Tricky this one; I've traced my family name (Mundy) back, and originally it was a Norse name. (No, not like Red Rum!)My ancestors raped and pillaged their way down the west coast of Ireland, and eventually some of them settled there. The family split into two; one lot became minor Irish Gentry, and the other lot were itinerant workers who came to England to build canals, railways, roads and eventually houses. No prizes for guessing which lot I'm from! My father was born in Lancashire, and my mother in Yorkshire, and I was born in Uppermill which was in Yorkshire but is now in Greater Manchester, which used to be part of Lancashire. I think of myself as European, to avoid the arguments.
Tim from Bit on the Side