Paternal: My father is 100% of Irish descent. His ethnicity shows 98% Ireland and 2% England and Northwestern Europe, although his sister’s ethnicity shows an additional 9% from Scotland (as of June 2023).
Ireland
- Smith – Cloghan Hill, Co. Offaly
- Larkin – Gallen?, Co. Offaly
- Keys – Killina, Rahan, Co. Offaly
- Egan – Rahan?, Co. Offaly
- Garland – Mullingar, Co. Westmeath?
- O’Rourke – Larkfield, Columbkille, Co. Longford
- Walsh – Columbkille?, Co. Longford
- Fallon – Co. Longford
- Hopkins – Tipper, Newtoncashel, Co. Longford
- Skelly – Newtoncashel?, Co. Longford
- Mullady – Carrigeens, Rathcline, Co. Longford
- Hanly – Rathcline?, Co. Longford
- Murray – County Dublin?
- Scott – Cashel, Co. Tipperary
- Coonane – Cashel?, Co. Tipperary
- Barrago – Cashel?, Co. Tipperary
Maternal: My mother is 87.5% of German descent and 12.5% Irish (one great grandmother), although her ethnicity shows 6% Sweden/Denmark and 2% each Italy and Wales (as of June 2023). I have many more surnames/generations on lines in Bavaria and Baden-Wurttemburg.
Ireland
- Clancy – Carrigacunna, Co. Cork
- Carroll – Co. Cork
Germany
- Roth – Rittsmannhausen, Hesse Cassel
- Witzel – Völkershausen, Hesse Cassel
- Degenhardt – Wanfried, Hesse Cassel
- Hellwig – Wanfried, Hesse Cassel
- Bohm – Wanfried, Hesse Cassel
- Schwanz – Volteroda, Thuringia
- Höckel – Grossburschla, Thuringia
- Boehm – Treffurt, Thuringia
- Beckvermit/Beckwermert – Emsdetten, Westphalia
- Bickwermert – Emsdetten, Westphalia
- Brueggeman – Emsdetten, Westphalia
- Schulte – Emsdetten, Westphalia
- Stark – Harburg, Donau-Reis, Bavaria
- Sigmund – Harburg, Donau-Reis, Bavaria
- Rossfelder – Brachstadt, Donau-Ries, Bavaria
- Heumader- Brachstadt, Donau-Ries, Bavaria
- Eberle – Oppertshofen, Donau-Ries, Bavaria
- Schneider – Harburg, Donau-Reis, Bavaria
- Riess – Harburg, Donau-Reis, Bavaria
- Pappler – Heroldingen, Donau-Ries, Bavaria
- Simon – Marbach, Baden-Wurttemburg
- Riegger – Kirchdorf, Villingen, Baden-Wurttemburg
- Schrenk – Kirchdorf, Villingen, Baden-Wurttemburg
- Wehinger – Kirchdorf, Villingen, Baden-Wurttemburg
- Beucher – Kirchdorf, Villingen, Baden-Wurttemburg
- Kirner – Urach, Baden-Wurttemburg
- Tritschler – Urach, Baden-Wurttemburg