The family surname history of duncan is of scottish. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on duncan history, duncan ancestory, and duncan family connections. Duncan s autobiography my life was published in 1927. The duncan surname association website includes a list of researchers and their earliest duncan ancestor in the united states. Duncan coat of arms, family crest free image to view duncan. In other words, to rely on surnames as a guide to family history.
The duncan family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Discover the most famous people named duncan including duncan ballinger, duncan jones, duncan joseph, duncan laurence, duncan james and many more. Donnachaidh dna project clan donnachaidh dna project. London had the highest population of duncan families in 1891. With pedigree chart and detailed genealogy, family photos. The donachad, dunchad duncans descends from king malcolm ii who reigned from 1005 to 1034 and was the last king in the direct male line to descend from kenneth macalpine, who united the scots and pi. Duncan family history duncan family photos discover all of the known photos of the duncan family to add faces to the names of those ancestors in your duncan family tree. Learn about the duncan family crest, its origin and history.
Assessing duncan family stories links to the background texts are shown in blue. About the duncan surname association by charles duncan february 11, 2000 at 09. The most duncan families were found in the usa in 1880. As an experiment i am applying the methods for assessing historical evidence to mary ann dobsons compilation from various sources of family narratives relating to the origins of the duncan family of culpeper co. The duncan surname association dsa was founded in the early 1990s by w. In 1891 there were 921 duncan families living in london. Little is known why the tartan is co named leslie of wardis an aberdeenshire family however, it has always been associated and known as the clan duncan tartan. The purpose was to collect and make available documented information about all duncans including most variant spellings of duncan who lived in the united states prior. The final letter n in the anglicised duncan seems to be a result of confusion in the latin form of the nameduncanuswith the gaelic word ceann, meaning head. Don shadburn in the book upon our ruins makes the statement that it is believed trader john was the father of edmund benge who later took the name duncan. History of the mcclanahan surname marshall loring mcclanahan thomas mcclanahan d. They claim descent from dunchad, the 11th abbott of iona who died in 717.
We hope you find these resources useful whilst you are researching your duncan family tree. Duncan origins and clan history, clan duncan society scotland uk. In french canada until the 19th century, several families adopted surnames that followed the family name in order to distinguish the various branches of a large family. Surname origins have been the subject of much folk etymology. In 1911 there were 1,389 duncan families living in ontario. Duncan genealogy research files of mary ann dobson. We hope you will participate on the duncan forums, it is a great place to find or post information on duncan genealogy and is completely free to participate. This was about 12% of all the recorded duncan s in the usa. On their maternal side, they are related to king duncan of scotland who was killed by macbeth. Dig into the past of the duncan family history using the links below. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties maury. Resources for researching the duncan family tree research another surname coronavirus boredom relief here. Find the origins, meaning of the duncan name, photos, and more.
Nov 16, 2019 surname descendants duncan, duncanson scottish see popularity detail. Welcome to the duncan family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Bob duncan s collected columns from the first year duncan, 2004 name index maury county remembered orr, 1999 name index maury county, tennessee 1998 surname index maury county, tennessee historical sketches garrett, 1967 name index. Thus for example, john duncans son may be andrew johnson, whose son. Kentucky had the highest population of duncan families in 1840. David ewing duncan is the author of five books, including the international bestseller. Duncan s fondness for flowing scarves was the cause of her death in a freak automobile accident in nice, france, on the night of september 14, 1927, at the age of 50. Genealogy of the cherokee duncan family access genealogy. Jan 22, 2019 the meaning, origin and history of the surname duncan names. There is also some controversy about who the parents of trader john were, as i have seen on at least one site where his mother was called ann and was a full blood cherokee. Interesting duncan family history includes the fact that two 11thcentury scottish kings were named duncan. The website is maintained by webmaster and membership coordinator gwyneth duncan, who has taken over for charles t. The process of creating coats of arms also often called family crests began in the eleventh century although a form of protoheraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this. These prints are of sketches are from a book published in 1845 and credited to r.
The duncan family motto is disce pati, meaning learn to endure. Early examples of the surname are english and include ralf donekan of somerset, in 1280, william donekyn of sussex, in 32, and john dunkan, who held lands in berwickontweed, in 67. Oversized duncan family history include the many ancestors and descendants of robert duncan and his wife elizabeth, presumbly the first duncans to arrive in america from fife, scotland. For the etymology of the surname duncan this web page cites. The robertsons or clan donnachaidh derive their name and ancestry from fat duncan donnchadh reamhar who was chief of the clan at the time of robert the bruce and led the clan at the battle of bannockburn in 14. Duncan in rootsweb surname mailing lists join others on the duncan genealogy mailing list for discussion and sharing of information regarding family histories of duncan surname and its variations. Aug 31, 2015 the family surname history of duncan is of scottish origins.
The duncan coat of arms came into existence centuries ago. If you get the page is not available message, no mailing list is available. Thus the gaelic surname macdonnchaidh or macdonachie becomes duncanson. The family history of the ancient name duncan was found in the irishsurnames. Duncan clan history and name origins, dunchad duncan originally a. This was about 19% of all the recorded duncan s in the uk. Clan duncan is an armigerous clan but with no present chief of the name duncan. From a surname based on a clan name, duncan was the name of a scottish saint and two early kings of the scots. The scottish clan of duncan is descended from the earls of atholl. Web space has been generously donated by keith duncan. We dont have any information on the origins of the duncan name. May 12, 2019 duncan family history, genealogy, and family tree.
Adam duncan from dundee became a naval commander and defeated the spanish at cape st vincent in 1780 and the dutch fleet at camperdown in 1797, one of the most famous victories of the british navy for which he was created viscount duncan by george iv in 1800. The donnachaidh dna project also maintains the following surname projects, duncan, reid, and robertson which we use as feeder projects to the main donnachaidh dna project. Dec 19, 2017 genealogy profile for john duncan john duncan 1745 1809 genealogy genealogy for john duncan 1745 1809 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Surname descendants duncan, duncanson scottish see popularity detail. The surname duncan was first found in forfarshire part of the tayside region of north eastern scotland, and present day council area of angus, where the clan has a long and distinguished history dating back to before ad. Duncan origins and clan history dunchad duncan, originally a forename, is without doubt one of the earliest names in scotland surnames being introduced by the normans around 1120 ad and originates from the dalriadan celtic scotii scots from ireland who colonised the south west of scotland from about the 4 th c ad. For the present, the clan is being led by the armigerous territorial house of duncan of sketraw. A history in vintage postcards southern, 2012 maury county archives notebook. Duncan genealogy notes that the brothers nathanial and peter duncan are the first duncans found in the us.
The rev henry duncan founded the first savings bank in 1810 in ruthwell, dumfriesshire. Composer percy grainger called isadoras autobiography a lifeenriching masterpiece. The meaning, origin and history of the surname duncan. Ontario had the highest population of duncan families in 1911. The beneficent duncan i, who lived in the eleventh century, was immortalized in shakespeares macbeth. Duncan family crest and history family crest, history, coat. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household.
Lois duncan 1934 2016, american writer of childrens books. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the duncan surname. Popularity aside, duncan is one of the most classic scottish names for boys. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the dungan surname lived. Meaning, origin and history of the name duncan behind. In 1840 there were 179 duncan families living in kentucky. Duncan or leslie of wardis clanfamily tartan which is the oldest and dates from around 1880. Such a surname was preceded by the word dit socalled, lit. Search,918 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. This was about 44% of all the recorded duncan s in canada. Duncan family crest and history scottish clans, irish celtic, family crest. Another opinion is that the gaelic donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning brown.
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