O'Donnell - The descendants of Donal, an ancient Irish family, who trace their descent through Donal to Niollus Magnus, the ancestor of the O'Neills, known as Nial Niagallach, Nial of the nine hostages. The O'Donnells ruled the territory of Tirconnell, for thirteen generations. (See Donald.)
Williams is a patronymic surname derived from the forename William. Its early origins are in medieval England, but the primary source of the surname is from Wales, where most surnames were adopted between about 1500 and 1800. Before surnames were common in Wales people were known by patronyms, such as Owain ap William (Owain son of William). Depending on the region and time period, the surname may or may not have been adopted with a 's' suffixed. Those holding the surname 'William' (without a trailing 's') are likely to originate in parts of Wales with a reduced exposure to English customs.The prevalence of the name can be explained by the populaces tenancy to name children after English monarchs.Early renderings include:Henricus Williames, 1275, Lay subsidy of WorcestershireMargeria Williames, 1327, Lay subsidy of WorcestershireJohannes fil. Willelmi, 1379, Poll Tax of Yorkshire
On my dad's side (family name) We wuz irish kangs and shietLike actual kings too, not just the gibs kind.After we wuz kangs we wuz clerks, scribes, priests and a lot of chroniclers/historians too, so it makes looking back through the family tree pretty easy with all the well kept records.You get to Maine of Tethba with certainty and then there is a bit of confusion as to whether he was a biological or adopted son of Niall of the Nine Hostages (absolute madman tbh) so it's 50/50 on that but it still traces back to the 4th century thereabouts.If you look at my mother's side though, you find one of the last people in bongistan who got burned at the stake for witchcraft (ayy lmao)
Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on August 24, 2016, 11:46:43 AMOn my dad's side (family name) We wuz irish kangs and shietLike actual kings too, not just the gibs kind.After we wuz kangs we wuz clerks, scribes, priests and a lot of chroniclers/historians too, so it makes looking back through the family tree pretty easy with all the well kept records.You get to Maine of Tethba with certainty and then there is a bit of confusion as to whether he was a biological or adopted son of Niall of the Nine Hostages (absolute madman tbh) so it's 50/50 on that but it still traces back to the 4th century thereabouts.If you look at my mother's side though, you find one of the last people in bongistan who got burned at the stake for witchcraft (ayy lmao)Lol your last name is O'Niell
Quote from: Ushan on August 25, 2016, 09:44:03 AMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on August 24, 2016, 11:46:43 AMOn my dad's side (family name) We wuz irish kangs and shietLike actual kings too, not just the gibs kind.After we wuz kangs we wuz clerks, scribes, priests and a lot of chroniclers/historians too, so it makes looking back through the family tree pretty easy with all the well kept records.You get to Maine of Tethba with certainty and then there is a bit of confusion as to whether he was a biological or adopted son of Niall of the Nine Hostages (absolute madman tbh) so it's 50/50 on that but it still traces back to the 4th century thereabouts.If you look at my mother's side though, you find one of the last people in bongistan who got burned at the stake for witchcraft (ayy lmao)Lol your last name is O'NiellNahIt took a different name-branching somewhere along the line and ended up as this nightmare of a surname - O' Duibhgeannáin. That was about the late 1200s though and it's been simplified a lot since then, the O' prefix was apparently removed after the clan fought for the ''wrong'' side in the english civil war (Royalists did nothing wrong) and so when charles lost they lost the title.
Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on August 25, 2016, 10:06:00 AMQuote from: Ushan on August 25, 2016, 09:44:03 AMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on August 24, 2016, 11:46:43 AMOn my dad's side (family name) We wuz irish kangs and shietLike actual kings too, not just the gibs kind.After we wuz kangs we wuz clerks, scribes, priests and a lot of chroniclers/historians too, so it makes looking back through the family tree pretty easy with all the well kept records.You get to Maine of Tethba with certainty and then there is a bit of confusion as to whether he was a biological or adopted son of Niall of the Nine Hostages (absolute madman tbh) so it's 50/50 on that but it still traces back to the 4th century thereabouts.If you look at my mother's side though, you find one of the last people in bongistan who got burned at the stake for witchcraft (ayy lmao)Lol your last name is O'NiellNahIt took a different name-branching somewhere along the line and ended up as this nightmare of a surname - O' Duibhgeannáin. That was about the late 1200s though and it's been simplified a lot since then, the O' prefix was apparently removed after the clan fought for the ''wrong'' side in the english civil war (Royalists did nothing wrong) and so when charles lost they lost the title.Cool.I think my family can only trace it's lineage to the 1600's
Quote from: Ushan on August 25, 2016, 10:12:56 AMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on August 25, 2016, 10:06:00 AMQuote from: Ushan on August 25, 2016, 09:44:03 AMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on August 24, 2016, 11:46:43 AMOn my dad's side (family name) We wuz irish kangs and shietLike actual kings too, not just the gibs kind.After we wuz kangs we wuz clerks, scribes, priests and a lot of chroniclers/historians too, so it makes looking back through the family tree pretty easy with all the well kept records.You get to Maine of Tethba with certainty and then there is a bit of confusion as to whether he was a biological or adopted son of Niall of the Nine Hostages (absolute madman tbh) so it's 50/50 on that but it still traces back to the 4th century thereabouts.If you look at my mother's side though, you find one of the last people in bongistan who got burned at the stake for witchcraft (ayy lmao)Lol your last name is O'NiellNahIt took a different name-branching somewhere along the line and ended up as this nightmare of a surname - O' Duibhgeannáin. That was about the late 1200s though and it's been simplified a lot since then, the O' prefix was apparently removed after the clan fought for the ''wrong'' side in the english civil war (Royalists did nothing wrong) and so when charles lost they lost the title.Cool.I think my family can only trace it's lineage to the 1600'sWhat region is it from?