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The ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada is thought to be the home of the ancestors of the Darkly family. Their name comes from someone having lived in the village of Dargie, in the parish of Liff-Benvie in Angus.
The surname Darkly was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where they held a family seat from early times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Darkly research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1600 and 1613 are included under the topic Early Darkly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the Middle Ages, the translation between Gaelic and English was not a highly developed process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and so, an enormous number of spelling variations appear in records of early Scottish names. Darkly has appeared as Dargie, Dargey, Dargy, Dairgy, Dairgie, Dairgey and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Darkly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Darkly or a variant listed above: