Null Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Null originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac an Ultaigh, which is derived from Ultach, which means Ulsterman.

Null Early Origins

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The surname Null was first found in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Null Spelling Variations

People who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Null that are preserved in archival documents are McNulty, McAnulty, McNull and others.

Null Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Null research. Another 163 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1800 and 1861 are included under the topic Early Null History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Null Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 23 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Null Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Null Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Honora Null, aged 17, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Elgin" ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ELGIN 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Elgin.htm
Honora Null, aged 17, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Elgin" in 1849 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ELGIN 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Elgin.htm

Contemporary Notables of the name Null (post 1700)

Cecil Allen Null (1927-2001), American songwriter, best known for his song "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"
Keith Null (b. 1985), American NFL football quarterback
Unter Null (b. 1981), born Erika Dunham, American pianist and guitarist based in Portland, Oregon
Christopher Null (b. 1971), American film critic and columnist, founder and editor in chief of Filmcritic.com
Gary Michael Null (b. 1945), American talk radio host and author
Jack D. Null, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 2000 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Edmund Null, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 1st District, 1878 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Dennis L. Null, American Democrat politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1996 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
D. Walter Null, American Democrat politician, Member of West Virginia State Senate 2nd District, 1933-34 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Chester A. Null, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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Citations

^ State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ELGIN 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Elgin.htm
^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

MacLysaght, Edward. Mores Irish Familes. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0).
Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
Fitzgerald, Thomas W. Ireland and Her People A Library of Irish Biography 5 Volumes. Chicago: Fitzgerald. Print.
Woulfe, Rev. Patrick. Irish Names and Surnames Collected and Edited with Explanatory and Historical Notes. Kansas City: Genealogical Foundation, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-940134-403).
Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury: Achievements, 1967. Print.
Tepper, Michael Ed & Elizabeth P. Bentley Transcriber. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia 1800-1819. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. Print.
Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of Ireland. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1969. Print.
Hickey, D.J. and J.E. Doherty. A New Dictionary of Irish History form 1800 2nd Edition. Dublin: Gil & MacMillian, 2003. Print.
Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
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The Null Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Null Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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