Hunters Quay: A Journey

Anderson Armstrong Baird ancientBaird Dress Baird Hunting

Anderson: Means the son of Andrew.

Armstrong: The is derived from the Old English words earn meaning arm and strang meaning strong. The founder of the Armstrongs was said to be a strong man who carried the kings armour.The Armstrong lived up to their name by becoming one of the most powerful of the Border clans, known for their cross-border raiding.

Baird: Scottish name originates from the Gaelic word (bard) meaning bard or minstrel and became prominent in Ayrshire. Famous Bairds include Scottish engineer and inventor of television John Logie Baird.

Abercrombie Ancient abercrombie modern Aitken Modern Tartan Angus Ancient Tartan

Abercrombie: Scottish surname that derives from the village of Abercrombie in fife, meaning at the mouth of the River Crombie.

Aitken: Scottish surname that is the Scots version of the English surname Atkins. Atkins itself is a diminutive of the first name Adam, with Adam simply means man in Hebrew.

Angus Aonghus: The name comes from the Pictish and Gaelic name Aonghus or Oengus meaning (unique choice) or (one strength), which is associated both with a famous 8^th-century Pictish King Oengus. The area of Scotland called Angus, which was one of the original minor kingdoms or mormaerdoms of Scotland and is now a local-government authority, is said to take its name from King Oengus. Diminutives od Angus include Gus and Gussie.

Baillie Tartan Bain (Macbain) Balfour Tartan Ballantine

Baillie: Scottish surname that derives from the Scots word bailie, which originates from the French (Baillie) or English word (bailiff), meaning someone who held the position of a magistrate or a senior member of a town or city council.

Bain: Scottish surname (with the variation McBain) that originated in the north-east and derives from the Gaelic word ban meaning (white or (fair).

Balfour: Scottish surname that originated from a place name in Fife that possibly means place of pasture in Gaelic. Scottish politician Arthur Balfour served as British Prime Minister between 1902 and 1905 and as Foreign Secretary in 1917.

Ballantine, Ballantyne, Bannatyne: Scottish surname with various different spellings originating from different place names in the Borders and Lanarkshire. The meaning of Ballantine and Bannatyne is uncertain, with suggested meanings including place of the farm (from the Gaelic). However, a Brythonic origin is also possible, with the Borders place name of Bellenden possibly meaning place of worship for Bel (Bel being the Celtic god of light and fire).

Bell Borders Black Watch Tartan or the Government sett

Bell: Surname that is popular throughout Britain. The name derives either from the occupation of bell-ringing, or from the French word bell meaning (handsome), or in Scotland as an anglicized form of Macmillan in Argyll the Macmillans were known as Clan na Belich. Famous Scottish Bells include Bells from Perth, one of Scotlands most popular blended whiskies, and Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Born in Edinburgh. Having emigrated to Canada and later the USA, Bell became the inventor of the telephone in 1876.

Brodie BRUCE Buchanan Cameron Of Lochhiel

Brodie: Scottish name that originated from the place name Brodie in Moray. The name of the place is derived from the Gaelic (brothaich) meaning muddy place.

Bruce: The name Bruce comes from the Norman family Brus or (Bruis), who came to Scotland and were given land at Annandale in the 12th-century by David I. The name is believed to originate from the Norman place name of Brix, meaning willowlands, although this has been disputed.

Buchanan: Scottish name that derives from the Buchanan district on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond. The name is Gaelic and means priests house.

Cameron: This Long-standing Scottish name comes from the Gaelic (camsron) meaning crooked nose or hooked nose. The Clan Cameron came from the Lochaber area.

Campbell Of Argyll Campbell Of Breadalbane Chisholm Clan Cameron

Campbell: The name comes from the Gaelic (cambeul) meaning wry mouth and the French champ bel meaning beautiful field.

Chisholm: Scottish name that became established in the Highlands but originated from a Norman family in the Borders. The Chisholm family took its name from a place in Roxburgh called Chesilholm, but later moved north to own land near Inverness. The original place name of Chesiholm is derived from the Old English chesil meaning (gravel) and holm meaning (Island).

Cameron: This Long-standing Scottish name comes from the Gaelic (camsron) meaning crooked nose or hooked nose. The Clan Cameron came from the Lochaber area.

Carmichael Ancient Tartan Carmichael Modern Tartan

Carmichael: The name originates from a barony in Lanarkshire. The Gaelic name MacGillemichael, meaning (son of the servant of Michael), these Carmichaels are part of the Stewarts of Appin.

Sir John de Carmichael of Meadowflat, was among a Scottish Army who fought alongside the French against Henry V of England at the battle of Beauge in 1421. In 1250, Robert de Carmitely received the right of lordship in the land of Cleghorn. In the fourteenth century, Sir John de Carmychell was endowed with lands of the same name by William, Earl of Douglas. Carmichael is also a small village between Lanark and Biggar in South Lanarkshire Scotland, which is home to the Discover Carmichael Centre; the centre is full of wax models depicting the history of the Carmichael and Scotland. Famous Carmichaels include Gresham Carmichael was English-Scottish Philosopher, and the 13^th US President Millard Fillmore also married a Carmichael.

Craig CrawfordColquhounCumming, HuntingDavidson

Craig: The name derives from the Gaelic world creag meaning rock. The Craigs were people who lived next to a prominent crag or cliff.

Crawford: The name originates from a village in Lanarkshire that derives from the Scots word (craw) meaning crow and the English word (ford).

Colquhoun: Scottish name that comes from a place in Dunbartonshire called (Colquhoun). The name is Gaelic and means narrow wood.

Cumming and Comyn: The original surnames originated as Norman first names, or alternatively from Old Celtic first name Coman.

Davidson: Surname that means son of David and is found throughout Britain (although is more associated with Scotland than England). The Davidsons are a clan established in speyside from the 13th-century onwards.

Douglas Drummond Erskine Farquharson Fergusson

Douglas: The name derives from a place in Lanarkshire that means dark water, coming from the Gaelic (dubh) meaning dark or black and glais meaning water or stream.

Drummond: Scottish name that originates from the village of Drymen near Loch Lomond. The name Drymen derives from the Gaelic drumain meaning (on the ridge).

Farquharson and Farquhar: The name Farquhar is derived from the Gaelic fear meaning (man) and the Gaelic car meaning (well-loved). The surname Farquharson means son of Farguhar. The Farquhansons were a prominent Aberdeenshire clan.

Ferguson: Surname that means son of Fergus. Famous Fergusons include Sir Alex Ferguson, most successful manager in British football history winning more than 30 trophies at Old Trafford and two European trophies with Aberdeen.

Forbes Forty-Second Regiment Fraser Dress Gordon

(Black Watch)

Forbes: The Forbes family originated in Aberdeenshire and the name derives from the Gaelic forba meaning field.

Fleming: Surname that originated in Scotland in Lanarkshire. The name derives from Flemish immigrants from Flanders, in what is now Belgium. Famous Flemings include Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955). Discovered the worlds first antibiotic drug penicillin after growing mould on bread. He was knighted and got the Nobel Prize in 1944.

Fraser & Frazer: The Frasers became established in the Peebles area in the 11th-century before moving to the north-east. One of Scotlands best-known castles, Castle Fraser, was built by the family in Aberdeenshire in the 16th-century.

Gordon: The Gordon family has been associated with the north-east of Scotland since the 13th-century, but the name originates from a place name in the Borders that means either hill fort or great fort. Famous Gordons includeRobert Gordon of Straloch was the first graduate of The University of Aberdeens Marischal College and surveyor of the first accurate Atlas of Scotland. His grandson Robert Gordon founded the Robert Gordon University. Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon Born in Kildrummy served in the Royal Navy for 70 years; and General Charles Gordon, Known as Chinese Gordon for his exploits during the second Opium war, when he successfully defended Shanghai against the Taiping rebels, leading his troops into battle armed only with a walking stick. He was later made Governor of Sudan, and later he was hailed as a hero and became even better known as Gordon of Khartoum. Juliette Gordon founded the Girls Scouts of America in Savannah, Georgia, in 1912. The first registered member was her niece Margaret Gordon.

GOW and MACGOWAN Graham of Montrose GRANT Gray Family Tartan

MacGowan and McGowan: this name derives from the Gaelic Mac-Ghobhainn and means son of the smith (the smith in question being a metalworker, such as a blacksmith or ssilversmith).

Graham, Grahame, Graeme: The name derives from the Anglo-Norman noble family de Graham who came to Scotland in the 12th-century bringing a surname that may have originated from the Lincolnshire town of Grantham (later to be the home town of a certain Margaret Thatcher), which means gravel settlement.

Grant: The name derives from the French word grand meaning (large) and the Grant clan was concentrated in Banff. The Highland town of Grantown-on-spey is named after the Grant family.

Gray: Surname that is the Scottish spelling of the English Grey. The name comes from the colour and as a surname means grey-haired.

Gray Hunting Family tartan Gunn Hamilton HAY

Gray: Surname that is the Scottish spelling of the English Grey. The name comes from the colour and as a surname means grey-haired.

Gunn: Scottish surname that originated in Caithness. The name comes from the Norse word gunnar meaning (warrior).

Hamilton: The name derives from the Norman family of de Hameldon. They took their name from the Hampshire town of Hambledon, whose name derives from the Old English hamel dunn meaning (crooked hill. The Clan Hamilton would become established in Lanarkshire. The Lanarkshire town of Cadzow was renamed Hamilton in honour of the Duke of Hamilton who was given the title in 1643. Hamilton is also the name of the capital of Bermuda.

Hay: Surname that means hedge, whether from the Old English word haeg or the French word haia. In the case of the French word, it was the Norman family of de la Haye who brought the name to Britain. The Hays in Scotland became established in Perthshire.

Hunter Anient Hunter Fashion Hunter Hunterston Hunter Modern

The Hunter family came to Scotland around 1110 from Normandy. Aylmer le Hunter of the County of Arc signed the Ragman Roll of 1298. The lands of Hunterston in Ayrshire were granted to William Hunter by Robert II in 1374. The ancient castle of Hunterston stands in the ground of Hunterston House, the lands around which have been acquired by the atomic energy Authority. Historic connections with both the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland due to several centuries of operation in some of the formerly Gaelic speaking Scottish islands including Arran, Bute and the Cumbraes where the Hunters also long held land. The seat of the chief of Clan Hunter has been at Hunterston Castle for over 800 years. Famous Hunters include William Hunter world famous anatomist and physician.

Henderson Innes Irvin Ancient Johnston Kennedy

Henderson: Surname found throughout Britain, but long popular in Scotland. The name derives from son of Henry or son of Hendry with Hendry being the Scottish variant of Henry. The name Henry itself comes from the French name Henri and originally was the Germanic Heinrich meaning (ruler of an enclosure).

Innes: Means island-dweller. The name comes from the Gaelic word inis meaning (islet). The name originated in Moray at a place named Innes.

Johnston: Scottish surname which is a Scots variation of English surname Johnson, meaning son of John.

Johnstone: Scottish surname derives from the Scots word toun and means the town of John. Johnstone is also a town in Renfrewshire.

Kennedy: The name originated in Ireland and became established in Ayrshire in the 13th-century before being taken back to Northern Ireland and around the world. The name derives from the Gaelic ceann eidigh meaning ugly head.

Kerr LamontLeslie, Hunting Lindsay Logan or Maclennan

Kerr and Carr: Scottish surname from the Borders. The name either derives from the Gaelic word carr meaning fort, the Gaelic word ciar meaning dusky or the Norse and Old English word Carr can be a variation of Kerr.

Lamont: Scottish surname that originated in Argyll. The name is derived from the Norse log mann meaning (lawman) or (lawgiver).

Leslie and Lesley: Scottish surname originated from the village called Leslie in Aberdeenshire, which is derived from the Gaelic lios laith (with lios meaning enclosure or garden and liath meaning grey) or lios linn (with linn meaning pool). Therefore Leslie could either be grey enclosure or the slightly nicer garden pool. The Leslies moved to fife in the 13th-century, and the Fife town of Leslie is named after the family. The Leslies became known as a family of soldiers and led the armies of the Scottish Covenanters in the 17th-century.

Lindsay: The name comes from the Norman family of de Limesay, which originated in Limesay in Normandy, but came to Scotland via the region of Lindsey in the English county of Lincolnshire. Limesay means island of lime-trees.

Logan: The name comes from the Gaelic word lagan meaning (little hollow and was also a place name in Ayrshire.

Law Tartan Law Society Tartan

Law: Surname that derives from the Scots word law meaning (hill). People with this surname are not, therefore, descended from lawyers or solicitors but from people who lived on a hill. Famous Laws include John Law (1671-1729) Economist who developed use of paper money.

MacLennan and McLennan: Scottish surname that is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Fhinneain and means son of the servant of Saint Finnan. Saint Finnan was a 7th-century Irish saint whose name is derived from the Gaelic name Fionn meaning (white).

MacalisterMacalpine Macarthur Macaulay Macbeth Ancient

MacAlister or MacAllister: Scottish surname and clan that became established in Kintyre and Bute. The name MacAlister means son of Alexander or son of Alistair with Alexander meaning defender of men and Alistair and Alasdair being its Scottish and Gaelic variants. The first chief of the Clan MacAlister was Alexander, a descendant of the famous Somerled, King of the isles.

MacAlpine McAlpine: Historic Scottish surname, originated with Kenneth, son of Alpine, who in 843 became King of both Picts and Scots. The origin of the name Alpine is obscure, but it is thought to be of Pictish or Brythonic derivation, coming from the ward alp meaning (rock). It is thought that alp derives from the Latin word albus meaning (white), although it is possible that the Latin word might itself derive from an even earlier Celtic word.

MacArthur: Scottish surname and clan that became established in the Lorne district of Argyll. The name MacArthur means sons of Arthur, with the name believed to derive from the Old Gaelic word art for bear and Arthur becoming the anglicized form of the Gaelic name Artair meaning bear-like. Arthur is, of course, also associated with the legendary Celtic king of the Britons who lived in Camelot and presided over the knights of the Round Table.

MacAulay Macaulay: Scottish surname that originated in Lewis, although there are also MacAulays from Dunbartonshire. In most cases the name comes from the Gaelic MacAmhlaidh meaning son of Amhlaoibh, with Aulay being the anglicized form of Amhlaoibh, which is in turn the Gaelic variant of the Norse name Olaf meaning ancestors descendant.

MacBeth Macbeth: Name of possibly Scotlands most famous monarch. Macbeth, who ruled as king from 1040 to 1057, is forever associated with the historically inaccurate but world-renowned play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The play written in the 1600s and is known in the theatrical world as the Scottish play. In reality Macbeth was Thane of Moray (and not Glamis or Cawdor) and the Macbeths were an established family in the north of Scotland, with the name meaning son of life or son of a man of religion.

Maccallum, OLDMacdonaldMacdonald of Clanranald Macdonald of Sleat, DRESS

MacCallum McCallum: Scottish surname that is a variation of Malcolm. It is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Gille Chalium and means son of the servant of Columba, with Columba being the Latin form of the Irish Colm meaning dove. Saint Columba was an Irish missionary who founded a monastery on Iona.

MacDonald & McDonald: In Gaelic, mac means son of and so MacDonald means son of Donald. Donald is a name of Gaelic origin that means world ruler and MacDonald is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Dhomhnuill.

Macdonell of GlengarryMacdonell of Keppoch Macdougall Macduff, Dress

MacDonnell: Scottish surname and clan that became established on the Scottish mainland in Glengarry in the Highlands and Keppoch in Lochaber. The name derived from the clan name MacDonald meaning son of Donald.

MacDougall, MacDougal, McDougall: Scottish surname and clan that became established in the Lorne region of Argyll. As with the Clan MacDonald, the MacDougalls were descended from the legendary warlord Somerled, in this case from his son Dougal. The name MacDougall derives from the Gaelic MacDhugaill and means son of Dougal, with Dougal meaning dark stranger.

MacDuff: Scottish surname that means son of Duff. The name Duff comes from the Gaelic duibh meaning black. The MacDuffs were the famous Thanes of Fife who helped Malcolm Canmore regain the throne from Macbeth in 1057.

MacewenMacfarlane Macfie Macgillivray Macgregor

MacEwen, MacEwan, McEwan: Scottish surname that means son of Ewan. Ewan is a version of the Gaelic name Eoghan, which is of obscure origin, but might possibly mean of the yew tree or of youth.

MacFarlane Macfarlane: Scottish surname and Loch Lomond clan from the 13th-century. The name means son of Parlan with Parlan being the Gaelic for Bartholomew, the name of one of Jesus disciples, which in Aramaic means son of Talmai, with Talmai meaning farmer.

MacFie, Mcphee: Scottish surname that became established on the small Hebridean island of Colonsay and is the anglicized form of Mac Duibshithe meaning son of Dubshithe. Duibshithe is an old Gaelic person name that means dark peace.

MacGregor, McGregor, Macgregor: Scottish surname meaning son of Gregor. Gregor was the Scottish form of Gregory, a name that comes from the Greek meaning watchful and was a popular name for popes. Another theory is that the name originates with a 9th-century Scottish prince called Gregor. The MacGregors were concentrated between Aberfoyle and Balguhidder in the Trossachs.

Macinnes, Hunting MacIntyre, Hunting Mackay Mackenzie

MacInnes: Scottish surname and clan that means son of Angus. The name derives from Aonghus, the Gaelic form of the name Angus, which is pronounced Innes. The MacInnes were found on the west coast and in Perthshire.

MacIntyre, McIntyre, Macintyre: Scottish surname and clan from Glencoe. The name comes from the Gaelic mac an t-saoir meaning son of the carpenter. MacIntyre is often anglicized to the surname Wright.

MacKay, McCoy, MacKie: Scottish Surname meaning son of Aodh or son of Aed. The Gaelic name Aodh means (fire), and would be anglicized as Hugh. The MacKays were found throughout Scotland, but became established in Sutherland. The Highland Clearances of the 19th-century saw many MacKays scattered around the world. Mackay is also a coastal town in Queensland, Australia, named after Scottish explorer John Mackay.

The phrase the real McCoy, used when talking about something that is the genuine article is of uncertain origin. However, it is likely to be a variation of the surname Mackay, and the phrase the real Mackay was used in the 19th-century in Scotland to promote whisky. The surname MacKie and Mackie are also variation of Mackay.

MacKenzie McKenzie: Scottish surname that means son of Kenneth. It is the anglicized version of the Gaelic Mac Coinnich meaning son of Coinnich. Kenneth means handsome or fair and was the name of three of Scotlands earliest kings. The MacKenzies were concentrated in Wester Ross.

MackinlayMackinnon, Dress Mackintosh Maclachlan

MacKinlay McKinley: Scottish surname that originated chiefly in Perthshire. The name means son of Finlay and is the anglicized form of Mac Fhionnlaigh with Finlay meaning fair warrior.

MacKinnon: Scottish surname that originated chiefly in Mull and Iona. The name means son of Fingon and is the anglicized form of Mac Fhionghuin, with Fingon being a descendant of Kenneth MacAlpine whose name means fair born.

Mackintosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh: Scottish surname and clan from Perthshire and the Highlands. The name comes from the Gaelic mac an toisich meaning son of the chieftain, with the Scottish Gaelic toisich being similar to the Irish word Taoiseach that is the title of the Irish Prime Minister.

MacLachlan: Scottish surname that is the anglicized form of Mac Lachlainn meaning son of Lachlan. The name Lachlan comes from the Gaelic name Lochlann meaning land of the lochs and historically referred to a person who came from Norway. The MacLachlans take their name from Lochlan Mor, the Great Lachlan, who lived in the 13^th century. His descendent, the MacLachlan of Maclachan, still lives in Castles Lachlan within the old parish of Strathlachlan where the River Strathlachlan flows into Loch Fyne at Lachlan Bay. Lachlan was Gael, a member of that great family, descended from the royal Ui Neill dynasty of Ireland whose ancestry goes back to Eochu, King of Tara, who came down from the Gog-King Conn of the hundred battles, slayer of King Mug of Ulster, who lived in the second century AD.

Maclaine of Lochbuie Maclaren Maclean of Duart, Dress

MacLean, McLean, MacLaine: Scottish surname that means son of the followers of St John. The name is the anglicized form of the Gaelic MacGille Eoinoinnich. The founder of the clan was called Gillean of the battle-axe and the MacLeans became concentrated in Mull and Tiree. The surname MacLaine is a variation of Maclean and originated in Mull.

MacLaren, Maclaren, McLaren: Scottish surname that originated chiefly in Perthshire. The name means son of Laurence and is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Labhruinn. The male first name Laurence or Lawrence derives from the Latin (Laurentius) referring to a person from the ancient Italian town of Laurentum. It became a popular male first name after the 3rd-century Christian martyr Saint Laurence.

Macleod of Harris, Hunting Macleod of Lewis and Raasay, Dress Macmillan, OLD

MacLeod, McLeod, McCloud: Scottish surname the means son of Leod. The name Leod derives from the Norse word ljotr. The Clan Macleod was concentrated in Skye and Lewis. The American surname McLeod, familiar as the title of a 1970s television show, is a variation of MacLeod.

MacMillan, McMillan, Macmillan: Scottish surname that derives from the Gaelic mac mhaolain or MacGille Mhaoil meaning son of the tonsured one. The name is therefore believed to originate from monks. The MacMillans became established in first Argyll and then Kintyre and Galloway.

Macnab Macnaughten Macneil of Barra Macpherson

MacNab McNab: Scottish surname that is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an Aba, which means son of the abbot or fathers son. The MacNab family became established near Killin.

MacNeill McNeill: Scottish surname that means son of Neil. The name comes from the Gaelic Mac Niall meaning son of Niall, with Neil or Niall meaning champion. The name is long associated with the island of Barra, where it is said that the name originated from an Irishman called Niall who settled there in the11th-century.

MacPherson Macpherson: Scottish surname that means son of a parson.

MacquarrieMacqueenMacrae, Dress Matheson Maxwell

Macquarrie: Scottish surname from the island of Mull. The name comes from the Gaelic Mac Guaidhre meaning son of a proud man.

MacQueen McQueen: Scottish surname that does not have any connection with any Scottish queen. It is an anglicized variation of the Argyll surname MacSween, which either means son of Suibne (with Suibne the Gaelic for pleasant) or son of Sweyn (with Sweyn n Norse nane meaning servant).

MacRae McCrae: Scottish surname the became established in Wester Ross. The name is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Rath and means son of grace.

Matheson: Scottish surname with different origins. In the Highlands, it derives from the Gaelic Mac Mhathain meaning son of the bear, but in the Lowlands it means son of Matthew, with Saint Matthew being the author of the first of the Four Gospels, whose name is derived from the Hebrew Matt thia meaning (gift of God).

Maxwell: The name derives from a place in the Borders near Kelso called Maccus Well, named after a 9th-century Saxon noble. Famous Maxwells include James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). Mathematicians and physicist who ranks with Einstein and Newton. Contributed to the study of electro-magnetism and laid way for quantum physics.

McNeill of Colonsay Menzies, Hunting Morrison (Clan Society Tartan)

MacNeill McNeill: Scottish surname that means son of Neil. The name comes from the Gaelic Mac Niall meaning son of Niall), with Neil or Niall meaning champion. The name is long associated with the island of Barra, where is said that the name originated from an Irishman called Niall who settled there in the11th-century.

Menzies: Traditionally, the z is pronounced as y. The Menzies family originated in Perthshire, coming from the Norman family of de Meyners, whose English branch changed the name to Manners.

Morrison: Chiefly Scottish surname meaning son of Morris or son of Maurice. Morris either means a follower of the Virgin Mary or dark-skinned or Moorish. The Clan Morrison hails from the Isle of Lewis and is either Irish or Viking in origin.

Munro, Dress Murray of Atholl Ogilvy Ramsay

Munro: Scottish surname that became established in Easter Ross. The name comes either from the Irish rothachv meaning man of Ro (from a place called Roe in the north of Ireland) or from the Gaelic monadh ruadh meaning (red mountain). In Scotland, the surname is most associated with Hugh Munro who, in 1891, compiled a list of all Scottish mountains of more than 3,000 feet. These peaks were thereafter named Munros in his honour. Munro-bagging is the term given to the pastime of seeking to reach the top of all of Scotlands Munros, which currently number 284. (A variation of the surname Munro is (Monroe).

Murray: also found as Moray, comes from the area of Moray in the north-east of Scotland, which in turn comes from the Gaelic moraibh meaning sea settlement. The Clan Murray originated in Moray, but became established in Sutherland and Perthshire, where from the 12h-century they became one of the important noble families of Scotland. In 1703 they became holders of the title of Duke of atholl.

Ogilvy Ogilvie: Scottish surname that originates from a place in Angus. The name comes from the Brythonic ugl ma or ugl fa meaning (high place). The Ogilvies gained the Scottish title of the Earl of Airlie.

RED ROSS Robertson, Dress Rose, Hunting Russell Modern

Robertson: meaning son of Robert. Robertsons are found throughout Scotland, but the Clan Robertson originated as an offshoot of the Duncan or Donnachie Clan, and the first Robertson chief was named after a Donnachie called Robert who was given land in Perthshire in the 15th-century.

SCOTTSinclair, Dress Skene Stewart of Appin Stewart of Atholl

Scott: Meaning someone who comes from Scotland. The original Scots were in fact people from Ireland who came to settle in the west of Scotland from the 5th-century onwards and would eventually give their name to the entire country. Their name came from the Latin Scotti. The Scotts became a prominent Border clan and holders of the title of Duke of Buccleuch.

Sinclair: Surname that derives from a Norman family called St Clair who originated from the French town of that name in Normandy. The St Clairs were given land at Roslin in Midlothian at the end of the 11th-century, and it was there that they would build Rosslyn Chapel. St Clair would eventually become the Sinclair and the family would gain the earldoms of both Caithness and Orkney.

Stewart Stuart: The name derives from the English word steward. In Scotland the surname Stewart was given to a Norman noble family called Fitzalan who were appointed as Hereditary High Stewards of Scotland in the 12th-century and given considerable land in Renfrewshire, Atholl, Appin, Balquhidder, and Galloway.

Stewart, Dress Stewart, RoyalStewrart, Hunting Sutherland, Ancient

Stewart Stuart: The name derives from the English word steward. In Scotland the surname Stewart was given to a Norman noble family called Fitzalan who were appointed as Hereditary High Stewards of Scotland in the 12th-century and given considerable land in Renfrewshire, Atholl, Appin, Balquhidder, and Galloway.

Sutherland: Surname and Clan name that comes from the former county of Sutherland in the northern Highlands. The name of the county derives from the Norse Suthr land meaning (southern land) as, although the area was at the very north of the Scottish mainland, it was at the very south of the Viking-controlled territory governed for Norway by the Earl of Jarl of Orkney.

Simpson: Surname found throughout Britain but long popular in Scotland. The name means son of Simon or son of Sim a diminutive of Simon. In the Bible, Simon was the name of two of Jesus disciples, and the name derives from the Hebrew Shimon meaning (heard) or (listening). Famous Simpsons include James Young Simpson (1811-1870) Obstetrician. Pioneer in the use of anaesthetics, particularly chloroform, developing its use in surgery and midwifery.

T r o t t e r T a r t a n ( P e r s o n a l )

Trotter tartan sett shown above is a sample of justsome of the (Personal) tartans that may be available for this Clan.

Trotter: Clan Trotter is a Lowland Scottish clan. The name means messenger, and there is a Border clan of that name from Berwickshire who rose to great military distinction. One legend says that this name was given to a brother of Lord Gifford for delivering a message to King James III of Scotland with great speed. Famous Trotters include William Trotter of Catchelraw, was one of the knights charged with keeping the peace on the Borders under royal warrants of 1437 and 1450. One of his grandsons was treasurer of the city of Edinburgh. Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1679 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.

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Turnbull: A Lowland Scottish clan, formerly associated with the Border Reivers. In the fourteenth century, William of Rule, a Borders man, saved the life of Robert the Bruce when he was attacked by a wounded bull that had charged at the King. He was thereafter known as Turnbull; and Robert the Bruce awarded lands in Philiphaugh to William Turnbull. The Rule Water, home of the Turnbulls, was a baronial procession of the House of Douglas, so often in conflict with the ruling House of Stewart. By 1510 the Turnbulls had become so resistant to authority that James IV decided to make an example of them and 200 members of the family were hanged and others imprisoned. Many a Turnbulls became a Trumbull, Tremble, Trimble and Trembley; many went to France to continue fighting the English. Others went to Northern Ireland, America, Canada and Australia. Famous Turnbulls include Major Gordon Turnbull, who led the vicious counterattack on the French Cavalry. Stephen Tournebulle represented Scottish interests at the University of Orleans at the beginning of the sixteenth century. William Turnbull, an ornithologist, was born in Midlothian in 1820. Herbert Turnbull, who died in 1961, was a distinguished mathematician responsible for major contributions to the study of algebra and Stephen Turnbull (author).

Tweedie: A Scottish name sept of clan Fraser; an old Peeblesshire family said to have sprung from a water spirit on the River Tweed. Roger Tweedie, son of Findlay, had a charter for the house and lands of Drumelzier. Drumelzier was the main centre of the Tweedie family until the 17^th century. Famous Tweedies include Dr Stephen C. Tweedie, a software developer. Sir David Tweedie, a Scottish accountant; he was the Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board from 2001 until June 2011. Robert Tweedie Middleton, born 1831 was a Scottish Liberal politician. John de Tueda was the first recoded Tweedie, year 1214. There is no registered tartan for the Tweedie or Tweedy; but is known that Tweedie and Tweedy can wear the Fraser tartan.

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Urquhart: Scottish surname that takes its name from a place in Inverness-shire. The name is famous from the now ruined13th-century Urquhart Castle on the shores of the Loch Ness {(a place to see the Loch Ness Monster maybe, that is). The name Urquhart is believed to be of Pictish or Brythonic origin with air meaning (on) or (upon) and cardden meaning (thicket) or (wood), thereby making Urquhart means woodside.

Wallace: (what a wonderful name), surname that is believed to denote someone of Welsh ancestry. The ancestors of the Wallaces may alternatively have come from the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde, whose inhabitants were Britons and spoke a language closer to Welsh than Gaelic. The Wallaces were concentrated in Ayrshire and included Scotlands national hero, William Wallace.

Irn Bru, the tartan of ournational Drink.

IRN-BRU: The Tartan of our national drink : IRN-BRU

Wendy: (My wife): Female first name. if Wendy is not technically a Scottish name, it was first made popular by Scottish author J.M. Barrie in 1904 in the play peter pan. The name of the character Wendy Darling, who goes to Neverland in the play, arose after the young daughter of one of Barries friends called the writer my friendly-Wendy), and so she is.

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