Origins of Southern Appalachian Surnames Episode 3

[@colleen1770]

Just found your channel. So interesting. Thank you!!

[@BarryVann]

Welcome, Colleen! Happy New Year! Barry

[@peacefulwife5199]

My Mommas family name was Bradshaw. She was born in middle Kentucky. The name means "broad thicket" they came over from England, (West Yorkshire). Names are fascinating. My DNA showed some Cherokee and African American. So that makes me a Melungeon. I wondered why I had the prominent bump at the base of my skull and the super thick hair. Now I know.😊 Thank you for this channel. God Bless you and yours too.🙏

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

Okay, I've got the bump on the back thick hair was told may have Cherokee may have African American ancestors . leery if the ancestry DNA test are accurate where did you get your information about bumps and stuff so I can look it up, thanks

[@bobbyhenegar7034]

Found your channel a few weeks ago. Looking forward to seeing future videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 👍👍👍

[@BarryVann]

Thanks and welcome! Merry Christmas!

[@egyptcat4301]

Thank you so much for your research and for sharing it! It's such a delight to see my family name and others on here!

[@BarryVann]

Any time! Happy New Year!

[@kc17821]

Thank you for all your hard work,very helpful.

[@BarryVann]

You are very welcome, Kenny!

[@bobmitchell1086]

I saw the video on southern Appalachian Surnames and loved it. My grandmother (my father's mom) was from that area and her maiden name was Hatfield. I believe she was the great great granddaughter of "Devil" Anse Hatfield. I want to go to West Virginia and research my roots. I will start reading up on my family's genealogy. Also, I have extensive Irish roots and will do the same with that genealogy. You have kick started my interest. Thank you.

[@BarryVann]

That is awesome! Please stay tuned to the channel. I will likely start doing two videos per week in the near future. By the way, becuase of coal mining in West Virginia, you could well have Irish Catholic and Irish Protestant ancestry. I have both too. It ay not mean much to us here, but in Ireland it has been a serious matter.

[@bernitacenteno1326]

Maternal Grandmother and Grandfather or Paternal Grandmother and Grandfather is the proper and easiest way to say which grandparent you are referring to.

[@katherinehilloppel2756]

My granny was a Hatfield in WV. Then a Hill.

[@hod2116]

@@BarryVann Irish protestants = Hill billys

[@rebeccalooney707]

My grandmother was McCoy.

[@cimbalok2972]

Very enjoyable and informative!

[@orsonyancey4131]

Dr. Vann, I recently discovered your channel. I would be interested in a talk about how and when humans started using surnames.

[@elizabethburks2670]

So wonderful to find your channel! Very interesting. Burks,Wooten, and Clodfelter are my Va./Carolina sir names from the Paternal side.

[@BarryVann]

Hi Elizabeth, I'm glad you found the channel, too. I have added your surnames to the list to cover. I appreciate your patience as I make my way through the names that are on the list before your family names. Kind regards, Barry

[@robertellison4691]

My maternal great grandmother was named Virginia Clodfelter. She lived in Davidson County, NC. There are many Clodfelters in that county. Lexington is the county seat.

[@deborahzorniger1979]

I was adopted and only started on my family history about 10 years ago. I was able to find the Adkins side of the family in Sandy Hook Kentucky which did lead me to find my biological mother. She was able to give me a lot of information and even pictures about our family.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

That’s pretty awesome

[@conleykat]

I use to live in Sandy Hook. It's a very small town. I used to know some Adkins' there. There's Robby Adkins that is the mayor of Sandy Hook.

[@lesjones7019]

I was adopted to. Looking for the Eldridge of Kentucky.

[@conleykat]

@@lesjones7019 Which part of Ky.?

[@lesjones7019]

@@conleykat i don't know. Sorry.

[@charlesmcintosh9045]

My family is from east KY for four generations.McIntosh,Creech,Smith and Clemons. I am kin to Whites,Miller,Spencer,Sizemore,Noble,and many others. I am proud of my KY heritage.

[@clarebaxter777]

Oh my gosh, I was born in Pikeville Kentucky, raised in Grapevine (Phyllis) until 11 yo and then moved to Virgie, Ky at 12, left after I graduated from high school at Virgie High in 1969 and left a few days afterward to go to college in Lexington, Ky. Never lived in Eastern Kentucky anymore after that, now I live in St. Louis, MO. My maiden name is Smith! My mom's maiden name is Vipperman and she was raised in Kemper, KY, my father was raised in the Grapevine area. Our grapevine community was destroyed to build the Fishtrap Dam, I remember the 1957 flood very well, our house nearly washed away while we were sleeping, I can still vividly remember hearing the lapping of the water under our house when some neighborhood men suddenly awaken us while banging on our door and screaming "get out get out"! They grabbed the children, I was 5, out of the beds and rushed us out of the house into the pouring rain to their cars and trucks. I still thank GOD for those men, they were angels, my parents did not know who they were and we never saw them again. They saved us from drowning just as our house was being washed off its stone supports. A lot of memories from up there, all of my family is gone now, my parents died, my grandmother, Smith died at 102 years old in 1979. She was of Cherokee heritage and my grandfather was Scotch Irish, my mom was of German heritage, both of my grandparents on her side were German. I still have cousins who live there and want to go back this summer to visit and to see my best friend from high school, we keep in touch on Facebook. The area has changed drastically since I was a child, sadly Virgie Hgh School was combined with other high schools and I think it has been torn down but I hope not, it had beautiful architecture, which is rare up there. Most of the beautiful buildings have been destroyed, flat land is premium because of the hills. I have a sister who lives in Whitesburg but she is autistic and doesn't travel and is my only connection to Eastern Kentucky now other than cousins that I don't know. My son has become very interested in our heritage and is asking me a lot of questions, wish that I had inquired more about my heritage when I was younger and when my parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents were alive. But if Smith is in your heritage then you may be part of my family! Smith is a common name but I didn't know any other Smiths up there other than my immediate family and cousins. My grandfather's name was John Smith and my mom said that he had red hair and blue eyes and had a great personality. Sadly he died when I was 2 yo, mom said that he adored me and carried me around the neighborhood all of the time to show me off. So sweet.

[@klomax7089]

VERY interesting, thx for sharing 👍🏽

[@johnmeadows5645]

That last name realy got my attention . I have both Cochran and Wallace ancestors in my family. Might explain why we sometime have family squabbles. LOL Thanks for the video Barry

[@BarryVann]

You're welcome, John!

[@KoolT]

I was married to a Wallace

[@craigsahunter]

Sir: I am not in good health and almost 80. We truly enjoy your work on You tube. Since we have seen so many different versions of my surname explaing my heritage, I would be most appreciative and very much interested in your researching and including it on one of your chapters (as soon as possible if you can please) on my surname. If you would please include it in one of your chapters on Appalachian surnames, the history behind my Scot Irish Appalachian surname of "McWhorter", I would be very grateful. Thank you so very much. Sincerely/Craig McWhorter

[@BarryVann]

Hi Mr. McWhorter, I'm happy to include McWhorter on the show. Tennessee used to have a governor named McWhorter.

[@char8059]

Thank you so much for commenting on my maiden name of Cochran. The information you provided was very enlightening and new to me. I'd love to be able to travel to Scotland and visit the area where the name originated. However, since that doesn't seem likely to happen, the information that you provided is that much more meaningful to me! These videos are so fascinating, not only for finding out about my name, but also learning about all the other names, as well! Thanks again! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇲

[@baronvann1314]

My pleasure, Char! I hope you can make it to Scotland. Merry Christmas! Barry

[@jameswilson3991]

most people i know called cochrane with an e at the end linda in scotland hope you make it here one day beutiful country

[@johncritch6812]

Corcoran in Newfoundland Canada which is predominantly Irish.

[@williampatience9524]

I'm from the piedmont in North Carolina and I've known people with the surnames you've mentioned. Great work. Edward the first was also known as Longshanks.

[@BarryVann]

Thanks, William! Happy New Year! Barry

[@susanhutchison1270]

Thanks for posting this video. Learned something about my ancestry.

[@larryadams2184]

My grandfather my great-grandfather settled in cocke county Tennessee in the middle 1800s my grandfather's surname is Toby can you tell me where this surname came from

[@rebeccabanks9415]

My husband is from the same county

[@larryadams2184]

I am moving to sad county from Oregon to fined old home stad.... All the old ones are gone now my annty passed last month she was 103

[@hkincade76]

Great content 👍🏿 I think I’ll subscribe, like and share. Thanks

[@BarryVann]

Welcome, Heron! Barry

[@aidancoyle246]

This is really interesting, I’m Irish and I have always been interested in the Appalachian area of the United States. When I was in school (a very long time ago) we were taught very little about this subject. It all boiled down to this . When Protestant Irish and Scottish people emigrated to America they mostly went to the Appalachians and remained poor. When the Catholics emigrated they went to the big cities, New York, Boston and Chicago and prospered. I know, it’s ridiculous to have generalized like this .

[@BarryVann]

Aidan, all science hopefully leads to a hypothesis or semi-permanent conclusion. I, too, arrived at the same pattern with respect to settlement patterns. Take, for instance, Massachusetts and Tennessee. Both states have large Irish-American populations. Boson has many more Catholic Irish than Protestant Irish. The opposite is true in Tennessee.

[@janetsides1796]

Nice idea,but not so cut and dry.

[@BarryVann]

Chain migration makes that sort of generalization more accurate than inaccurate. There were some potato famine Irish (Catholics) that came to the South. I have two great, great grandmothers who were Potato Famine folk: Teague and Shahan. Others ancestors were colonial and they were Protestants from Ulster.

[@shelleywilliams8201]

@@BarryVann alot Teagues live in Alexander county NC. I distantly related to them.

[@baronvann1314]

@@shelleywilliams8201 my great, great grandmother was a Teague. She lived in Sevier County, the home of Gatlinburg. Perhaps we are distant cousins. 😀

[@georgebrown8312]

That is something very much eye-opening.

[@rosedwight804]

This has just been fascinating. Thank u so much. I hope Bowen is in ur list of names. In my life time, I’m 86, I have seen it spell a number of ways.

[@BarryVann]

Wonderful! Bowen is on the list of names to cover. In the meantime, Bowen is Welsh (Celtic) name that means the "son of Owain."

[@lilymoon6494]

My 6x great-grandma was from Scotland. They came here pre-revolutionary war from England. They settled in VA. 6x g-gpa died during the revolutionary War. A man tried to kill my 6x g-gma only she got the upper hand and lived until she was 104. I'm lucky that line has their own book. Right now I'm relying on my 102 year old gma and 83 y/o mom's memory for both gma and gpa's side. Gpa's being as difficult as my dad's mother's father's side.

[@BarryVann]

Lily, that's quite a blessing to have the wisdom of your family elders in your life. My grandmother raised me; she would be 102 now. She taught me to have appreciation for our mountain region. Thanks for sharing with us! Happy New Year! Barry

[@bradbyers7505]

Thanks for your willingness to share your research on the channel. My mom is from Appalachia and her maiden name was McDonald. My name is Byers, but I'm told it has been spelled Byres. I'd love to know more about my surname.

[@BarryVann]

Morning, Brad, I will look into Byers for you. I went to high school and boxed with a fellow named Mike Byers. Please stay tuned. Happy New Year! Barry

[@tiffanywitcher15]

My maiden name is Byers. I hope he does look into it, that would be cool.

[@elizabethbyars1106]

@@BarryVann my name is spelled Byars. My family seems to be from the foothills in North and South Carolina. I'm very excited to learn more. When I looked it up all I got was that byre is a cow shed.

[@maxinefreeman8858]

I was born and raised about 30 miles from Cumberland Gap on the southeast Kentucky side. That's the Gap Daniel Boone brought settlers through, many others followed. My maiden name is Goodin. My paternal grandmother was a Collins. The most prominent names in this county is. Goodin, Fuson, Miracle, Golden, and Brock. Many people from this area would go north when the coal would go through a bust. I see there's many Goodin names in Ohio, that's where my brother went. Michigan, Indiana are other northern states they moved to. I've always been told I'm Scots / Irish. Most people in this area are. I'm surprised none of these surnames aren't on a list since there's so many of us.

[@dianesmigelski5804]

I find this topic incredibly interesting as my parents are from South Eastern Kentucky. They met living in close communities. Both parents families were color miners or preachers or sometimes both. I haven’t really heard my family names yet. Adkins which I’m not sure but I think I’d English, Crum which is Scottish, Perry which is Irish and Baldridge that I don’t know where that comes from. But I do love the information that derives from the name.

[@rebeccamd7903]

Well if your family has been in Southeast Kentucky for a couple generations, then Hi couz! Guessing so since you have Perry’s. My 3rd gg was Martha Perry, daughter of Arnold Perry. I definitely have Atkins to. 😜

[@dianesmigelski5804]

@@rebeccamd7903 we are probably related so hello cuz!! My Perry family settled in Auxier, Ky and the Adkins family was from West Van Lear. I know my G grams was named Ida Perry. There were more than 12 kids and I am not sure of their names. I do have one older cousin I ask about the family tree. My grandma was Dorothy Perry and she married a Baldridge. It’s good to know I have people! My close family has all passed away so I would love more cousins!! Lol. ❤️

[@BarryVann]

Hi Diane, I will be happy to work on the origins of Adkins and Crum for you. Perry is an old English name for one who lived near a pear tree. Merry Christmas! Barry

[@dianesmigelski5804]

Thank you Barry! I look forward to it. Merry Christmas.

[@harolddenton6031]

There were Adkins in the original jamestown company whom intermarried with the native Americans in the eastern region of Virginia. Want to day that current chief of chickahomony tribe is an Adkins. It us also a big name in the richmond,va area and surrounding counties.

[@rocscot]

I may be late to the party but have you done any videos/research on Melungeons?

[@BarryVann]

They are a tri-racial group that lives in Hancock County. Geneticists have dismantled many of the mysteries of origins. By the way, many Mexicans are tri-racial.

[@rocscot]

@@BarryVann my wife went to college in Barbour Cty, West Virginia. The chestnut ridge people were of Melungeon origin. I have found the history/geneology of the Melungeons fascinating. They are referred to as Tri-racial variates in the literature I have seen. Usually their DNA includes European, African, and Native American sources. They also seem to have a handful of surnames that are common across their communities. As I said, fascinating.

[@rebeccamd7903]

Anyone interested in Wynn/Wynne…the first colonial Wynne that I am aware of was Robert Wynne. He left England to Virginia in the 1650’s and was burgess for Charles City County, Virginia from 1658 to 1675. His family are closely tied to the Bolling’s descendants of Pocahontas, which many modern Appalachian’s are descended from.

[@billdavies6463]

Another Welsh surname Wynne/Gwynne/Gwin and similar spellings. Literally meaning 'white', i.e., fair or pale complexion.

[@Texas1836]

I have Winn/Winne ancestors.

[@christschool]

My family surname, is Swayngim, one of the oldest Appalachian families known and is originally Dutch. Our family settled in Appalachia before the English, Scotts and Irish and we are listed as one of the original settlers of WNC in Ancestry. Most of us still live in close proximity to the mountains to this day. We originally settled in the region in 1652.

[@BarryVann]

I did some checking. I see no connection to your name and anyplace outside of the USA. The date you gave is a dead give away that you are operating on some family stories that may not be true. 1652?

[@christschool]

@@BarryVann Not sure why my previous reply didn't stick but here it is again. Like many Dutch surnames, as America became more Anglo, and Great Britain gained of a foothold in the country, many Dutch and German immigrants started to Anglicanize their surnames. If you were looking for the surname of Swayngim, you won't find it beyond the 1780's. However, if you follow the trail, you would see that Swayngim originated through the daughter of Obediah Swearingen who was the son of Thomas Swearingen whom's father was a Van Swearingen whom traces back to Gerritt (Garret) van Swearingen, the original ancestor of mine that came to America. Our family tree is well documented and in the state archives of many mid-Atlantic states. We don't know why Obediah's daughter decided to change her name to a more Anglican sounding Swayngim, we can only assume it would help her to blend into the now dominant population of the area. My uncle James published his dissertation on our family's early pioneering of Appalachia in the mid 1960's. No one can claim to be a historical biographer of Appalachia without knowing the van Swearingen name. I wish you luck, but it seems you don't understand early America very well to assume a Dutch name would travel through the history of America without it being changed. As the English and especially the Scotts began to dominate public life, having an obvious Dutch surname would be a disadvantaged in public life. www.findagrave.com/memorial/83315416/garrett-van_swearingen

[@dennistrull1475]

Seems to me, that I read somewhere, that the settlers began moving into Appalachia around the 1770s. This influenced battles in the Revolution.

[@christschool]

@@dennistrull1475 No, they were there long before then. By the 1770's, there were even established towns and schools.

[@dennistrull1475]

@@christschool I found a 1619 project online. That seems to be near the coast.

[@WhatAWonderfulNameItIs]

Well, I’m not sure if any of my relatives live(d) in Appalachia, but, my great-grandmother came from Scotland to the US, alone, at the age of 19. Her last name was McWilliam (no “s” on the end). I always wondered what made her leave everything she knows to move to a new country, at a young age. She married a “Shuck”. I love learning about genealogy and learning about new cultures. Thank you for your video.

[@baronvann1314]

I'm glad you found the channel. I earned my PhD in historical geography at the University of Glasgow. Scotland is both wonderful and depressing. That statement could use a video series to explain it. Happy New Year! Barry

[@WhatAWonderfulNameItIs]

@@baronvann1314 INTERESTING! I hope to visit Scotland one day, along with Poland…the other side of my family tree.

[@karennaturallyartby]

I’m loving these name origin videos - keep them coming. How about these surnames: Piatt, Seasor, Donaugh, Murray, Corwin

[@swimp_stew_pawpaw1006]

Fascinating... i wonder if you know the name Durfee or Durfree...my maternal great grandmother's surname?

[@kimmichaud4064]

Abby durfee was Lizzie's Borden's stepmother in fall river mass the Lizzie Borden who killed her stepmom and father in ,1892

[@swimp_stew_pawpaw1006]

@@kimmichaud4064 wow...i could be kin...i knew my great grandma well...she lived to be nearly 100.

[@theweez6388]

My grandmother and grandfather were from very small towns in Logan, WV. Mudfork and Cherry Tree.

[@jeanhill1377]

I was born in Chreey Tree according to my dad but my birth certificate says Mount Gay. That is near Mudfork. Where my aunt lived for years until she passed away. We moved to Akron when I was 5 but visited those places often because Dad's family still lived there. My surname is Hill. I assummed we originated in England via North Carolina.

[@TeresaE116]

This is so interesting! I’ve lived in Virginia most of my life and as far as I can tell, my ancestors going back to my 5th Great-Grandparents, came to Virginia. My DNA 🧬 is 32% Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿; 32% England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, 17% Ireland 🇮🇪, 8% Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, 5% Sweden 🇸🇪 & Denmark 🇩🇰; 4% Norway 🇳🇴. We moved due to job relocation about 20 years ago from Lynchburg and the Campbell County area of central Virginia to Bristol, VA area.

[@BarryVann]

It is interesting, Teresa! Thanks for commenting. Barry

[@markberryhill2715]

Next to a Russian Scots-Irish girls are the prettiest women on earth. With English and Welsh ancestry sprinkled in of course.

[@TeresaE116]

@@markberryhill2715 I’m afraid I’ve never heard of Russian/Scot-Irish in Virginia or Tennessee. Maybe Barry @The Vanntage Point could look into it 🙂🧐. 😉

[@markberryhill2715]

@@TeresaE116 sorry there Teresa, bad writing on my part. I left out a comma after Russian. What I was implying was that a lot of men think Russian women are the most beautiful women on earth, and who could argue, but for my money Scots-Irish combined with some English and Welsh blood would be a close second or tied. I live in SC on the NC border right below Asheville and some of the girls I went to school with could have replaced the girls on Charleys Angels, Love Boat, Dallas, and Dynasty any day. They were beautiful. Also, just in case you didn't know it, the Russian women in the northern latitudes of Russia are Celtic and look similar in appearance to our very own women here in Southern Appalachian. I've met a few that have moved in around here and couldn't have told the difference if I hadn't heard them speak. Did that answer your question?

[@TeresaE116]

@@markberryhill2715 - Yes, most definitely 😊! I’m originally from more of the central part of VA near the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains (Peaks of Otter) and the extraordinarily beautiful Shenadoah Valley. However, I’ve lived in North Carolina (OBX) and will be living in Tennessee area soon. Right now, we are near Abingdon, VA. I say all of this to make a point that I’m eventually getting to 😊. This area of Southwest VA and Northeast Tennessee is home to so many former Beauty Pageant winners! They are gorgeous young ladies with class. They never lose it either. 😊

[@MrSicc274]

Very interesting watching from New Zealand

[@BarryVann]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lynngatlin4469]

Wonder what the surname Gatlin come from. I've heard it could be spelled several ways an even changed once in the states like Gatling an across the big pond could of been Gatland

[@BarryVann]

I will have to do a segment in Gatlin. Please stay tuned. I have a sizable list, so it might take a few weeks.

[@stevepenney2073]

Great vid...almost surreal. My last name is Houston...General Electric came from the Thompson Houston electric company...my next door neighbors of many years were Gwinns. Hugh MacDonald was actually said to be the progenitor of 5 different Clans...Houston-Harris-McCutcheon -Hutchison and i forget the other.DNA testing tells me there are 5 different Houston lines. I know one came from Lanarkshire in Scotland and the other came out of clan Donald...They are said to have married into each other.My mothers side is Godbey...De Godbey originally and were Lords of the manor in Cheshire...not sure if the had Norman connections or predated that back to the Danelaw.Thank You for these great vids...West Virginian here.

[@BarryVann]

That is on the verge of surreal! Godbey can be spelt as Godby, which is an English name of Old Norse derivation. Merry Christmas, Steve!

[@kimscythian8012]

Hello I love your channel. I'm from southern WV with names as Stoddard and Adkins. We never knew any other Stoddards until one day I was in school and a guy with the same last name as mine. We got to talking and our dads were brothers lol. Stoddard says it's from 1066 norman conquest and Adkins is hebrew for Adam's kin. Would love to know more about the Stoddard name any help would greatly be appreciated. Thanks for all u do.

[@markberryhill2715]

Could you do a search on the surnames of Mauldin( I know it's Welsh, but that's all I know) and Roper. I've heard it's Irish and that it's English, could you set the record straight.

[@lizmacleod8903]

I'm not American but was interested in your video. I have a deep interest in the origin of surnames, surnames are very important in the north of Scotland and the Hebrides. In the Gaelic language people will ask not where you are from but " who" you are from as a means of tribal identification. If there is anything I can help you guys with tracing surnames etc I would be glad to help if I can.

[@BarryVann]

Liz, I am happy to hear from you. Please stay tuned. I worked with Neil Oliver on a documentary in 2016, so bonny Scotland is never far from my heart. Happy New Year! Barry

[@lizmacleod8903]

@@BarryVann Thank you very much, I hope that you and you family the very best for New Year, ❤️

[@justanotheralmaroad1923]

Just found you today. Been scanning comments too. Haven't seen Almaroad/White or Dishner/Kendrick so far . If you could sometime get info I'd be grateful. Thank you for what you're doing.

[@justanotheralmaroad1923]

By the way the area is for TRI cities Tn

[@BarryVann]

Margaret, I'm not sure if I have anything to provide you in regard to Almaroad. Kendrick and Dishner is a possibility.

[@josephrogers5337]

Love your orgins of names, One line of my ancestors was the Family name "Vandervoort", WHAT I have been told it is common in Northern Belgium and means simply "from the River or river Valley. Also my Kennedy ancestors came fro South West Scotland and not Ireland. One family name was Beal but was pronounced BELL

[@BarryVann]

Awesome information, Joseph! Thanks! Barry

[@harolddenton6031]

I am kin to bells. I have 2 different lines of jones ( originally know as Joan in Wales).

[@jameswilson3991]

the kennedy clan have a lovely castle in ayrshire scotland been to it many times culzean castle pronounced cullane from linda in scotland

[@luisvelasco316]

As a footnote to your notes on the surname Moore: in the NC town where I live, there is a Maurice St., which is part of a neighborhood platted out by a fellow of that family name. The history of the town notes that the man was Irish and pronounced his name like "Morris", though everyone now pronounces the street name like "More-eese" , accent on the second syllable. Suggests that this French spelling may have been a modification of an original Morris ? Or perhaps a Norman lord ended up in Ireland ? Be interesting to see how this name exists in Ireland.

[@BarryVann]

Hi Luis! I have a 2x Morris great grandmother, so I zeroed in on that name thirty years ago. Morris is rather common in Ireland, but it is not a synonym for Maurice. I sure appreciate you for watching and adding to the discussion. It's always a pleasure to read your comments.

[@billdavies6463]

In native English, Maurice and Morris is pronounced the same. One derivation is that they both descend from French Maurice, which may influence the US pronunciation. Another derivation is 'like Moors', ie., Arabs, and more likely to indicate a sallow or swarthy complexion rather than racial origin.

[@BarryVann]

@@billdavies6463 What do you mean by Native English?

[@kathyspeed1575]

I enjoy your show. Very informative. My paternal grandma was from Bear Hollow, Kentucky. Her maiden name was Adams and there's a Coffey? , in there. My maiden name is Pierce. Just curious if they are English.

[@BarryVann]

Hi Kathy, Adams will be on tomorrow's show. It's live at 2 and archived thereafter. The other names, including Speed and Correll, are on the list.

[@nvarga9871]

Thank you for your Vanntage Point episodes,and time and effort spent in doing this important work in such a straight forward and interesting way . My brother and I are in our early 70's we are the last of 9 children now and there's little information and no one left to ask about our maternal grandparents family surnames origins.. Emma (Moore) Dillon ..we were told she called herself "Black Dutch" ..dark hair and dark eyes? and husband John Dillon of Logan,WVa.,in Mingo county any information that might shed light on origins of their surnames would be helpful and appreciated. thank you

[@BarryVann]

You are most welcome, N Varga! Take a look at Episode 3. Moore is discussed in it.

[@lauragibson1160]

I am from the Appalachian in West Virginia and my daddy was a Perkins, maternal Hall. My momma is a West and maternal Radabaugh

[@BarryVann]

Hi Laura, I have already covered Hall, but I will add Perkins to the list. Thanks! Barry

[@cesie71]

@@BarryVann I'd love to see the name Perkins! My maternal ggf was Alfred Hayden Perkins and his wife was Alma Walsh (Wash) Riddle and the most I know about them was that they lived in Stamping Ground, KY in the early 20th century. My m gm was born in the 1920's and grew up in/near Stamping Ground before they moved to southern Indiana after my m gm was married. I've always been told that that side of the family was thick Scotch-Irish.

[@earlcollinsworth4914]

Could you do Collinsworth? Lemaster? I just discovered your channel and find it fascinating.

[@BarryVann]

Hi Earl, I will be happy to research Collinsworth and Lemaster for you. Please stay tuned. I have a sizable list, so it might take a few weeks. Barry

[@theariesexperiment4642]

I was adopted at 2 weeks old in 1975. My father's side is basically an uneventful tree from what I learned. He was a Cummings. Now my mother on the other hand,...was a different story. She was a Mcteer. My great great grandfather was a doctor and a judge in Maryville Tennessee. From what my mom told me,...her father told her that his Great grandfather came over from Ireland in the late 1800s. He lived in the mountains of Tennessee near Cumberland Gap. I'm not very knowledgeable about such matters and haven't researched very much. All in know,...is the name of my great great grandfather was A.B. Mcteer. Alexander Bell Mcteer. Any knowledge or information you may find would be appreciated. Thank you very much.

[@BarryVann]

I did some reading on McTeer. A major source says it is a form of Scottish Macintyre. I doubled checked other sources and they same thing. It's common in Ulster, so the McTeers in East Tennessee are arguably Scots-Irish.

[@theariesexperiment4642]

@@BarryVann Thank you for your time. I guess it's still possible they were of Irish descent with a Scottish title??

[@baronvann1314]

@@theariesexperiment4642 Perhaps!

[@douglasscharbrough2563]

my family names derives from what side of the family we are looking at. scharbrough(various spellings) derives fro a viking ancestry if means skar de bough or harelips fort in old viking. goins, knuckles, bray are all old tuscarora(native american names).

[@ellenfalls1330]

John Falls landed in Chester PA after 1710 and before the 1750s. My search found one Falls in northern Ireland and one near Birmingham England in the 1800s. Purportedly the surname is Norman and known in the Borders/Tyneside region. At least one record lists John Falls as "Scottish". My dad said the family was Scots-Irish. Any insight would be appreciated. Today this surname is concentrated near Shelby NC. Indeed, John bought property on Kings Mountain in 1759. Thanks for all your insights.

[@BarryVann]

Ellen, Falls does indeed appear to be a Scots name found in Ulster, County Tyrone.

[@ellenfalls1330]

@@BarryVann Thanks!

[@BarryVann]

@@ellenfalls1330 You are welcome!

[@markshepherd3632]

Hello I am from tyneside and live not far from the borders. In Belfast there's a falls road

[@ellenfalls1330]

@@markshepherd3632 I've always been intrigued by Falls Rd. In Belfast since the troubles began.

[@mercedeshorton1999]

It's August 2022 and I really like your videos I have a cousin who has done a lot of research into our family who came over from Ireland to originally Virginia then settled into Tennessee and I don't know how to begin where to even start wondering if you had any ideas

[@BarryVann]

Hi Mercedes, the first thing that I would do is talk to all of the older folks who knew your parents or grandparents. What did they know about their ancestry. The next thing I would do is look at any written records that might contain your family member's names and dates of birth and death. That used to be kept in Bibles. You might check out my video on DNA companies and paper trails. I just posted it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZS4n4yCj7eojNE Kind regards, Barry

[@williambowman2366]

Very interesting! I have always wandered about my family history but really had no idea how to go about it. All I knew was my kin supposedly rode with Daniel Boone and that my grandpa moved to Illinois from eastern Kentucky in 1922. His name was Thomas Jefferson Bowman. My grandma's last name was Lawson. I took the DNA test and it came back 76 percent Wales 20 percent Irish and 4 percent Iberian peninsula. Just wandered if ya knew anything about these surnames? Thank you and keep making these interesting and informative videos!

[@BarryVann]

Hi William, just as your DNA results show, and then some, Bowman is Anglo-Celtic. It's more common in Scotland and England than it is in Wales. I, too, have Bowman ancestors. Happy New Year! Barry

[@markberryhill2715]

That's a huge percentage of Welsh. I live on the farm of my Welsh ancestors, but they are the only one's from Wales in my DNA, with the rest all being English, or Scots-Irish, or Scottish, or Irish. They were Mauldins(Welsh). Other Welsh names you hear a lot are Phillips, Burton, Jones. And yes, I know - Richard Burton and Tom Jones are Welsh.

[@roseamberzine5846]

My Canadian cousin's research States that I am related to Daneil Boone. 😊

[@marlaharris9884]

@@roseamberzine5846 My family is in southeastern Ky and we are supposed to be related to Daniel Boone's aunt

[@nanwilliamson5936]

If you do another one on names please include Browning and Hensley. I always assumed English was the Browning, for obvious reasons 😀 My family was from near Hazard and Harlan Kentucky.

[@BarryVann]

Hi Nan, I have a dear friend from Ulster named Colin Williamson. My daughter married a Williamson, which is found in Ulster and Scotland. Browning is a fairly common English name. Hensley appears to be an English name that derived from a woody clearing.

[@thatgardeninggirl2864]

I have family from Harlan and Hazard KY I'm from Lee County Virginia

[@certifiedunapologetically]

There are some semi-wealthy Hensley's here in Pike County. My father is a Johnson, and my mother was a Bunch. I know absolutely nothing about my heritage. Just word of mouth from grandfather (Bunch) who said we were German/Irish. It's hard telling though. He had many tales. Lol Also my father who is a Johnson now lives in Hazard

[@maryhelton-lasser1597]

I'm learning so much from your program! When you have time can you tell us about the Boyd, Hilton/Hylton/Helton surnames? Thanks again for being such a Blessings.

[@ericjones4548]

Looking for information on the name Lakins. My earliest ancestor was a Lacock. The name went from Lacock, to Laycock, to Laycook, to Lakins. The name apparently changed when they settled in Virginia.

[@BarryVann]

Eric, according to Harrison, Lakin is a Scandinavian name (Vikings) which meant "merry."

[@angelaowens2911]

This is awesome......I traced one half of my heritage to England. Windham was my father’s surname. But I’m curious about my mother’s side. She was a Kitchens. This has been a long journey for me as I am adopted, and have just recently retired. I hope to find out more. I really enjoyed this informative video. Thank you.

[@pdrake2572]

My family, like many knew little or nothing about it's history and since we were the only family with our sirname, in the area, I started my search..I was raised in Boone County, WV , you may say, at the head of the branch..Great Grandma Drake (McNeely), had said that we decended fromroyalty..at best we came from the brother of a Sea Captain along with several members of Parliment and even a SheRiffe..I dated a Cuban girl in Washington DC and when we first met I told her my last name and her next word was Dragon..I had no idea what she was talking about..next I met an Anglican Priest at Logan WV and he told me that if the crown of England paid the Drake heirs what itowed them, it would break the crown..FYI..I'm not holding my breath..I have preached 52 years in the accappella singing, Churches of Christ and historical searches have long been a passion of mine..The Church having a 1900 year history and my search for those following the ancient pattern among existence Asian and European peoples was my driving force..I found those people in Ethopia, Greece, Italy, Germany and the British Iles.. I still speak twice each Lords Day..The seed is the word of God and sowing the pure seed can only bring forth, just a Christian , nothing more, nothing less..Paul

[@johnmeadows5645]

My family settled in Boone County in 1808.

[@pdrake2572]

@@johnmeadows5645 I was raised on Trace Fork at Manila on Big Creek on the 500 acre landgrant of Robert Clendennin, grandson of Charles Clendennin whom Charleston was named for.. MY GGF James Madison Drake was born at Branchland in 1835 and came up the Guyandotte River working for others cutting timber in 1858 he married Martha McNeely grandaughter of Robert Clendennin..

[@debhawk8094]

I have questions about Clan Donald. Is it part of McDonald which is what I’ve thought? I know it was in Ulster and in South Carolina by 1800.

[@BarryVann]

Hi Deb! Yes, Clan Donald was founded by a half Norse-half highlander named Somerled (1113-1164). McDonald is the son of Donald; in Ulster, it can be Donald, Donnell, or with the Mc or Mac prefix.

[@harolddenton6031]

What could you tell me about Dentons from lancashire,England area? My (9 th) gg was Reverend Richard Denton. Him and his wife Helen Wendlebank sailed over around 1634 to be a Puritan/Presbyterian minister to the ma bay colony. His bloodlines include a mother and a grandmother from the sibellas and bannyster/Bannister families. His father and grandfather going back into early 1530's were both named Sir Richard Denton. My Dentins slso founded the Dutch colony in 1649's at Hempstead long iskand,ny them by 2734 my (6 th) gg/Jonas andbhis wife Jane (Seamen) Denton settled in toms brook/strausburg,va just south of winchester,va. They lived in that Shenandoah Valley area until passingbaway in the 1770's. Then my 6 th great grandparents migrates westward in1777 wagon train along with hoggs,plumleys,cox and weavers families destined to receive lands in northeast Tennessee by bristol and blountville areas which was still part of north carolina up until around the mid1790's.

[@BarryVann]

Harold, you know more than I do about the Dentons. All I know is that the name originated in the Viking rich, ancient kingdom of Northumbria. It was given to someone who was from the village of Denton. Merry Christmas. With respect to the Presbyterians, I know a little more about them. See: www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-british-studies/article/abs/barry-aron-vann-in-search-of-ulsterscots-land-the-birth-and-geotheological-imaginings-of-a-transatlantic-people-16031703-columbia-university-of-south-carolina-press-2008-pp-vii252-3995-cloth/23905499DF52DDC4C0B9A9862F39355E

[@benjaminspencer6507]

This just popped up today on my feed. I am a Spencer from eastern Ky. (Wolfe County).I'm guessing that my name is from the Spence name. I was always told that we came from West Virginia. My grandma was a King, I remember meeting my great great grandfather at age 10. He was born in 1865, died about 1963. His name was Allie King.

[@BarryVann]

Hi, Benny, I covered Spence in the first video on 10 Common Southern Appalachian Surnames. Spencer, from what I can tell, arrived in Great Britain with the Normans. It was a name given to one who dispensed items from a pantry in a great house or a monastery. Barry

[@kathyspeed1575]

Hi again. I was also curious of the name Correll and Speed. If you know anything about them please let me know. God bless you and yours also. Thanks.

[@BarryVann]

Hi Kathy, I have placed them on the list to cover names. Thanks, Barry

[@coopie624]

My family landed in South Carolina and are Scots-Irish. The names include: Townsend, Herlong, Edwards and more. One cousin traced us back to Scotland and we are a direct descendant of a Scottish king! (I don’t remember which king).

[@scotthansel3703]

Do you consider those living in Kentucky Appalachian ? My people are from Kentucky with the surname Hansel which is German but from where in Germany?

[@BarryVann]

Scott, parts of Kentucky (in the east) are clearly Appalachian. Toward the far west, there is a strong Delta influence. There were plenty of Germanic people who made it to southern Appalachia. Only one person has asked for me to explore the origins of one, which happened to be Varner. Hansel could be alternate form of Ansel, but it is more likely derived from the Northern Germany region (the actual home of the Angles of Anglo-Saxon lineage). If so, it would mean the son of Hans. Merry Christmas! Barry

[@MidnightMandaLee]

Thank you for these videos! My mothers side is from W. Virginia and Kentucky (Thompson and Cobb)

[@BarryVann]

You are welcome, Mandy Lee!

[@beckyorris9681]

Anything on Philpot? My ancestor, Granville Philpot, was in the Civil War and lost his leg. He was also a part of one of Kentucky’s feuding families.

[@patriciamiddleton635]

How about Huddleston and Bridgman or Bridgeman.??

[@BarryVann]

Patricia, someone has already requested those names; they are on the list! Thanks, Barry

[@harrykidd786]

How about Grigg and Revels . Love to hear about these . Was there a Mc or Mac on Grigg .

[@sherriewernex6312]

This is so interesting. Can you maybe know any thing on the names Riggs , tuller , or brissette, thank you so much for the information

[@BarryVann]

I can give it a shot, but I'm not confident on Tuller.

[@suzanneflowers2230]

Have you heard much about the surname Rye/Wrye? Mine were in Wilkinson Co Georgia in the early 1800s.

[@BarryVann]

Hi Suzanne, according to Harrison, Rye is a French name that came into the United Kingdom with the Norman invasion in 1066. A Huguenot family with the name Rye relocated to the more tolerant (Catholic vs Protestant) in the 16th century.

[@amyferebee]

Any info on Keys or Ferebee or Swingly 🎶😃🎶

[@lindasmith9834]

Do you have information on surnames Sturgis, McGraw, Campbell, and Calvin. All in Southern states of Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, but also McGraw's of New York and Kansas.

[@lindasmith9834]

Campbell's and Sturgis' in Louisiana in and around Point Coupee Parish, LA. Calvin's in Mississippi and Louisiana.

[@BarryVann]

None of those places are in southern Appalachia. If I'm not careful, I will be asked to research Russian and Chines names.

[@lindasmith9834]

@@BarryVann thanks for the quick response. Blessings in your work.

[@shaunalea823]

I know Worley is very common here in western NC into TN it’s a name in my husbands family. Booher and Faylen as well. Could you possibly look into these names? Thanks

[@BarryVann]

Worley is an old English name with alternate spelling of Warley. Booher is not found in my sources, but it looks like was changed from the English name Bower or the German Bauer. Faylen seems to be Gaelic in origin; it meant "young wolf", but I do not have a reliable source for that interpretation.

[@simonbarnwell7787]

I am enjoying your videos , i am an English born and bred Barnwell with a Massey maternal line , i wonder if those old Norman English and later Irish ames made it over to Appalachia ?

[@baronvann1314]

Hi Simon, absolutely! They are everywhere.

[@baronvann1314]

They are scattered throughout Appalachia and the South.

[@BarryVann]

Simon, Barnwell and Massey are on the list of names to cover. They were requested by viewers. Kind regards, Barry Vann

[@simonbarnwell7787]

Thankyou for your response , i will keep watching out for your other videos .

[@dhh488]

I find this very interesting. While my surname is Irish/English, my DNA results show that I am mostly German, from my Mothers side. For me, this just goes to show you can't always go by a last name. And in the end, you are who you are for only 70-80 years. Then who are you after you pass on?

[@abiabi521]

Quite informative. Can you give some clarity on "Brewster", "McEwen" and "MacSween"?

[@colonburgess9462]

I was wondering about BURGESS? Any help?

[@suzannebeinart4359]

I love your videos! My family has never known the origins of our name Spradlin. We think it may be English but we are not sure. Could you please help us find out?

[@gwendolynfloccari4927]

Recently discovered you. Enjoy your posts. Any info on name McAdams?

[@BarryVann]

Welcome, Gwendolyn! MacLysaght states that there are several points of origin for McAdams in Ireland. In England and Scotland, the name generally appears without the Mc.

[@markshepherd3632]

Hi I found that interesting. Just to note the Beverly is East Yorkshire just north of Hull. As a native of Tyneside in North East England I found many of them names like Hutchinson very familiar and common here. Most of the Scots-Irish came from families on both sides of the Border of England/Scotland. They were very independent conflicts within themselves and served England or Scotland when it suited there own interests as well. When James 1st united the two kingdoms of England and Scotland he wanted to demilitarise the border. At the same time there was a rebellion in Ulster by gaelic Lords and it was put down. But he need protestants who could basically look after themselves and were independent minded to keep an eye on the Gaelic Catholics. So these were the perfect people to do the task. Subsequently after 100 years a few needed to move for more opportunities and also they were not happy with the political and freedom of religion system do they moved to North America.

[@baronvann1314]

Hi Mark, thanks for the excellent summary of border migrations. Barry

[@rae1957tn]

Thank you for all your information

[@baronvann1314]

It's an honor for me to produce helpful videos. Merry Christmas! Barry

[@bonnieikamas1201]

I loved this post! Could you please advise as to the derivation of the surname, DUNGY (DUNGEY)? Could it be of Celtic origin? Thanks; I’m going to subscribe!

[@BarryVann]

Thanks, Bonnie! Based on Internet sources, it appears that Dungey is an an old surname from Normandy. It came into Great Britain with the Conquest in 1066. My books do not mention the name, but that doesn't mean that is not a Norman name. I would have thought that it is an Irish or Scottish name, but it doesn't show up in my books on those countries.

[@bonnieikamas1201]

@@BarryVann , thanks !!!

[@chickee041]

Please do Sloan, Pearson, & Poole.

[@BarryVann]

Ginny, all of my sources point to an Irish origin for Sloan. It meant warrior. Pearson (Pierson) is the son of Pierre, a French version of Peter, that arrived in the UK with the Normans. It is found in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

[@katherinemauch1179]

My great grandparents are Poole’s.

[@Abi-kh1np]

what do you know about Abner/Abney clan?

[@hlmoore8042]

Thank you. I will subscribe. I am STUCK in my research ... at the moment.

[@BarryVann]

Glad to have you, HL! Happy New Year! Barry

[@johncoomer6966]

Has much I hate saying I'm late to this program I am anyway I would like to see what you could find out about the Coomer sir name I know they started out in Kentucky but were they came from I'm not sure, thank you

[@terrylee7627]

If you would, could you talk about the surname Lee?

[@littledb26]

I am looking for Lee and Mason, hoping it comes up soon.

[@dannycook4522]

Could you please expound on names Cook or Cooke

[@dlg3389]

Would love to know about the surnames Leonard, Bean, Davis, Upchurch, Scantland. My DNA results show I have mostly Irish ancestry but also Scots, English, the Iberian Peninsula, Norwegian & Danish. I'm new to your channel & very interested in genealogy & surname origins. All your info is fascinating! Thank you so much & Happy New Year to you!

[@BarryVann]

DLG, I would love to get to all of your names. Can you pick two so that I can get to them within the next month? Thanks!

[@dlg3389]

@@BarryVann How about Upchurch & Scantland? Thank you so much!

[@BarryVann]

@@dlg3389 Thanks! I can do those two for you. There was a Scandland Lumber company in my hometown (Oliver Springs, TN) when I was a kid.

[@dlg3389]

@@BarryVann These are my mother's family surnames. Her father was an Upchurch, her mother a Scantland. They were from Gainesboro, TN, in the hills of Jackson County. Thanks again for any info about the surnames. It's very interesting to hear where they originated.

[@donnagriffin9750]

My great grandmother was a Leonard/Lenard and I don't know anything about the name or where she was from. Do you have any information about the name? Also Herring and Herron. I think there are many ways this name is spelled. My gggrandmother was a Herring and I don't know much about her either. Thank you for any information that would help. I just found you and love the information you have access to.

[@alalouis1]

Shiffletts are common what is the origin

[@shanakappes6956]

My sir names that are the most common are Sizemore, Couch and Woods...from Hayden Kentucky-migration from NC, Virginia, Ky

[@BarryVann]

Episode 1 November 15, 2021: Anderson Buchanan Callahan Duncan Evans Graham Johnson/ Jones Owens Murphy Parton Relevant Episode 2 December 16, 2021 Reed Wallace Sneed Parsons Morgan Dunlap Waddie Williams Walker Ferguson Episode 3 December 21, 2021 Hutchison/Hutchinson Thompson/Thomson Wynn Shackelford Walmsley Devol Beverly Cobb Moore Spence Cochran Episode 4 December 20, 2021 Cornett Stone/Stane Ratcliff Bush McNair Spiller Lewis Wright Hall Ham Episode 5 January 4, 2021 Hale Zwingli, Singly Colvin Pepper Phipps/Phillips Warren Ausmus Quinn Monroe Jerrell/Gerald Mooney Episode 6 January 11, 2021 Lyle(s)/Lisle(s) Lindsey Carlin Dominey Oliver Adkins Browning Hensley Crum Lee/Lea Episode 7 January 20, 2021 Meeks Harvey Prater White Copeland Keen/Keene Patterson Hawkins Kilby Gordon Fugate Episode 8 Gibson Chisholm Branscomb Hughes Sizemore Kirkland Roberts Robertson Watson Hatfield Mullins Episode 9 (February 3, 2022) Coots Russell Byers Poland Hicks Tomlinson Scantlin/Scanlon Upchurch Wilson Episode 10 (February 10, 2022) Blevins Talley/Tally Newell Simpson/Simms/Simson Hood Crowder Priddy Sanders/Saunders Evans Episode 11 (February 15, 2022) Longmire Hatfield Kildare Kincaid Stewart/Stuart McCollough Haney Bell Caldwell Episode 12 (February 17, 2022) Grier or Greer Sumner Burke Barnett Perry or Parry Fultz Gatlin Dunn or Dunne or Dunning Corbin Episode 13 (February 23, 2022) Burrell Carver Stokes Franklin Cox Tipton Hamilton Skene Marcum Episode 14 (March 1, 2022) Suttles Perkins Lamb Davis Gallaher Philpot Graves Pichon Ramsey Episode 15 (March 4, 2022) Gray Bussell Lanham Coulter Runyon Stapleton Broom Meade Montgomery Cooper Episode 16 (March 10, 2022) Underwood Scoggins Pearson Cressy Finlay Bond Johnston Tait Episode 17 Jeffers Mitchell Harrison Hunt Pickett Eldridge Crowe Caudill Morris Langdon or Langton Episode 18 Couch Kees Bailey Miller Culbertson MacArthur Lovell Shinn Hankins Spencer Episode 19 Fox Ledford Mason Alexander Halsey Warden Whaley Bennett Stringer Hewitt Episode 20 (April 5, 2022) Snyder Brock Hancock Whitehead Collins Gregory Craven Orr Episode 21 (April 12, 2022) Masters Kirkland McKiddy (No find) Gruggett (No Find) Glozier (No Find) Hamby Houston Boren Gooden Carroll Austin Herndon Episode 22 (April 19, 2022) Sherril Millsaps Rowland Morton Conley Sanson Rader Autry McDowell Episode 23 (April 27, 2022) Bryan, Brien, Bryan, Bryant Keziah, Kiziah Clowers Dunford Harmon, Harman, Herman Aycock, Heycock Nash Golden Holbrook Bilbrey, Bilbray, Bilby Episode 24 (May 3, 2022) Bird/Byrd Bridgeman Huddleston/Hiddleston Scott Hopkins Holyfield Bradley Jackson Rice/Rhys Episode 25 (May 9, 2022) Baldwin Baker Burris McClain Cummings Boggs Pritchard Nolan Episode 26 (May 17, 2022) Clary McNeal Rathbone Belcher Holmes Harris Barr Ford Tucker Episode 27 (May 24, 2022) Forbes Combs Adkinson/Atkinson /Acheson Howard Bruce Duggan Butler Goins Mader Powell Episode 28 (May 31, 2022) Hannah Hoskins Mosley Higginbotham Davenport Durley Reynolds Bays Campbell Episode 29 (June 7, 2022) Hodgkinson and Hodges Brazil (O’ Breasal) Newsome Wood(s) Elkins Lunsford DeHart Varney Episode 30 (June 14, 2022) Woodland Flatt and Flett Gentry Ison Hamrick and Hammerich Snell and Schnell Jaynes and Janes Jude Puckett Episode 31 (June 21, 2022) Brown Hartley Fletcher Hildebrand Duggar Dalton Bunch Hardwick McWhorter Episode 32 (June 28, 2022) Young/Younger Basham Head Frick(s) Gilley Shelton Frances Pearce Episode 33 (July 6, 2022) Beach Gardiner Kerr/Carr Hedger Bowles Curd Mercer Kendrick Dischner Episode 34 (July 12, 2022) Brimmer, Brymer Childress, Childers, Childs Honaker, Honegger Wood, Woods Dooley Lynch Simmons, Simonds, Knowles Horne Episode 35 (July 19, 2022) Redden Rowan Hollon Palmer Wilde Clayborne Jenkins Meadows Forester Episode 36 (July 26, 2022) West Lay Foster Leavey Bolling Webster Ballard Barnes Eason Ashcroft Episode 37 (August 2, 2022) King Fortune Darling, Darlin Christian Taylor Moody, Moodie Duff Campbell Allen, Alen, Allan, Alan Cable Episode 38 (August 9, 2022) Barker Petry Pauley Brumfield Henry Shannon Templeton Oney, Onley, Onely Sledge McKee MacIan Episode 39 (August 16, 2022) Leverett, Liverett Smallwood Stow(e) Lovejoy Burnside Selvage Lawson Mattox/Maddox McClister, McAllister Lowe Episode 40 (August 23, 2022) Rowe Collinsworth Roark McReynolds Gilbert Perkey Badgett Gilliland Webb Pirtle Episode 41 (August 30, 2022) Mayes Fortenberry Fortner, Furtner Hammett Fleenor Grantham Cairns, Karnes Pitt(s) Berry Barry, Barrie Episode 42 (September 6, 2022) Mayberry/ Maybury Martin Griffin Midkiff Adams Episode 43 (September 13, 2022) Yonts, Janz Parrott Kinder Wingfield Rose Yates Queen, McQueen Mulkeahey, Mulcahy Mitchusson, Mitchelson Galloway Episode 44 (September 21, 2022) Goggans, Goggins Light Skinner Ramey Enterkin Holloway Borders Fitch Ollis, Ollas, Olice Clark Episode 45 (September 27, 2022) Ray/Rhea/ Wray Craddock Castle, Kassel Grimm, Grim, and Grime Mixon, Nixon (Shout out to David Orochena (Ore-O-Chen-a.). Pace Capps Beasley Episode 46 (October 4, 2022) Baxter Coomer, Comber Bass Maggard Arthur Crisman, Chrisman Radabaugh York Episode 47 (October 11, 2022) Godfrey Kinsey, Kimsey Long Addington Medley Medlin Ferris, Farris Episode 48 (October 25, 2022) Thacker Childers Gossett Sharpe Jordan Case Sutton Episode 49 (November 1, 2022) Rambert Webster Ballard Crookshanks, Cruickshank Hacker Huggins, Hugans, Huggons Hanson, Hansen Huckaby, Huckabee, Huccaby Episode 50 (November 8, 2022) Shamblin/Chamblin Norwood Jarvis Ramsey Truman Bragg Sloan, Slone Nichols Hammond Episode 51 (Recorded out of order on January 10, 2023) Bain Cantrell Christopher Black Garman Mason Litton/Lytton Helton Turpin Episode 52 (December 13, 2022) Choat, Choate Todd Sircy, Searcy Dickson, Dixon Peoples Aycock, Adcock Grace Harrington Episode 53 (January 17, 2023) Helton Turpin Massey McGibbon Younger Hurst Henderson Episode 54 (January 21, 2023) Hammack Thurston Persinger, Bersinger Robbins McHam Estep Drummond O’Neal, O’Neil, O’Neal Episode 55 (April 5, 2023) Harlan(d) Buffington Shields Grant Emery, Emory Luttrell Archer Ayers, Ayres Episode 56 (April 12, 2023) Chester Kemplin Lay(s) Kelley, Kelly Peters Robinson Goble, Gobble Episode 57 (April 18, 2023) Hob, Hobb, Hobbs Wilcox, Wilcocks Lawson Thomas, McTavish, MacThomas Lane Marshall Maloney, Moloney Hughes, Huws Episode 58 (May 9, 2023) Deaton Couch Colburn Mayo Maness Hutton Bartlett deHart Episode 59 (May 16, 2023) Cremeans Catlett Croft Marshman Craver Hanes Everhart Loftin Episode 60 (May 26, 2023) Mize Etherton Burchfield Moon Strange Sherrill Lyon Payne Episode 61 (June 6, 2023) Collett Sample(s) Scruggs McCann Hill Skaggs Sparks Sturgill, Stodghill Episode 62 (June 13, 2023) Doss/Dawes Sandifer Estes Rogers Barnes Eason Ashcroft Episode 63 (June 22, 2023) Burton Windolph Shinkle, Schinkel, Schenkel McFarlin Manning Pendleton Poage Kennedy Episode 64 (June 27, 2023) Brooks Fike Basham Spradlin Fettinger Maynard Kidwell Murray Episode 65 (July 11, 2023) Cline Stepp Coppess Westbrook Burnham Setzer Stevens, Stephens Hawthorn Craig Episode 66 (July 18, 2023) Lanier Ferebee Presley Blankenship Sisson MacCarroll Hastings Winters Episode 67 (July 31, 2023) Ginn Tallman Stooksbury Kyker, Keicher Ailor, Aylor Weaver Whitehead Oxendine Episode 68 (August 8, 2023) Absher Prather Pigman Wetzel McGhee Stanley Garrett Episode 69 (August 22, 2023) Meece Van Hook Vanover Holt Hargis Sinclair Scott Episode 70 (September 5, 2023) Mims Hurley Easterly Knox Gillette Peak Coley, Colley, Collie Episode 71 (September 12, 2023) House Doherty McManus Hagler Fields Messer Renfro, Renfroe, Renfrow Episode 72 (September 20, 2023) Hunter Coffee Gunter Muse Rigney Wood, Woods, Woodson McCleve /McCleave Episode 73 (September 26, 2023) Pike Lambert Heavens Burgess Crider Bethea Westray

[@alabamasmokeywilson6818]

I recognized several of these names. I grew up in sight of Chandler Mountain. In Steele Alabama. This is in St.Clair County. It was a Territory in 1818 1 year before Alabama was a State. I guess people kept coming this way as some of the land is suitable for farming. Chandler Mt. Is the very last Mountain in the Appalachian chain

[@BarryVann]

Thanks for the input, Alabama Smokey Wilson!

[@tammylewis8556]

My grandmothers maiden name was Upthegrove. Have you ever heard of this?

[@d.s.8053]

May I ask who you believe would be best for DNA tests? I have my doubts for some. Ty

[@BarryVann]

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[@jenniferlee7140]

I have hand written records dating back to 1812. First person on the list is a Miles W. Lee DOB: 2-12-1812 in Anderson Co. N. Carolina. Married : Nancy Floyd 2-1-1834 in Tennessee. Can you provide additional information. After words Lee's were farmers in Illinois until the present. Noted homes were in Madison and Greene counties in Illinois.

[@BarryVann]

Jennifer, i appreciate the message, and wish I could really help you with a paper trail. At the end of the day, I'm not a genealogist. I am a retired professor of historical geography. I am interested in locating the origins of surnames typically found in southern Appalachia. I can look up where Floyd and Lee originated and, if possible, provide an reasoned guess as to which country or region people with that name left for America. Would that be of any help to you.

[@shannonruark8079]

Could you do a video on how to research Sir names? All I know about mine is possible Irish came over on prison ships other than that just know my name is Ruark??

[@BarryVann]

Shannon, I looked up your name in Edward MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland, and your name was O Ruairc in Gaelic. The most common spelling that I can find is Rourke.

[@shannonruark8079]

@@BarryVann thank you

[@lindatuttamore8676]

What about the surnames Fitzpatrick and McClanahan

[@BarryVann]

Linda, your names are Irish. Happy New Year!

[@leeslone3640]

Trying to find out what the last name of Drake came from in eastern KY. And the last name Ritchie also of eastern Kentucky

[@annhammond1644]

Can you tellme anything about the surname crager.

[@judyskinner717]

What about the names Whidby or Conner

[@BarryVann]

Hi Judy, Whidy comes from the Norman family that held lands in Northumbria (northeastern England). Their lands were called Whitby. The "by" is a Viking word for farm. Connor is an Irish name derived from someone who loved wolves or hounds. Thanks for the question! Happy New Years!

[@doberman1ism]

I have heard the name Whit or White also Baumgardner, Bumgartner and Bumgardner. I believe it is difficult to know which one is the right spelling because of the Appalachian colloquialism. Could you kindly give me a heads up on this dilemma. Thank you 😊 Also could you help me understand Celtic and Gaelic. If we are Ulster Scots are we Celtic or Gaelic?

[@williamwilkins1506]

Baumgartner (and variants) are from german. the gartner part if I remember correctly is Gardener and the Baum is Tree. therefore Tree Gardener

[@doberman1ism]

@@williamwilkins1506 The name Blankenship is very common in the area where my kin come from.

[@williamwilkins1506]

@@doberman1ism That apparently comes from Northumberland (in the north of England near to the border with Scotland) and is from the name of a family and their manorial village (ie the the village belonging to the manor)

[@doberman1ism]

@@williamwilkins1506 Understood about the manor because the Hatfields of England have a area or a town named after them too. Plus they have a magnificent manor house. Not to be confused with another manor that’s famous in that area. Thank you for the information. I wish I knew how to send you some thing on KZbin. There was an article that I wanted you to see. Have a great holiday and stay safe and warm.

[@billdavies6463]

Celtic refers several related languages: Irish, Welsh, (Scots) Gaelic, Breton, all currently spoken. Cornish (Cornwall) and Manx (Isle of Man) died out but are being revived. The languages are derived from two branches, in the north they are collectively called Goidelic: Irish and Scots Gaelic, Manx. Gaelic refers to the Scots, Gaielge (gail-guh) is the Irish language. In the south, they are Welsh, Cornish and Breton. This is the Brittonic branch, named after the Britons who occupied Britain before the invasions by Anglo-Saxons. The Celtic languages in turn originate in Celtic communities in mainland Europe. I worked in South Wales, and at a company get-together some years ago, my colleagues from Brittany (the land of the Britons) were surprised to discover that the names of colours and some other nouns were pretty much the same in Breton and Welsh.