I inherited 49% DNA from my ancestors in Scotland, most from the Highlands but also my blue-eyes from Norse-Scots of the Lothian region. I am obviously proud of this heritage and continue to learn as much as I can on everything Scottish. Thank you for this video.
The “Norse Scots” (“Norse-Gael” to be more accurate) bit is much more likely to be from your highland ancestors. The Norse settled the western and northern isles of Scotland and some of the mainland in the 9th & 10th century. These weren’t “Viking raids” - they actively settled in numbers, often killing off the men of fighting age or enslaving and selling them. From that arose a hybrid culture, the Norse-Gaels, known to Gaelic speaking Irish and Scots as “the foreign Gaels”. That led to petty “kings” known as the “Lords of the Isles” who kept their independence by trading off their loyalty between the Kings of Scotland, Ireland, Norway and England. The best known of these people, and probably the last one to rule the maximum territory, was Somerled, Lord of the Isles. His territory was split between his three sons on his death (in battle in 1164 - invading mainland Scotland!). Two of those sons (Dugald and Ranald) were the progenitors of some of the most powerful clans of the west. From Wikipedia “Since the early 2000s, several genetic studies have been conducted on men bearing surnames traditionally associated with patrilineal descendants of Somerled. The results of one such study, published in 2004, revealed that five chiefs of Clan Donald, who all traced their patrilineal descent from Somerled, were indeed descended from a common ancestor.[165][note 20] Further testing of men bearing the surnames MacAlister, MacDonald, and MacDougall, found that, of a small sample group, 40% of MacAlisters, 30% of MacDougalls, and 18% of MacDonalds shared this genetic marker.[166] These percentages suggest that Somerled may have almost 500,000 living patrilineal descendants.[167][note 21] The results of a later study, published in 2011, revealed that, of a sample of 164 men bearing the surname MacDonald, 23% carried the same marker borne by the clan chiefs. This marker was identified as a subgroup of haplogroup R1a,[170] known to be extremely rare in Celtic-speaking areas of Scotland, but very common in Norway.[171] Both genetic studies concluded that Somerled's patrilineal ancestors originated in Scandinavia.[172]”
How wonderful. I have not done my DNA, but am green eyed with Scottish Grandparents. Have always been of my Scottish grandparents. Not that proud of the other side however. ✌️
@@heidifarstadkvalheim4952here, in Australia we consider ourselves Australian, Aussies, but of X heritage regardless of that particular heritage, at least for the most part, possibly because being an Australian is a culture and a way of life not just DNA … my mother was born in Scotland btw 🧚🏻♀️❤️🐝🇦🇺
There were major clan wars, which decimated the clan I am from. The people dispersed to Nova Scotia or Australia ~ that’s probably how your family ended up in Australia.
A good few historical inaccuracies here but the most glaring is “after the Norman conquest”. There was no “Norman Conquest” of Scotland - that happened in England. The introduction of Norman feudalism - forms of law, land holding, market towns etc - from England happened under King David I of Scotland who was not a Norman (father a Gael, Malcolm III of Scotland, mother Margaret, an Englishwoman descended from AngloSaxon Wessex) but spent much of his youth in the court of the Anglo-Norman King Henry I of England. David was certainly backed and probably funded by the Anglo-Normans in the (usual) succession dispute in Scotland when his father died and It is certainly true that David set out to “Normanise” Scotland - it’s called “the Davidian Revolution” in Scottish history - but it was nothing like a “conquest”.
I don't think they were implying a conquest of Scotland. This is a very English video for a mainly English audience, (delivered by a voice that smacks of the English ruling class). I just took it to mean the time period of the conquest of England, 1066 and the next few generations, (perhaps to 1154).
I’m directly descended from Malcolm III and St Margaret. She was not English. (She had an English half brother.) She was a princess of Hungary and born there--her mother, Anna, was granddaughter of St Olga of Kyiv. Henry Ist’s wife was David’s sister, Maud, so no, he didn’t grow up there-he grew up with his parents, just like Maud.
@@schoolingdiana9086She was born in Hungary, indeed, but you may need to go into Wikipedia to correct their misapprehension (and that of most historians) that she was Margaret of Wessex, daughter of an exiled Anglo Saxon with the very un Hungarian name if Edward Æthling. “Margaret of Wessex, was an English princess and a Scottish queen. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland".[1] Born in the Kingdom of Hungary to the expatriate English prince Edward the Exile, Margaret and her family returned to England in 1057. Following the death of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, her brother Edgar Ætheling was elected as King of England but never crowned. After she and her family fled north, Margaret married Malcolm III of Scotland by the end of 1070.”
@@schoolingdiana9086 And by the way I did not say that David grew up in England but it is a matter of the historical record of both Scotland and England that he spent a number of years at the court of Henry I and was strongly influenced by Norman culture.
I didn't hear them claim the Normans conquered Scotland. But after the Norman conquest a lot of nobility was granted lands in Scotland and that's why there is Norman DNA in the Scottish aristocracy but not so much in the general population. But when it comes to "historical inaccuracies" that pretty much sums up all the history we learned in school.
I’m 83% Scottish, 8% Irish 2% Swedish and the rest is NW European - fairly Celtic! Short, sturdy with skin that burns on a cloudy day. Yup. Definitely Scottish.
My mother had often said her family were Utster-Scots. She received some geneology research material from one of her uncles. From this she learned that her ancestors came to America in the mid 1700s. She proceeded to continue digging into her family ancestory where she found we are decendants of the Stewarts. Facinating. Thanks for the video, very enlightning.
The mid 18th century would make sense, as that's the Jacobite uprising period. As a Scot I'm happy to see you use the correct spelling of Stewart. I'm curious if your ancestors were amongst the group of Scots sold into slavery, transported to North America, or just those fortunate to successfully flee.
in a stewart ulster scott , great grandparents were from kansas.. the man was the stewart! and he was nuts, impregnated my great gramma out of wedlock in the early 20th century (very bad and rare!😂)etc etc.... typical wild stewart man! hahhaha
My son gave me a dna test for my birthday,discovered Finnish dna presumably from the vikings as my family were from Aberdeenshire my great grandad25 times removed was James the first of Scotland,I am now seeking the return of our ancient lands what are my chances slim to none
My mother was a Stewart, and I am 59% Scottish. I have found my ancestors back to the 1600" s where I am pretty much stuck. I really enjoyed this program.
I am Scottish on my Dad's side Macneill from Isle of Barra in the Hebrides, my mum was McCracken, from the McCrackens in Antrim Ireland. My daughter just did her DNA (her Dad is Belgian tracing back to La Rochelle in France in the 1600's. I cant wait to see her results 👏👏👏
Fascinating! I only have 3% Scottish DNA, but am an O’Neill (44% Irish DNA), & have always been curious as one of my relatives notes himself as Scotch-Irish on a census in the 19th century.
My grandmother was an O’Neill. Her father and mother (Brennan) were born in Mayo County and immigrated to NYC around 1900. I have Welsh and Scottish DNA from my dad (Rains).
I am also from O'Neills of Co Tyrone, my maternal grandfather married my grandmother from Lurgan near Belfast. Whilst my fathers family was from Co Donegal.Many Irish settled in Scotland and married Scots. I am proud of both my Irish and Scots ancestry.
I’m a Morrison, Melb, Aust. Have been to the Hebrides and started with Lewis as that’s where the Morrison came from. There’s a map detailing Surnames in the Museum in Edinburgh and Morrison is on that , at the top of Lewis. My genetic breakdown shows I also have Norwegian genes.
I'm a Morrison, sitting amongst many more, in the Outer Hebrides.. Our family is very much centred around the Isle of Lewis and Harris, and North Uist, with a long history in the area and with some viking ancestors too.
It is wrong to say that the Norse period in Scotland ended in 1066. This may be true in England but in Scotland the key dates are 1266 (The Treaty of Perth, between Scotland and Norway, where Norway handed over big areas of land to Scotland) and 1472 when Orkney and Shetland was transferred from Norway to Scotland.
I think there is a good chance E1B was introduced into Scotland via Vikings from Denmark and Sweden. I agree there is a pathway via Berber and the Story of Scotia. North African migration into Ireland, Scotland and old England came in multiple waves via several migration groups. E1B is a very mysterious Haplo in the UK genetic stream. I would love to see more work on my Haplo in the UK
@@patboyd1587 I’m working on the family history for my grandkids and it’s fascinating. One thing that amazes me is that we come from an incredibly proud strong bloodline.
The program only goes back 12,000 years. There is evidence of pre modern humans throughout the UK from 600,000 years ago. That's before the last ice age. Some of their DNA is also in modern humans. Still, an interesting program.
I have so many Scottish surnames in my family and almost none of them were named. Robertson, Irving, Davidson, Pitkethly, Fortheringham, Gordon, Brown, Burke, and more!
My last name was Welch. My Dad said his lineage is Scot-Irish. I noticed most of my relatives on his side have blue eyes, strawberry blonde hair and fair skin. I would love to find my genetics in Scotland or Wales or Ireland.
Welsh in your name may indicate close association with the kingdom of the North Britons (near Dunbarton). Wallace has a similar connection We all must remember that Scotland was originally the land of the Picts and they were Pretonic speaking Celts like the Welsh and Cornish
16:49 A genetic test showed that I have the X MtDNA which is passed on by mothers from generation to generation. Family genealogy of our mother to daughter line goes back 12 generations to a woman named Robertson from Lanarkshire who migrated to the colonies in America in the mid 17th century. Wish her line could be traced back further!
Not a mention of Mannan, near , the Black Isle, Slamannan, Clackmannan,Fermanagh, Isle of Man. Annan. The traders of Long gone times. By boat , had Dublin and many names from coastal places. Irish history, the Tauthe d Dannan. Invasion. Bridge of the Irish Scottish join, before sea rises.
Boat people from The East Had to find somewhere to live in massive drought . East Med. and Greek , Turkic . We are all related and mixed, but still kill each other for , nothing but greed. Time we got United as one peoples .Think, nobody owns Earth. We are things on its crust.
I'm a descendant of Graham clan.. GGF came to New Zealand in 1874. Green eyes tans in the sun. I've traced my Graham genealogy to Kirkcudbright and further back to Leith Edinburgh 18th C. I'm typically English Scottish Irish mix with a bit of Icelandic! Green eyes from my mother's Irish ancestors (via Australia) I think.
Stewart royal is your race. I’m Galt. Gaelic for stranger. From 800s sept clan of MacDonald of glen Coe and Stewart’s of Appin. Proud scoucer. Who knows his roots 🤣 so not English 🤣
My last name is spelled lockard but my grandmother said when my grandfather's family came over in the 1700 it was spelt Lockhart and her family's last name was Robert's and her mother's maiden name was thornsberry i would love to move back to Scotland and find out so much more about my family
This is a really good video however, I’m disappointed that the genetics for the borders were not explained, there was no key so to speak, even though they were marked in red and other colors, but then no information was provided regarding their origin) At the 8:05 mark. I’m very interested in the information shown in red and the inner Hebrides. Later, there was only surname information. Thank you.
My grandfather was Orkney born while my grandmother was born in Glasgow whose ancestors were from Isle of Lewis. I’m 54% Scottish : England & Northwestern Europe 20% : Sweden & Denmark 20% : wales 7% : Norway 4% : Ireland 3% : Germanic Europe 2%. My grandmother was quite olive skinned and she was teased about being a Spanish throwback! Interesting listen.
@@cnoc500 true but 78% relates to those territories covered by doco my fathers side is Danish have no idea about the 2% although dad reckoned Belgium but found no evidence so far.
And my father who had only formothers and forefathers from western coast of Norway - was darke skin, black hair and dark eyes.. but my DNA test shows that Im 46% scottish/ irish/ wesh - and on the west coast of Norway this darker palett in humans are common. It shows that ouer dividing humasn in races are stupid. Whe have all been traveling around - in all time
Well Im Norwegian from the west coast and my formothers and fathers have all been Norwegian from the atlantic coastline - and Im still 46% Scottich/ Irish and Welsch. ... So ? peole have been traveling...with feet, with boats...
Enjoyed this very much! With this and other videos I'm continuing to find out more fascinating history in my family lines and understanding how and why. So my Lindsay and Douglas lines of descent can and are related way back to Frieslaar and Fritzlaar who are from the area that included parts of Holland all the way into lower Denmark at various times in history. Thank you and please keep making more of these excellent productions. Don't know much about my Hawley and Fairchild family though.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you're enjoying the videos. It's amazing to hear how they’re helping you discover more about your family history. I’ll definitely keep making more content like this, and I appreciate your support!
One of the biggest headaches people get, with their DNA results, is they are stuck on DNA equals nationality. Some of the most emotional are Americans who are from Dutch culture/nationality. The angst they have seeing no Dutch DNA sends them off the edge. I've had to post many long historical explanations of the people who moved back and forth from European continent to the British Isles. From the pre-Roman period to late Medieval for sure and some beyond. The only "real" "historical" "Dutch" are the Freis who were their own tribe and land before the Romans came north. The Romans moved a large portion of the Chatti from Germany into central NL along the rivers. Once Rome largely controlled England then people from all over the Roman Empire came through enroute to Britain.
I share 2 segments of DNA with Cheddar Man. He lived over 9000 years ago. They're on my 10th and 19th chromosomes. 31% of my DNA is Scottish. 68% from the British Isles.
I added my brothers (Gregory D McDonald ) DNA to the Scottish YDNA study that Alistair McDonald, unfortunately now deceased, was working on at the university of Edinburgh. Haplo group RM 269. I have been trying to track family ancestry to the Highlands of Scotland. The only real clue I have is a autobiography by a distant ancestor that starts… And the time of King James II my father Matthew Brown left the highlands of Scotland. Also, I’ve been trying to find a link to the Lord of the Isle Summerlet
Ross, De Ross, the rose, is not Pictish. It's early Norman and is married into the line of De Bruce. Then married into the line of Dungal. Dungal was low level royalty with ancestry that links the English, Northumberian, and Scottish crowns together in a series of marriage peace agreements. It's also the line of the first lords of Dunbar, Melrose, and Mortan. This is the lineage of Richard Edgar and his son Donald, recognized by Robert The Bruce, after the battle for independence.
I am I1a2b . My family has been in north east Scotland for generations mostly around new deer and cruden bay . family legend is we were stragglers of the Danish army defeated at the battle of cruden bay in 1012 and settled in that area .
Interesting. One strand of my family were Phillips/Philp from Slains and thereabouts - very close to you. Have never heard of the battle of Cruden Bay though - I’ll have to check that one out.
I recently did an addition to my DNA from Family Tree DNA and was surprised to find 99% of my DNA was Scottish Welsh and English. I have Native American and Many documented Irish ancestors but I have no Irish or Native American DNA.
Gaelic language didn't spread via cultural diffusion. Gaelic is the modern version of the Indo-European language that the Indo-Europeans, who nearly completely replaced the Neolithic population of Britain and Ireland 4500 years ago, spoke. Gaelic and Brythonic languages are languages only an elite few can master except for those who learned it at their mother's knee from infancy.
Gaelic and other Celtic languages and culture didnt reach Scotland, Ireland and the rest of Britain until somewhere between 800 and 300 BCE. The Neolithic population of Britain and Ireland where replaced by the Bell Beaker people from the European continent. Nobody knows what language the Bell Beaker people spoke.
My two family clans come from the Isle Of Skye, you did mention one of them here. Further back, my family is Welsh on one side (around 1600 came to "the colonies") coming from one county (the name tells where) in Wales.
49percent Scot 49 percent 50 percent England 1 percent Irish. Oxford ancestors found anglo Saxon. Our dna went thru Iberia,Georgia,ukrane,Germany and into Britain. That is Y chromosome, mtDNA is Galic,and Galicia. My gran from orkney was the most surprising of all.
I directly descend from Hugh Crawford of the Crawford Clan of Scotland. 45% anyway, 35%Welsh and Norwegian and German...absolutely no other. I'm a 7th generation Floridian....with county parks named for my family. My ancestor arrived on the same voyage as George Washington did. Refer to the Washington/Crawford papers on file in the National Archives.
I love the the dna ancestry someone told the Mac’s migrated from Ireland in the 4th century, my test says 40% Irish,30% Scottish withe the rest German and English. Fascinating 😊
I have a Bruce line but it goes back to about 5 generations. I'm closer to Grant, my grandmother's maiden name. Overall ancestry says I have 53% Scottish DNA even though all my family on dad's side has been in the US over 200 years.
the need to discover new lands either for survival or curiosity is definitely a very human trait. throughout history humans have settled in barren lands and have adapted to create new gene pools!
scots and blacks have very compatible mentalities often.... im a stewart and black folks are probably my favourite folks ... i always felt i had a great affinity with them and upon seeing me they always seem to know something about me that i dont... that were somehow of the same cloth ❤. they are so down to earth, so fun and loving and always make me feel not judged
One very under-stressed genetic component in this vid is the large Brythonic one that geographically is by far the largest throughout the entire SW. The former very distinct and independent "Strathclyde" region, that with what's now NW England was part of the whole o.a. still big majority 'British' element in the entire island in sub-Roman times and known as "the Old North". Scotland's Gaelic, Dal Riadan inheritance is very small in comparison.
The North African (Moorish) genetic element would seem to support the Scottish legend of their descent from an ancient Egyptian queen by the name of Scota, from whom the name Scotland derives.
Good Evening. This was really interesting. I've never had my DNA done, but think I may try it. As far as I know mine would be mostly from the United Kingdom.
No surprises with North African DNA. One of my Scottish ancestors was a Slave owner in Jamaica When l did my DNA, l got my brothers done as well. His DNA was clearly Nordic, Scottish, Irish and North African.
Scots were amongst the first sold into slavery, in the British colonies. Not indebted, sold. The fortunate ones, escaping the mass-murder of Jacobites, after the failed uprising.
Yup, you never know in the Americas. I’m white & ancestry sites kept linking the Blair maiden name of my great grandmother to these people from Ohio but turns out we are no relation to them. Our Blair surname appears to come from enslaved people who left Maryland around 1800. So they probably adopted their former slaver’s name & we may or may not actually be descended from the Scottish Blairs. Explains the small amount of West African DNA I have. But both my direct maternal & paternal lines go back to southern Scotland. Point is, it’s really difficult to pinpoint the source of DNA from different countries.
My great grandparents were born in Swansea Wales and came to Pennsylvania 1899 to work the coal mines. . My grandmother spoke Welsh to me. I always thought our red hair came from Wales but my DNA came back Welsh-Scotch-Irish. Then this year I got a DNA update listing my ancestry as 25% scotch welsh Irish and the rest as Scandinavian. Now I don’t know what to think
Thanks. I have heard that a Norweagian man called Germund , was half Sibirian, and half Norwegian. The Mother came frome a black Sibirian Tribe. Germund married a girl frome that Tribe to, and moved to Island. The twin brother lived in Norway. 😊
Apparently, they know now they either descended from, or were related to MacAlpin - King of the Picts. They said it for years and now they know. At least this is what I've read.
My DNA is 60% Scottish. I have 23 from Mom (Brown) from Kirkcaldy area and 37 from Dad (MacGillivray/MacDonald) from Mull and Iona. Some of the DNA in me is also from Norway....so there is that too.
Well my great grandfather was irish & my great granny Scottish & regardless if theres any other country in my ancestors family im 💯 scottish my mum dad granny grandad Scottish
*Scots. Scottish is only when you reside here. We're a civic nationalist nation, we believe you're Scottish if you have made Scotland your home. Whether or not you were born here. We're all Jock Tampson's bairns. (John Thompson's kids)
What happened to the Buchanans? My ancestry shows the mixing of David Buchanan of the Buchanans married to Jean Handyside daughter of Elisabeth Lyon of the Lyons, whose line goes back to John Lyon who married Jean Stewart daughter of Robert de Bruce
The Buchanans, as a clan, experienced a decline in power and influence over time. One of the major events affecting the clan was the loss of its lands in the late 17th century due to debts incurred by the clan chief. This financial downfall led to the sale of Buchanan estates in 1682, which weakened the clan’s standing. After that, the Buchanans dispersed, with many members of the family emigrating abroad, particularly to North America. Despite the loss of their lands, the Buchanan name continues to be prominent, with descendants around the world tracing their roots back to this important Scottish clan
i would suspect that the berber came via the spanish armada, and that the siberian came via inuits being thrown off course in storms, and being called selkies.
I have been digging into my lineage and discovered we lost our highland estates due to an ancestor being blamed for killing the earl of atholl following a tournament our clan thebissets were banished or fled to Ireland, acquired land and castles in ulster by unknow means but seem to have swapped religions a few times and speed with William of orange apparently, quite a checkered past
My DNA results and breakdown came as a big surprise. Scottish 35% = 16% Maternal & 19% Paternal. English & NW European 27% = 27% Maternal only. Irish 17% = 7% Maternal & 10% Paternal. Norwegian 14% = 14% Paternal only. Welsh 7% = 7% Paternal only. Surnames in the family tree are Davidson, Geddes, McQueen, Douglas, Steedman/ Stedman, Shennan.
I have done a dna test & finding it difficult to understand why asian siberian on the asian continent to central europe & the isles in your context, very distinct different parts of the world 😶
That was interesting to know that you have informed that the Clan Lennox is Pictish ! As l alway's thought it was a Geal Clan. This is my Father's Ancestral Bloodline.
I resend from Jeremiah MacKnew. I know very little, but think his origin is the highlands or Edinburgh. If anyone is familiar with the surname Macknew I'd love to know more. Thank you
Try MacCue, often names written incorrectly. MacCue at least comes up on Google as a clan. I live in Edinburgh and have never come across, Macknew, as a name. Hope this helps.
The Hyxos ruling Egypt….(wild red haired people) the stone of destiny, Scoti. Ever wondered how Scotland managed to contribute so many inventions to the world in such a short time. Ever wondered why the English hated the idea of Scotland prospering…ever wondered if you’ve been fed the wrong narrative….ever wondered why Scot’s have an affinity with turkey too? 2 of the oldest dig sites in the world. Gobekli and shetlands. Go look at the animals inscribed at gobleki. Those are hella Pictish looking.
Its funny how we try to get history in to National borders ... although it a new phenomenon.... Humans have legs and we have always travel - and what is popular known as Vikings - was not a genetic group of people, but something they did - travel by boat/ ships to other places.. As a Norwegian from the west coast and with foremothers and fathers only from the Atlantic coast ( Finnmark to Hordaland) Im 46% Scottish/ Irish/ Welch ... and dont have a clue how that happend
The surname "Dewar" has an interesting background. It’s a Scottish name derived from the Gaelic word "deoir," which means "pilgrim" or "custodian." Historically, Dewars were responsible for protecting religious relics, often serving as custodians of sacred objects for clans and churches. As for clan connections, the Dewar family is associated with Clan Menzies, and they held lands in Perthshire. The role of Dewars was highly respected within the clan system due to their connection to spiritual responsibilities. So, there’s some real heritage in this name
I expect my dna is a bit of a mish mash . I'm a scot with an irish name , mother was a Ross (pictish) gran ( maternal ) was a Montgomery ( French) on the paternal side Irish and MacAllister ( scots ) mix in invading norse and shipwrecked Spanish and that is the basic mix . Sort that out ! 😂
Having recently received my DNA report - 91% Lowland Scot, 8% Norman/English and thankfully only 1% Oirish I hit the Play button on this. However if the narrator cannae pronounce Ochills or (Scots) Gaelic properly it loses any credibility imho
