Does anyone know the origin of the surname Kilcrease? My sister in law went to I

Question:there is currently a tv ad in the US for a guy who traveled to Norway, had a fantastic time being the tourist, until going to the records office and finding their ancestor was actually from Sweden.
I am not sure where your sister in law is FROM, so here's hoping she did not spend thousands for travel expenses. One constant tip that I offer is that you cannot identify origin of a family based on any surname.. you MUST use specific records, often at the 'other end' to determine the correct place where your family comes from.
Even if the "correct" origin of the name is Scotland, that does not mean that your ancestor moved to <fill in the blank>, lived there for several hundred years and that is where the appropriate records will be found. And yes.. that sometimes is very difficult to do.
It might be that her going to Ireland was based in family tradition without verified documentation... or, as we constantly have here, persons want the origin of a surname, and assume that is where their ancestors were.
I get a huge chuckle of the commercial... but in reality, it isn't funny if your sister in law or anyone makes a long disappointing trip. And.. you still can't say that the record needed does NOT exist. It all depends on what she was looking for, and exactly where.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: there is currently a tv ad in the US for a guy who traveled to Norway, had a fantastic time being the tourist, until going to the records office and finding their ancestor was actually from Sweden.
I am not sure where your sister in law is FROM, so here's hoping she did not spend thousands for travel expenses. One constant tip that I offer is that you cannot identify origin of a family based on any surname.. you MUST use specific records, often at the 'other end' to determine the correct place where your family comes from.
Even if the "correct" origin of the name is Scotland, that does not mean that your ancestor moved to <fill in the blank>, lived there for several hundred years and that is where the appropriate records will be found. And yes.. that sometimes is very difficult to do.
It might be that her going to Ireland was based in family tradition without verified documentation... or, as we constantly have here, persons want the origin of a surname, and assume that is where their ancestors were.
I get a huge chuckle of the commercial... but in reality, it isn't funny if your sister in law or anyone makes a long disappointing trip. And.. you still can't say that the record needed does NOT exist. It all depends on what she was looking for, and exactly where.

it's scottish

I'm Irish and have never heard that surname before so reckon it isn't Irish anyway

Americanized version of Scottich Gilchrist