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Cargill (surname)
Cargill is a surname of Scottish origin, a sept of Clan Drummond. Notable people with the surname include: Persons * Ann Cargill, an 18th-century British opera diva *Ansley Cargill, an American tennis player *Baily Cargill (born 1995), British football (soccer) player * C. Robert Cargill, an American novelist and screenwriter *Donald Cargill, a Scottish Covenanter *Edward Cargill, 19th century New Zealand politician * Helen Cargill Thompson, Scottish scientist, librarian, art collector and supporter of educational, artistic and heritage organisations * Henry Cargill, an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure * Henson Cargill (1941–2007), American country music singer * Jimmy Cargill (1914-1939), Scottish football (soccer) player * James Cargill (musician) bassist for Broadcast * James R. Cargill (1923-2006) U.S. businessman * James R. Cargill II (born 1949) U.S. businessman *Sir John Cargill, 1st Baronet (1867-1954), Chairman of Burmah Oil Company *John Cargill (politicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish People
The Scots ( sco, Scots Fowk; gd, Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic-speaking peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or ''Alba'') in the 9th century. In the following two centuries, the Celtic-speaking Cumbrians of Strathclyde and the Germanic-speaking Angles of north Northumbria became part of Scotland. In the High Middle Ages, during the 12th-century Davidian Revolution, small numbers of Norman nobles migrated to the Lowlands. In the 13th century, the Norse-Gaels of the Western Isles became part of Scotland, followed by the Norse of the Northern Isles in the 15th century. In modern usage, "Scottish people" or "Scots" refers to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, family ancestral or genetic origins are from Scotland. The Latin word ''Scoti'' originally referred to the Gaels, but came to describe all inhabitants of Scotland. Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
