The North of England Study

Background to the study

This Leverhulme Trust/Wellcome Trust-funded study is being carried out by Dr Turi King in collaboration with Professor Mark Jobling at the University of Leicester as part of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain project. Surnames are passed down from fathers to sons, and in Britain, this has been going on since heritable surnames were first established some 700 years ago. We have studied the link between DNA and surnames, focusing on the Y chromosome, part of our DNA that is, like the surname, passed down the paternal line.
In this project we want to learn about British history by studying the Y chromosomes of men with old local surnames, to provide us with a link to the DNA of people in the past. We are particularly interested in the history of the Vikings. We know that these people left a lasting legacy on our language, landscape and place-names. But did they leave any genetic trace in today's population?
To answer this question, we wish to obtain DNA samples from men with old local surnames from the north of England. Men carrying such names are very likely to have inherited them from ancestors who lived in the area only a few generations after the Vikings settled in the region.
We have nearly completed recruitment for this study, but still require participants bearing one of the eligible surnames listed below. DNA donation is simply via a saliva sample, and volunteers will receive a description of their own Y-chromosome type when the work is completed in 2013.
If you are a man carrying one of these surnames, your father's father was born in the north of England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Durham or Northumberland) and you would like to take part in the study, please read on below.

How to take part in the study

Men interested in taking part are asked to register to attend one of the recruitment events listed below. Here participants (and anyone interested in the study) will be able to come along, listen to a talk, ask questions about the project and give a DNA sample on the day.
January 21st, 2012, York, New Earswick Folk Hall, Meeting Room at 10am-12 noon
January 21st, 2012, Harrogate, St Paul's Church Hall, Belford Road, off Victoria Avenue, at 3-5pm
January 22nd, 2012, Lancaster, St. John's Church, North Road, LA1 1PA at 9-11am
January 22nd, 2012, Keswick, Crosthwaite Parish Room, Main Street, at 3-5pm

To register to take part please fill in your details in the form here. In this study we require only one man per surname (including surname spelling variants). As representatives for each surname come forward, we will continue to list the remaining surnames for which we do not yet have participants on the drop-down list on the registration page. If you do not have one of the eligible surnames but would still like to attend one of the events, please click here.

What does taking part involve?

Aside from the talk, participating will take around 10 minutes of your time and enable you to find out more about your ancestry and the history of the Britain. We ask that you fill out a questionnaire about your ancestry, sign a consent form, and donate a saliva sample that provides us with the DNA that we need.Participants will be provided with a summary of the results, designed for a layperson, at the end of the study in 2013. In addition we will provide a copy of each participant's Y chromosome genetic fingerprint and an explanation sheet designed for the layperson.
During this project we are looking at normal variation only, and no targeted tests of any medical consequence are done. However, while analyzing Y-chromosomal variation it can be found, in very rare cases, that a man has lost part of his Y chromosome which is related to fertility. Therefore, if potential participants are concerned about the risks of detecting infertility, we would suggest that they do not take part.
To register to take part please fill in your details in the form here. In this study we require only one man per surname (including surname spelling variants). As representatives for each surname come forward, we will list the remaining surnames for which we do not yet have participants.

The surnames we are interested in

The only criteria for participating are that you are a man whose father's father was born in the north of England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Durham or Northumberland) and that your surname is one of those listed below. A

ABSON	ACEY	ACKERS	ACKROYD	ACOMB	ADCROFT	ADDYMAN	ADSHEAD	AINDOW	AINSCOUGH
AINSCOW	AIRTON	AIZLEWOOD	AKEROYD	AKISTER	AKROYD	ALBISTON	ALDCROFT	ALDERSLEY	ALDREN
ALKER	ALLATT	ALLRED	ALSTEAD	ALTHAM	ALTOFT	ALTY	ANDERS	ANTCLIFFE	ARDERN
ARKLE	ARKLESS	ARKLEY	ARKSEY	ARMER	ARNFIELD	ARRAND	ARSTALL	ARTINGSTALL	ASCROFT
ASHALL	ASHBURNER	ASHCROFT	ASHURST	ASHWORTH	ASKAM	ASPDEN	ASPEN	ASPIN	ASPINWALL
ASQUITH	ASTIN	ASTLES	ATACK	ATHA	AUDSLEY	AUGHTON	AUTY	AVEYARD	AXON

B

BAILDON	BAIRSTOW	BALDWINSON	BALME	BALMFORTH	BALSHAW	BAMFORTH	BARCROFT	BARDSLEY	BARNISH
BARRACLOUGH	BARRAN	BARROTT	BASHALL	BASHFORTH	BASSNETT	BASTOW	BATTYE	BAUL	BAUME
BAXENDALE	BAYBUT	BAYBUTT	BAYLIFF	BEANLAND	BEARDSELL	BEARDSHAW	BEARDSWORTH	BEBINGTON	BEDSON
BEEVER	BEEVERS	BEEVORS	BELSHAW	BERTWISTLE	BESTFORD	BETHWAITE	BICKERDIKE	BICKERDYKE	BICKERSTAFFE
BILBROUGH	BILSBOROUGH	BILSBORROW	BILTCLIFFE	BIMPSON	BIMSON	BIRCHBY	BIRDSALL	BIRKBY	BIRTLEY
BIRTWELL	BIRTWHISTLE	BIRTWISTLE	BITHEL	BLACKLEDGE	BLACOE	BLACOW	BLAGBOROUGH	BLAGBROUGH	BLEACKLEY
BLEAKLEY	BLEARS	BLEASBY	BLEASDALE	BLEAZARD	BLENKIRON	BLEZARD	BLOMELEY	BLOMLEY	BOLAM
BOLDY	BOLGER	BOOCOCK	BOOTHROYD	BOOTLE	BOSSON	BOSTWICK	BOUSTEAD	BOYDELL	BRABBAN
BRABBS	BRABIN	BRACEGIRDLE	BRACEWELL	BRADE	BRAIME	BRAMFITT	BRAMHAM	BRAMMAH	BRAMMALL
BRANDWOOD	BRAYSHAW	BRAZENDALE	BREAKELL	BREAR	BREARE	BREAREY	BREARS	BRECKELL	BRECKIN
BRECKON	BRETHERICK	BRETHERTON	BREWIS	BRIDDICK	BRIER	BRIERCLIFFE	BRIMELOW	BRINDLE	BRITCH
BRITCLIFFE	BROADBELT	BROADY	BROMBY	BROMILEY	BROMILOW	BROWNBILL	BROWNBRIDGE	BROWNFOOT	BRUCKSHAW
BRUNDRETT	BUCKTROUT	BULCOCK	BULLOUGH	BURDIS	BURHOUSE	BURKEY	BURKHILL	BURKINSHAW	BURLINSON
BURNIP	BURNLEY	BURNYEAT	BURY	BUSFIELD	BUTTERILL	BYASS	BYRAM

C

CALDERBANK	CALLAND	CAMPEY	CARRACK	CARRAN	CARTMELL	CARUS	CATHERALL	CATTERAL	CATTERALL
CATTRALL	CAUNCE	CAVANNAGH	CAVANNAH	CAWTHRA	CAWTHRAY	CEARNS	CHADDERTON	CHAFER	CHANDLEY
CHARLSON	CHARLSTON	CHARNLEY	CHATBURN	CHEERS	CHEESBROUGH	CHIPPINDALE	CHISNALL	CHORLTON	CHRIMES
CLAFTON	CLAPPISON	CLASPER	CLAUGHTON	CLAYFORTH	CLEWORTH	CLISH	CLUBLEY	CLUDERAY	CLYNES
COAR	COCKBAIN	COCKCROFT	COCKERHAM	COCKERLINE	COCKROFT	COCKSHOOT	COCKSHUTT	COGGILL	COGLEY
COLLINGE	COLLISTER	CONDRON	CONNAH	CONSTERDINE	COOP	COOPS	COPPACK	COPPELL	COPPLE
CORKHILL	CORLESS	CORNES	CORRIN	COUCILL	COULDWELL	COULTHURST	COUNCIL	COUPS	COWAP
COWPE	COWTON	CRAINE	CRANKSHAW	CRANSHAW	CRAWFORTH	CREDLAND	CREER	CRELLING	CRIMES
CRINSON	CROASDALE	CROMACK	CROMBLEHOLME	CRONKSHAW	CRONSHAW	CROOKALL	CROSLAND	CROSSDALE	CROSTON
CROWCROFT	CROWNSHAW	CROWSHAW	CRUDDACE	CUERDEN	CULLINGWORTH	CULLUMBINE	CULPAN	CULSHAW	CUMPSTY
CUNCLIFFE	CUNDLIFFE	CUNLIFFE

D

DAGGERS	DAGNALL	DARBYSHIRE	DARNBROUGH	DARWELL	DARWEN	DARWENT	DAWBER	DEARNALEY	DEARNLEY
DEFTY	DEMAINE	DENBIGH	DENNELL	DEWHIRST	DEWHURST	DIBB	DIDSBURY	DIGGLE	DIGNAM
DINGSDALE	DISLEY	DODDING	DODGEON	DODWORTH	DONKERSLEY	DONLAN	DOODSON	DOOTSON	DORNING
DOWNEND	DRACUP	DRAKES	DRANSFIELD	DRONSFIELD	DUCKENFIELD	DUCKITT	DUCKWORTH	DUERDEN	DUFTON
DUMBELL	DUMBILL	DUNBAVIN	DUNCALF	DUNGWORTH	DUNKERLEY	DUNKERLY	DURRANS	DUXBURY	DWERRYHOUSE

E

EARLAM	EASTHAM	EATOCK	EATOUGH	ECKERSALL	ECKERSLEY	EDDISON	EDDLESTON	EDELSTON	EDLEY
EGDELL	ELDERS	ELSTUB	EMMOTT	EMSLEY	ENTWISLE	ENTWISTLE	ERLAM	ESCREET	ESCRITT
ESPIN	ETCHELLS	EVERATT	EXLEY

F

FAIREST	FAIRHURST	FAIRLAMB	FALDING	FALLAS	FARNWORTH	FARRIMOND	FAULDER	FAWTHROP	FAZACKERLEY
FAZACKERLY	FAZAKERLEY	FAZAKERLY	FEARNHEAD	FEARNSIDES	FEATHER	FEATONBY	FIELDEN	FILDES	FINDLOW
FITTON	FLATHER	FLATHERS	FLAXINGTON	FLESHER	FLIGG	FLITCROFT	FOERS	FORBER	FORMBY
FOULSTONE	FOWDEN	FOZARD	FOZZARD	FROBISHER	FRODSHAM	FRUDD	FUSSEY	FYLES

G

GABBOTT	GAINFORD	GARDHAM	GARSDEN	GARSTANG	GARTSIDE	GASTALL	GATH	GATLEY	GAUKRODGER
GAUKROGER	GAULTER	GELLING	GIGGAL	GILBODY	GILDERDALE	GILLIBRAND	GLEDSON	GLEGHORN	GOBIN
GODBERT	GOFORTH	GOLIGHTLEY	GOMERSAL	GOMERSALL	GOODAIRE	GOODER	GOODIER	GOODINSON	GOSNAY
GOULBOURN	GOUNDRY	GRADWELL	GRANDAGE	GRASBY	GRASSBY	GRATRIX	GRAYSHON	GREALEY	GREENALGH
GREENALL	GREENHALGH	GREENHAULGH	GREENROYD	GRESTY	GRIEVSON	GRIME	GRINDROD	GRINROD	GROUNDWELL
GRUNWELL	GUITE

H

HABERGHAM	HACKING	HADCROFT	HADFIELD	HAGGAS	HAIGH	HAIGHTON	HAILS	HAILWOOD	HAINSWORTH
HALEWOOD	HALKYARD	HALLIMOND	HALLWELL	HALLWOOD	HALLWORTH	HALMSHAW	HALSALL	HAMBLET	HAMNETT
HAMPSHAW	HARBRON	HARDAKER	HARDIKER	HARDMAN	HARGATE	HARRAND	HARROCKS	HARROP	HARTER
HASELDEN	HASKAYNE	HAVERCROFT	HAWARTH	HAWCROFT	HAWKHEAD	HAWKYARD	HAWORTH	HAYDOCK	HAYHURST
HAYSTON	HECKINGBOTTOM	HEENEY	HEGINBOTHAM	HELLAWELL	HELLEWELL	HELLIWELL	HELLOWELL	HELMN	HELSBY
HEMINGWAY	HENTHORN	HEPPENSTALL	HEPPLE	HEPPLESTON	HEPPLEWHITE	HEPTINSTALL	HESFORD	HESLING	HESMONDHALGH
HESSELDEN	HESSION	HESSLEWOOD	HEYS	HEYWORTH	HIGGINBOTHAM	HIGHCOCK	HIGHLEY	HIGNETT	HILLAM
HILLAS	HINCHLIFF	HINCHLIFFE	HINCLIFFE	HINDHAUGH	HINDLE	HIRST	HITCHMOUGH	HITCHON	HOBKINSON
HOBMAN	HODGIN	HODKIN	HOGHTON	HOLDROYD	HOLKER	HOLLAS	HOLLING	HOLLINGHURST	HOLLINRAKE
HOLLINWORTH	HOLLOWS	HOLROYDE	HORRIDGE	HORROBIN	HORROCKS	HOSKER	HOTHERSALL	HOULGRAVE	HOULKER
HOWARTH	HOWGATE	HOWORTH	HOWROYD	HOYLAND	HUBBERSTY	HUDSPETH	HUDSPITH	HULLAH	HULMES
HULTON	HUSCROFT	HUSTLER

I

IBISON

ICETON

ILLINGWORTH

IRLAM

IRONFIELD

ISHERWOOD

ISLE

J

JAGGAR

JAGGER

JOINSON

JOULE

JOWETT

JUMP

K

KEHOE	KEIGHLEY	KENWORTHY	KENYON	KERMODE	KEWLEY	KIERNAN	KILCOURSE	KILLERBY	KILLIP
KILSHAW	KIRKBRIGHT	KIRKMAN	KIRTLEY	KNEALE

L

LAITHWAITE	LAMBTON	LANCELEY	LANGSHAW	LANGTREE	LATHOM	LAWRENSON	LAYTHAM	LEADBITTER	LEANING
LEAROYD	LEATHERBARROW	LEDGARD	LEDSHAM	LEWTAS	LIGHTBOURNE	LIGHTBOWN	LIGHTOWLER	LIGHTOWLERS	LINAKER
LIPTROT	LIPTROTT	LITHERLAND	LITHGOE	LITTLEMORE	LIVERSEDGE	LIVERSIDGE	LIVESEY	LIVSEY	LOMAX
LONGBOTTOM	LONGCAKE	LONGFELLOW	LONGMATE	LONGSON	LONGTON	LONGWORTH	LOUKES	LOVELADY	LOWERSON
LOXHAM	LOYND	LOYNDS	LUMB	LUMSDON	LYDIATE	LYTHAM	LYTHGOE

M

MACHEN	MACKERALL	MACKERETH	MADEN	MADIN	MAGNALL	MAKINSON	MALEHAM	MALLABAR	MALLALIEU
MALLINDER	MANDALE	MANGNALL	MANOCK	MARCHINGTON	MARCROFT	MARFLITT	MARGINSON	MARKLAND	MARLAND
MARLOR	MARPLES	MARRITT	MARSAY	MARSLAND	MASHEDER	MASHETER	MATLEY	MATTHEWMAN	MAWDESLEY
MAWDSLEY	MAYALL	MAYLOR	MAYOH	MCKEVITT	MEADOWCROFT	MEANOCK	MEDFORTH	MELLING	MELLODEW
MELLODY	METHLEY	METTRICK	MICKLETHWAITE	MIDDLEHURST	MILLION	MIRFIELD	MORDUE	MORT	MOSBY
MOSSLEY	MOSSOP	MOTTERSHEAD	MOWFORTH	MOYERS	MUFF	MUFFITT	MULCASTER	MULLINEAUX	MULLINEUX
MUMBERSON	MURGATROYD	MUSCROFT	MUSGREAVE	MUSKER	MYERSCOUGH

N

NABB	NAISBETT	NATTRASS	NEALY	NEEDLER	NETHERWOOD	NEWHILL	NEWSHOLME	NIELD	NOBLET
NORCLIFFE	NORMANTON	NORTCLIFFE	NORTHIN	NORTHROP	NOWILL	NUNWICK	NUSSEY	NUTTALL	NUTTON

O

OCCLESHAW	ODLIN	OGARA	OGLEY	OLDALE	OLDROYD	OLLERENSHAW	OLLERTON	OLLIER	OMEROD
OPENSHAW	ORMESHER	ORMONDROYD	ORMROD	ORRELL	ORRITT	OTHICK	OTTERBURN	OUTWIN	OVERSBY
OWSTON

P

PALFRAMAN	PASQUILL	PEIRSON	PENDLEBURY	PENISTONE	PENKETH	PENKETHMAN	PENSWICK	PHIZACKLEA	PICKAVANCE
PICKSLEY	PICKSTON	PICKSTONE	PICKVANCE	PIGHILLS	PILKINGTON	PIMBLETT	PIMLOTT	PINCOCK	PINNINGTON
PIXTON	PLEAVIN	PLINSTON	POLDING	POLLIT	POLLITT	POMFRET	POSTLES	POSTLEWAITE	POVALL
PRESCOT	PRESTWICH	PULLAN	PYRAH

Q

QUARMBY

QUICKFALL

QUILLIAM

QUINE

R

RAINFORD	RALPHSON	RAMFORD	RAMSBOTTOM	RAMWELL	RANGE	RANGELEY	RANICAR	RANSHAW	RASTRICK
RATHMELL	RAWCLIFF	RAWCLIFFE	RAWLIN	RAWNSLEY	RAWSTHORN	RAWSTHORNE	RAWSTRON	READETT	READMAN
REAVEY	REDDIHOUGH	REDGWICK	RENNARD	RENNOLDSON	RENSHALL	REWCASTLE	RIBCHESTER	RICHLEY	RIDAL
RIDEHALGH	RIDINGS	RIDYARD	RISHTON	RISHWORTH	ROADHOUSE	ROBERTSHAW	ROBINSHAW	ROBSHAW	ROBY
RODLEY	ROOCROFT	ROSBOTTOM	ROSCOW	ROSKELL	ROSSALL	ROSTRON	ROTHERA	ROTHERAM	ROTHERAY
ROUGHSEDGE	ROUNDELL	ROWARTH	ROYDS	RUDDLESDEN	RUFFLEY	RUSBY	RYDING	RYDINGS	RYLANCE

S

SACKFIELD	SAGAR	SAGER	SALTHOUSE	SALTS	SANDIFORD	SAXON	SAYLES	SAYNER	SAYNOR
SCARGILL	SCATCHARD	SCORAH	SCOTSON	SCOWCROFT	SCROWTHER	SEDDON	SEEL	SEPHTON	SEVILLE
SHACKLADY	SHACKLETON	SHANDLEY	SHARROCKS	SHATWELL	SHAWCROSS	SHEARD	SHEARSMITH	SHELMERDINE	SHEPLEY
SHERWEN	SHIMWELL	SHIPPERBOTTOM	SHIRTCLIFFE	SHORROCK	SHORROCKS	SHOVELTON	SHUFFLEBOTHAM	SIDEBOTHAM	SIDEBOTTOM
SIDLOW	SILSON	SIMISTER	SIMMONITE	SINNOTT	SISWICK	SIXSMITH	SKELHORN	SKELLAND	SKIPSEY
SKIRROW	SLADDIN	SMALLSHAW	SMETHURST	SOOTHILL	SORSBY	SOULSBY	SOURBUTTS	SOWERBUTTS	SOWRY
SPANN	SPEDDY	SPIBY	SPOOR	STAINCLIFFE	STAINROD	STANDEVEN	STANDRING	STANWORTH	STARKIE
STATHER	STATHERS	STATTER	STELFOX	STELL	STIRRUP	STIRZAKER	STOPFORD	STUDHOLME	STUTTARD
STYRING	SUDALL	SUDWORTH	SUGDEN	SUMMERSCALE	SUMMERSCALES	SURFLEET	SUTHERS	SUTHURST	SWADDLE
SWARBRICK	SWINDELLS	SWITHENBANK	SYDDALL

T

TABERN	TABERNER	TARBOTTOM	TATLOCK	TATTERSFIELD	TEMPERLEY	TEMPERTON	TENNISON	TETLEY	TETLOW
THACKRAH	THACKRAY	THACKWRAY	THEWLIS	THIRLAWAY	THIRLWELL	THOMASSON	THOMPSTONE	THORNBER	THREAPLETON
THREFALL	THRESH	THRIPPLETON	THROP	THROUP	TICKLE	TIDSWELL	TIERNAN	TIMPERLEY	TINMOUTH
TINNION	TINSDALE	TIPLING	TITHER	TITHERINGTON	TOMMIS	TONGE	TOOTELL	TOOTHILL	TOOTILL
TOOTLE	TORDOFF	TORKINGTON	TOWNHILL	TRAVERSE	TRELFALL	TREWICK	TRIPPIER	TULIP	TUNNACLIFFE
TUNSTILL	TWEDDELL	TWEEDALE	TYAS	TYLDESLEY	TYLDSLEY	TYREMAN

U

URMSON

URMSTON

UTTLEY

V

VEEVERS

VERRILL

VIRR

VOSE

W

WABY	WADDICAR	WADDICOR	WAGGOT	WAGGOTT	WAKENSHAW	WALBANK	WALGATE	WALKDEN	WALLWORK
WALLWORTH	WALMSLY	WANNOP	WARDROPPER	WAREING	WARHURST	WASTLE	WATMUFF	WAUDBY	WAYWELL
WEARDEN	WEARMOUTH	WEARS	WEAVILL	WEIGH	WELLBURN	WELLENS	WELSBY	WESTERDALE	WESTHEAD
WESTWELL	WESTWORTH	WHATMOUGH	WHEATER	WHEWELL	WHITELEGG	WHITEOAK	WHITESIDE	WHITTELL	WHITTLESTONE
WHITWAM	WHITWHAM	WHOWELL	WIDDALL	WIDDOP	WIDDUP	WIGFIELD	WIGFULL	WIGGANS	WILLACY
WILMAN	WIMPENNY	WINNARD	WINSTANLY	WINTERBOTTAM	WINTERBOTTOM	WINTERSGILL	WINWARD	WITHNELL	WITTER
WOAN	WOFFENDEN	WOFFINDEN	WOLFENDALE	WOLSTANHOLME	WOLSTENCROFT	WOLSTENHOLME	WOLSTENHULME	WOMERSLEY	WOOLFALL
WOOLFENDEN	WOOLLIN	WOOSEY	WORFOLK	WORSENCROFT	WORSMAN	WORSWICK	WOSTENHOLME	WRENNALL	WRIGLEY
WYCH	YEADON	YEARDLEY	YELLOWLEY	YEWDALL

Individuals who have one of the eligible surnames who wish to take part but are not able to attend one of the events are asked to email surnames@le.ac.uk

Further information

Individuals with queries are asked to email Turi King at surnames@le.ac.uk, or telephone 07957 725246.Links to previous surnames studies:
http://www.le.ac.uk/genetics/maj4/surnames.html