In a message dated 1/4/99 9:16:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, MSMcHugh@aol.com writes: << Since the BOND name is English and not Irish, we believe the family emigrated from England, perhaps sometime in the early 1800s (my John BOND was born in Ireland >> I always thought it was from England too but I looked it up in a research book it said the name came from Scotland. In the James Bond books he also came from Scotland. Just a thought for more researching. Sandy L