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Scottish & Scots-Irish DNA Around the World: The Untold Story…
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Scottish Ancestry Around the World
2:18 The Scots-Irish or Ulster-Scots
3:46 Scots-Irish & Scottish DNA (Surnames & Clans Included)
12:02 Why So Many Scots Abroad?
The country of Scotland has a population of just over 5.5 million people. Yet the Scottish diaspora across the globe is estimated to be in the region of 40 million. And the echoes of this Scottish heritage unmistakable, from the statue of Robert Burns in Dunedin, New Zealand, to the Ulster Scots of Appalachia. But why are there so many people of Scottish ancestry across the world? What factors drove this? And do these people have particular DNA markers that link back to Scotland, or Alba?
Now the United States has the most people with Scottish ancestry in the world of course, with around ~20–25 million Americans having Scottish or “Scots-Irish” roots. And we will discuss the Scots-Irish or Ulster-Scots in more detail shortly, and also the DNA markers linked with them. Now the largest concentration of Scottish ancestry in the U.S. is in the Appalachian Region, which is known as the Scots-Irish heartland. States like Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia have a notable influence. Yet Scots are found across the country, including the South, New York and California.
Canada has the second highest number of people with Scottish ancestry, at around 5 million, which is about 12% of Canada’s population. Scots are found across the country, including in British Columbia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia of course, or “New Scotland.” And if you look at this table, you can see the full breakdown of the top countries with people of Scottish descent. Australia and New Zealand are also pretty high of course, and let me know in the comments below where you are watching this video from. England and Ireland are obvious ones as well given their proximity, and we will discuss some links with Ireland in more detail shortly. But there are more surprising ones as well like Argentina, that often don’t immediately spring to mind. Why is this though?
Sources:
Surprised to See Scotland in Your Origins Results?
Geneaology, DNA, and clans | CLAN
Scotland’s population over 5.5 million people - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M222
Migration Patterns of Our Scottish Ancestors | GenealogyMagazine.com
Clan Maxwell - Wikipedia
Scottish diaspora - Wikipedia
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L21
Experience & Research Your Ancestry in Scotland | VisitScotland
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-FGC12774
Celtic History Decoded - The Origin & Meaning of 13 Scottish Clan Surnames…
Scottish people - Wikipedia
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup I-FT11343
Celtic History Decoded - (1) The Incredible DNA of 35 Scottish Clans Revealed… - YouTube
R1b-L1335 - Overview - FamilyTreeDNA
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L1335
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L1065
Scots-Irish - Overview - FamilyTreeDNA
Scottish Clans and Families | University of Strathclyde
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L1444
MAXWELL_genealogical_haplotree.pdf
Maxwell family | University of Strathclyde
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Scottish ancestry – Scottish heritage - Scottish diaspora - Scottish genealogy - Highland Clearances - Ulster Scots - Scots-Irish – Scottish surnames – Clan Surnames – Scots-Irish Surnames – Scotch-Irish
#scotland #ancestry #scottishheritage
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Scottish & Scots-Irish DNA Around the World: The Untold Story…
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Scottish Ancestry Around the World
2:18 The Scots-Irish or Ulster-Scots
3:46 Scots-Irish & Scottish DNA (Surnames & Clans Included)
12:02 Why So Many Scots Abroad?
The country of Scotland has a population of just over 5.5 million people. Yet the Scottish diaspora across the globe is estimated to be in the region of 40 million. And the echoes of this Scottish heritage unmistakable, from the statue of Robert Burns in Dunedin, New Zealand, to the Ulster Scots of Appalachia. But why are there so many people of Scottish ancestry across the world? What factors drove this? And do these people have particular DNA markers that link back to Scotland, or Alba?
Now the United States has the most people with Scottish ancestry in the world of course, with around ~20–25 million Americans having Scottish or “Scots-Irish” roots. And we will discuss the Scots-Irish or Ulster-Scots in more detail shortly, and also the DNA markers linked with them. Now the largest concentration of Scottish ancestry in the U.S. is in the Appalachian Region, which is known as the Scots-Irish heartland. States like Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia have a notable influence. Yet Scots are found across the country, including the South, New York and California.
Canada has the second highest number of people with Scottish ancestry, at around 5 million, which is about 12% of Canada’s population. Scots are found across the country, including in British Columbia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia of course, or “New Scotland.” And if you look at this table, you can see the full breakdown of the top countries with people of Scottish descent. Australia and New Zealand are also pretty high of course, and let me know in the comments below where you are watching this video from. England and Ireland are obvious ones as well given their proximity, and we will discuss some links with Ireland in more detail shortly. But there are more surprising ones as well like Argentina, that often don’t immediately spring to mind. Why is this though?
Sources:
Surprised to See Scotland in Your Origins Results?
Geneaology, DNA, and clans | CLAN
Scotland’s population over 5.5 million people - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M222
Migration Patterns of Our Scottish Ancestors | GenealogyMagazine.com
Clan Maxwell - Wikipedia
Scottish diaspora - Wikipedia
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L21
Experience & Research Your Ancestry in Scotland | VisitScotland
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-FGC12774
Celtic History Decoded - The Origin & Meaning of 13 Scottish Clan Surnames…
Scottish people - Wikipedia
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup I-FT11343
Celtic History Decoded - (1) The Incredible DNA of 35 Scottish Clans Revealed… - YouTube
R1b-L1335 - Overview - FamilyTreeDNA
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L1335
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L1065
Scots-Irish - Overview - FamilyTreeDNA
Scottish Clans and Families | University of Strathclyde
FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L1444
MAXWELL_genealogical_haplotree.pdf
Maxwell family | University of Strathclyde
Creative Commons Imagery:
Thomas Beauchamp File:Robert Burns Statue in the Octagon, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.JPG - Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Deed - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported - Creative Commons
SKIBLY101 File:DF13 EUROPE.png - Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Deed - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International - Creative Commons
MostEpic File:Clan member crest badge - Clan Maxwell.svg - Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Deed - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International - Creative Commons
RedStorm1368 File:The British Empire 5.png - Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Deed - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International - Creative Commons
Scottish ancestry – Scottish heritage - Scottish diaspora - Scottish genealogy - Highland Clearances - Ulster Scots - Scots-Irish – Scottish surnames – Clan Surnames – Scots-Irish Surnames – Scotch-Irish
#scotland #ancestry #scottishheritage
