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The ancient past
Surname Carlisle
Some variations: Carlyle, Carlile, Carlysle
franklin-sarrett.com/carlislehistory
The family name Carlisle is believed to be descended originally from the Strathclyde Britons. This ancient founding race of the north were a mixture of Gaelic/Celts whose original territories ranged from Lancashire in the south, northward to the south bank of the river Clyde in Scotland.
See also MacNaughton.
Carlisle is a sept of Clan Bruce:
yourscottishname.com/bruce_clan
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It is interesting to note that the word LISLE in Scotland means “fort” is the same meaning as LISS or LISSY in Irish.
