I'm of Irish heritage....I think,mums and dad's surname were the same before they had met and married,dad was always evasive about our heritage but did tell my oldest sister we were Irish and that our g-grandfather left
Ireland because he was on the run from the IRA,not sure wot to believe but then I was told at a Scottish Highlands game last year that the surname Simpson is Scottish,if anyone here would like to enlighten me on this then please do so!