ferrigan, Ferris, Fey, Finlayson, Foy, Furgeson, Gallóglach, Gallóglaigh, Galloglass, Garett, Garrett, Gaskill, Gay, Gildea, Gormley, Guinn, Gurley, Guy, Hadden, Hair, Haladay, Haldane, Hamilton, Haney, Hare, Harper, Harran, Harron, Hazelwood, Henderson, Henrie, Henry, Hodge, Holaday, Holiday, Holland, Holliday, Holmes, Holms, Ingram, Jackson, Jernigan, Johnson, Johnston, Johnstone, Jordan, Kane, Kean, Keane, Kelley, Kelly, Kelso, Kennedy, Kenney, Kenny, Kerr, Kildea, Knox, Lachlan, Lamont, Lennan, Lennon, Lenox, Leslie, Levallin, Levens, Levis, Levy, Lewis, Lindsay, Logan, Lunney, Lynnn, Mac Dubhghaill, Mac Eain, Mac Eáin, Mac Eoin, Mac Seatháin, MacAdam, MacAdoo, MacAdory, MacAfee, MacAghy, MacAinich, MacAlasdair, MacAldin, MacAlea, MacAlee, MacAleer, MacAleery, MacAleese, MacAleevy, MacAlester, MacAlexander, MacAlineey, MacAlinion, MacAlister, MacAllen, MacAllester, MacAllindon, MacAllister, MacAlonan, MacAloney, MacAloon, MacAlpin, MacAmish, MacAnabb, MacAnally, MacAnaul, MacAndrew, MacAnerney, MacAnespie, MacAnlis, MacAnulty, MacArdle, MacAready, MacAreavy, MacAree, MacArt, MacArtan, MacArthur, MacArtor, MacArtuir, MacAshinagh, MacAtasney, MacAtavy, MacAteer, MacAughney, MacAuley, MacAveigh, MacAvera, MacAvery, MacAvinchey, MacAvinney, MacBarron, MacBay, MacBean, MacBeth, MacBriar, MacBride, MacBrin, MacBryan, MacCabe, MacCabes, MacCadam, MacCadden, MacCahan, MacCahane, MacCahey, MacCahon, MacCain, MacCaine, MacCall, MacCalla, MacCallan, MacCallion, MacCallister, MacCallum, MacCalmont, MacCalshender, MacCambridge, MacCamey, MacCamish, MacCamley, MacCammish, MacCance, MacCandless, MacCane, MacCann, MacCannon, MacCanny, MacCansh, MacCappin, MacCargill, MacCarn, MacCarragher, MacCarrick, MacCarrig, MacCarron, MacCart, MacCartan, MacCarter, MacCartney, MacCarvill, MacCasement, MacCaughan, MacCaughey, MacCaughley, MacCauley, MacCausland, MacCavana, MacCaw, MacCawell, MacCawley, MacCay, MacCheyne, MacChristell, MacClatchey, MacClatton, MacClave, MacClean, MacCleary, MacClelland, MacClement, MacClenaghan, MacClintock, MacClinton, MacClory, MacCloskey, MacCloughry, MacCloy, MacCluggage, MacClung, MacClure, MacClurg, MacClusker, MacCluskey, MacCoan, MacCole, MacColgan, MacColla, MacCollough, MacColum, MacComb, MacCombie, MacCome, MacCommish, MacConagher, MacConaghy, MacConamy, MacConigly, MacConkey, MacConn, MacConnell, MacConnellogue, MacConnon, MacConnor, MacCool, MacCord, MacCorkell, MacCormack, MacCormick, MacCormilla, MacCosh, MacCoubrey, MacCovey, MacCown, MacCoy, MacCracken, MacCrae, MacCrainor, MacCranny, MacCray, MacCrea, MacCready, MacCreery, MacCreight, MacCrilly, MacCrink, MacCriskin, MacCrory, MacCrossan, MacCrum, MacCrystal, MacCue, MacCullagh, MacCullen, MacCullin, MacCullion, MacCullow, MacCully, MacCumiskey, MacCune, MacCurdy, MacCurreen, MacCurry, MacCushely, MacCutcheon, MacDade, MacDaid, MacDaniel, MacDaniell, MacDara, MacDarragh, MacDevitt, MacDonaghy, MacDonald, MacDonlevy, MacDonnell, MacDonough, MacDougal, MacDougall, MacDowall, MacDowell, MacDuff, MacDugal, MacDunlevy, MacEanruig, MacEchern, MacElderry, MacEldowney, MacElduff, MacEleavy, MacElfatrick, MacElhair, MacElheron, MacElhill, MacElhinney, MacEllistrum, MacElmeel, MacElmurry, MacElvaney, MacElvenna, MacElvogue, MacElwain, MacElwee, MacEnchroe, MacEnery, MacEnhill, MacEniry, MacEnroe, MacEntaggart, MacEntee, MacEntyre, MacEoin, MacErlean, MacEvaddy, MacEvinney, MacFadden, MacFadyen, MacFall, MacFarland, MacFarlane, MacFaul, MacFeely, MacFeeters, MacFerran, MacGaw, MacGay, MacGeachie, MacGilchrist, MacGlynn, MacGriskell, MacHargue, MacHenry, MacHugh, MacIain, MacKain, MacKaine, MacKamey, MacKane, MacKean, MacKeand, MacKeehan, MacKeen, MacKemie, MacKeoin, MacKeon, MacKneight, MacKnight, MacLachlan, MacLachlin, MacLain, MacLea, MacLean, MacLenahan, MacLeroy, MacLester, MacLice, MacLochlainn, MacLochlin, MacLoughlin, MacMorrow, MacMoyer, MacMurtrie, MacMurtry, MacMurty, MacNaghten, MacNaghton, MacNaught, MacNaughton, MacNeal, MacNeil, MacNeill, MacNite, MacNully, MacNulty, MacPharlain, MacQuilkin, MacQuillin, MacReynolds, MacShane, MacSheehy, MacSweeney, MacThomas, Mag Aodh, Maguire, Mann, Marten, Martin, Mather, Mavity, McAladair, McAlester, McAlexander, McAlister, McAllester, McAlpine, McAmis, McArthur, McArtor, McAsgill, McAskill, McAvinney, McCahan, McCahon, McCain, McCaine, McCamey, McCamish, McCane, McCann, McCarter, McCarther, McCartney, McCauley, McCaw, McClain, McClean, McCleary, McClure, McCoady, McColgan, McColly, McCommish, McConnell, McCoody, McCord, McCown, McCoyne, McCreary, McCriskin, McCue, McCullagh, McCullar, McCullen, McCullin, McCullion, McCullough, McCullow, McCully, McCune, McCurdy, McCurreen, McCurry, McCushely, McCutcheon, McDade, McDaid, McDaniel, McDaniell, McDara, McDarragh, McDavid, McDevitt, McDonaghy, McDonald, McDonlevy, McDonnell, McDonough, McDougal, McDowall, McDowell, McDuff, McDuffe, McDuffie, McDugal, McDugall, McDunlevy, McEldowney, McElduff, McEleavy, McElhair, McElheron, McElhill, McElhinney, McEllistrum, McElmeel, McElvaney, McElwain, McElwee, McEnchroe, McEnery, McEnhill, McEniry, McEnroe, McEntaggart, McEntee, McEoin, McEvinney, McFadden, McFadyen, McFall, McFarland, McFarlane, McFaul, McFee, McFeely, McFeeters, McFerran, McGaw, McGay, McGeachie, McGilchrist, McGlynn, McGowan, McGriskell, McGuire, McHarg, McHargue, McHenry, McHugh, McIain, McIan, McKain, McKamey, McKeand, McKeehan, McKeen, McKemie, McKemmish, McKeon, McKeown, McKeuin, McKnight, McKone, McLachlan, McLachlin, McLain, McLean, McLeen, McLeroy, McLice, McLin, McLochlan, McLochlin, McLoughlin, McLynn, McMorrow, McMoyer, McMurray, McMurtery, McMurtrie, McMurtry, McNaghton, McNaught, McNaughton, McNeil, McNeill, McNite, McNulty, McNutt, McPeak, McPeake, McPeek, McQueen, McReynolds, McShane, McSheely, McTavish, McThaggart, McVitty, McWhirter, McWhorter, Meharg, Mitchell, Monach, Montgomery, Morrin, Morrison, Morrough, Morrow, Morton, Moss, Motherway, Moy, Moyers, Muckian, Mulholland, Murdy, Murray, Neely, Nickel, Nickle, Norris, Norton, Nutt, Nutter, Ó Dochairtaigh, O'Banigan, O'Bogan, O'Cain, O'Cannon, O'Carlin, O'Carolan, O'Carr, O'Casey, O'Cassidy, O'Cassily, O'Clerian, O'Cloney, O'Coey, O'Colter, O'Conaghan, O'Condron, O'Conney, O'Connor, O'Corr, O'Cullane, O'Cully, O'Cunnea, O'Cunning, O'Curran, O'Currane, O'Deeny, O'Deery, O'Delargy, O'Dennan, O'Dennany, O'Denney, O'Dermond, O'Derry, O'Devanny, O'Devlin, O'Diamond, O'Diffin, O'Dimon, O'Dimond, O'Divine, O'Doherty, O'Domegan, O'Donegan, O'Donnell, O'Donnellan, O'donnelly, O'Donoghue, O'Dooey, O'Doohan, O'Dooher, O'Doohey, O'Doole, O'Doonan, O'Doonigan, O'Doorish, O'Dornan, O'Dorrian, O'Dougher, O'Dowd, O'Dowey, O'Dowlane, O'Draffin, O'Drean, O'Droogan, O'Drugan, O'Drum, O'Dudican, O'Duffin, O'Duffy, O'Duggan, O'Dunican, O'Dunlea, O'Dunnigan, O'Durnin, O'Fallon, O'Farnon, O'Farren, O'Fee, O'Feery, O'Feighry, O'Ferrigan, O'Fey, O'Foy, O'Fye, O'Hare, O'Henry, O'Kane, O'Kean, O'Lennon, O'Moy, O'Neill, Phillips, Pickering, Purcell, Queen, Quin, Quinn, Reed, Reedy, Reid, Rodger, Roger, Rogers, Rose, Ross, Rutledge, Saint John, Scism, Scot, Scott, Scrimegour, Scrimgeour, Scrymgeour, Sinclair, Skirmisher, Slaven, Smith, Smyth, St John, St. Clair, Stewart, Stewert, StJohn, Stone, Strattan, Stratton, Stuart, Taylor, Thaggart, Thompson, Tiernan, Todd, Turner, Tweed, Tweedie, Tweedy, Walker, Wallace, White, Wilder, Wilkins, Williams, Wilson, Wright

Current balance: $42.00

Group General Fund
Type Amount Date Donor Note KitNum Donation Type
Debit $128.00 1/20/2009   Kit 12704 12704 Unknown
Credit $60.00 12/31/2008 bcg     Unknown
Credit $110.00 4/21/2008 bcg     Unknown

Project Background

Membership in the project is free and open to all of Ulster ancestry. The goal of the Ulster DNA Project is to study the surnames, families, clans, of the people of Ulster and their descendants throughout the Diaspora. Another goal is to allow Ulster descendants in the Diaspora to locate their kin still in Ulster and to communicate with them. The Ulster DNA Project will use Y chromosome test to accomplish these goals.

Anyone from Ulster or of Ulster ancestry is urged to participate. This includes Ulster families of Native Irish, Hebridean Gael, Ulster Scot and English Settlers, Norman, Welsh, Frisian, Manx, etc., origins.

Ulster has several factors that have made family research and surname study there problematic, however DNA testing has given researchers a very powerful and effective tool to bring clarity and uncover obscured Ulster family histories.

This project has evolved from the very successful work of individual Ulster family DNA projects. These projects very dramatically demonstrated the need to separate history from pseudo history and to correct many mistaken ideas that originate in generic surname books.

The Ulster DNA Project will not only further one’s family history, but can also confirm a family’s geographic origins, show a clan affiliation when appropriate, and even show deep ancestry dating to medieval times and before. Ulster has a very rich history that includes Native Irish clans, Gallóglaigh clans, Vikings, Ulster Scot families with more recent links to Scotland, etc., all these will be effective researched via this DNA Project.