De-Anglicisation of Names

[sarge]

A good friend is exploring his possible clan connections. His last name is Gump,and he claims Irish ancestry. Any ideas on whose clan Gump may be?

[gilmore]

A good friend is exploring his possible clan connections. His last name is Gump,and he claims Irish ancestry. Any ideas on whose clan Gump may be?

There are only two ways to know with certainty: the ardous yet reliable tracing of the paper trail backward in history, generation by generation, or perhaps he might get lucky with Y DNA testing. See www.familytreedna.com

[slohairt]

A good friend is exploring his possible clan connections. His last name is Gump,and he claims Irish ancestry. Any ideas on whose clan Gump may be?

To the best of my knowledge, Gump is usually a Cornish name of topographical origin, derived from guimp meaning 'down hill'.