Eadie surname There are a wide variety of origins expressed for the name Eadie. Some argue for English or Scottish origins. Others argue that it originated in the Kingdom of Dalriada. Some suggest that it comes from the old English pre 7th Century Eadwig, composed of the elements "ead" meaning "prosperity" or "fortune" plus "wig" "war". Others suggest that it came from Berwickshire in Scotland as William Ade of Inverkeithin paid homage in 1296 to Edward I. Yet again, others suggest that it comes from the Boernicians. This group was a founding race of the north of Great Britain and were a mixture of Picts, Scotti and Angles. They are mentioned as having existed around the year 400 A.D. See https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/addy/343/ Some would suggest the Scotti (from the Kingdom of Dalriada) are linked strongly to this group. As there is a wide variety of different suggested origins, this project seeks to examine these origins from a DNA standpoint to identify locations. Some notable people who held the name were:- Politicians:- Alex Eadie (1920–2012), British politician (Labour MP) Helen Eadie (1947–2013), British politician (Labour MSP) Hugh Eadie (Alderman) (1647-1697), Politician during the Siege of Derry 1689-90 Jim Eadie (politician) (born 1968), Scottish politician (SNP MSP) Ross Eadie, Canadian politician Authors Betty Eadie (born 1942), American author Sports people Bill Eadie (born 1947), American wrestler Bill Eadie (footballer), Scottish footballer Cindy Eadie (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey goalie Darren Eadie (born 1975), English footballer Graham Eadie (born 1953), an Australian Rugby League footballer James Eadie (footballer), Scottish footballer Jim Eadie (born 1947), Scottish footballer John Eadie (cricketer) (1861–1923), English cricketer Ken Eadie (born 1961), Scottish footballer Sean Eadie (born 1969), Australian track cyclist William Eadie (1864–1914), English cricketer William Eadie (footballer) (1882–1915), Scottish footballer Actors / Media Personalities Damian Eadie (born 1969), English television producer (Countdown) Nicholas Eadie (born 1958), Australian actor Business James Eadie (1827–1904), a Scottish brewer Thomas Wardrope Eadie (1898–1986), Canadian businessman Religious Figures John Eadie (1810–1876), Scottish theologian Military Thomas Eadie (1887–1974), United States Navy officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor Academics (More than 20 Scopus publications as of 2018) Andrew Eadie - Glasgow, Scotland - Medicine - Glasgow Caledonian University - 22 Publications Brennan Eadie - Halifax Canada - Neuroscience - Dalhousie University, Halifax Canada - 20 Publications Brian Eadie -Ann Arbor United States - Environmental Science / Engineering - NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, United States - 80 Publications Donald Eadie - Burnaby, Canada - Engineering - LB Foster Rail Technologies Corp. Burnaby Canada - 41 Publications Douglas Eadie - Stirling, Scotland - Medicine / Social Sciences - University of Stirling, Institute for Social Marketing, Stirling, United Kingdom - 57 Publications Douglas GA Eadie - London UK - Medicine / Social Sciences - Royal London Hospital - 31 Publications GS Eadie - Atlanta US - Medicine - Emory University, Department of Statistics and Biometry, Atlanta, United States - 24 Publications John Margaret Eadie - Roslin, UK - Environmental Science - Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Roslin, United Kingdom - 35 Publications Mervyn Eadie - Brisbane, Australia - Medicine / Neuroscience- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia - 383 Publications John McAlister Eadie - California USA - Environmental Science / Neuroscience - University of California Davis - 82 Publications Patricia Ann Eadie - Melbourne Australia - Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia - 52 Publications Patricia Anne Eadie - Dublin Ireland - Medicine - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland - 42 Publications Reginald Eadie - Edmonton, Canada - Engineering/ Chemical Engineering - University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada - 74 Publications Robert Eadie - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Civil Engineering , Procurement - Ulster University - 28 Publications Tanya Eadie - Washington USA - Medicine - University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Seattle, United States - 57 Publications William Eadie - San Diego USA - Social Sciences - San Diego State University California USA - 25 Publications More to follow.