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Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which acts as an authority concerning matters of heraldry and Coat of Arms...

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Clan Scottish clan Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which acts as an authority concerning matters of heraldry and Coat of Arms... name	Blazon Blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image... of crest & motto within crest badge; War cry War cry War Cry or Warcry may refer to:* A battle cry — yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same military unit.* WarCry , a Spanish power metal band* The War Cry, official newspaper of the Salvation Army... and Clan badge Clan badge A clan badge, sometimes called a plant badge, is a badge or emblem, usually a sprig of a specific plant, that is used to identify a member of a particular Scottish clan. They are usually worn in a bonnet behind the Scottish crest badge, or attached at the shoulder of a lady's tartan sash...	Clan chief Scottish clan chief The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. In early times, and possibly even today, clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the Scottish clan. From its perceived founder a clan takes its name. The clan chief is the representative of this founder, and... ; and Clan seat, or historical seat	Notes
Abercromby	Crest: A falcon rising belled Proper. Motto: PETIT ALTA. [from Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and... : "He seeks high deeds"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Abercrombie, Fife Abercrombie, Fife Abercrombie is a hamlet in Fife, situated around 1 mile to the north of the village of St Monans, and 10 miles south of the town of St Andrews. Abercrombie was the former name of the parish of St Monans, although both Abercrombie and St Monans had churches.The hamlet is centered around Abercrombie...
Abernethy	Crest: A raven Sable, beaked and membered Gules Motto: SALUS PER CHRISTUM [from Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and... : Salvation through Christ]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Abernethy, Perth and Kinross
Adair	Crest: A man's head couped and bloody. Motto: LOYAL AU MORT. [from French: "Loyal unto death"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The crest and motto are derived from the arms of Adair of Kinhilt.
Adam	Crest: A cross crosslet fitchée Gules surmounted by a sword in saltire Proper Motto: CRUX MIHI GRATA QUIES [from Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and... : The cross gives me welcome rest]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Blair Adam, estate in Kinross-shire Kinross-shire Kinross-shire or the County of Kinross is a registration county, electoral ward and historic county in the Perth and Kinross council area in the east central Lowlands of Scotland...
Agnew Clan Agnew Clan Agnew is a Lowland Scottish clan from Wigtownshire and Galloway in the southwest of Scotland.-Origins:There are two theories as to the origins of the name Agnew. The most widely accepted is that the name is French and derives from the Barony d'Agneaux in Normandy. Emigrants from the region...	Crest: An eagle Eagle (heraldry) The eagle is used in heraldry as a charge, as a supporter, and as a crest. Parts of the eagle's body such as its head, wings or leg are also used as a charge or crest.... issuant and reguardant Proper. Motto: CONSILIO NON PETU. [from Latin: "By wisdom not force"]	Chief: Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, 11th Baronet Seat: Lochnaw Castle Lochnaw Castle Lochnaw Castle is a 16th Century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway.Lochnaw Castle shows four periods of construction - a simple 16th century keep, 17th and 18th century domestic dwellings, and a mansion-house, which was later demolished. There is a plaque... , Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
Aikenhead	Crest: A demi-savage holding in his dexter hand three laurel slips fructed Proper Motto: RUPTO RORE NATI Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and... : "We are born in a weak condition"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Aikenhead, Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
Ainslie	Crest: Issuing out of a cap of maintenance a naked arm embowed grasping a scymitar all Proper Motto: PRO PATRIA SAEPE PRO REGE SEMPER [from Latin: "For country often, for King always"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Dolphinstone Castle (ruin), Jedburgh http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/56922/details/dolphiston+castle/
Aiton	Crest: A hand pulling a rose Proper Motto: DECERPTAE DABUNT ODORUM ["Roses plucked will give sweet smell"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Ayton, Berwickshire Berwickshire Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
Allardice	Crest: A demi-savage holding in the dexter hand a scimitar all Proper Motto: IN DEFENCE OF THE DISTRESSED	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Allardice Castle Allardice Castle Allardice Castle is a sixteenth century manor house in Kincardineshire, Scotland. This monument is resided in by the Cowie family and is situated approximately 1.5 kilometres northwest of the town of Inverbervie... , Kincardineshire Kincardineshire The County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a local government county on the coast of northeast Scotland...
Anderson Clan Anderson Clan Anderson is a Scottish clan. The clan can be considered an armigerous clan because it does not a have a clan chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.-Origins and history:...	Crest: An oak tree Proper.{Lyon Court Records 1673/5: Book 1, folio 239 as recorded for James Anderson of Westerairdbreck and also grant by Lord Lyon 20 March 1992 book 73, folio 78: to David Alexander Richard Waterton-Anderson, a descendant of the original grantee} Motto: STAND SURE as witnessed by armorial stones at Westerton, Banffshire dated 1664 and Botriphnie dated 1671; also by grant of Lord Lyon 20 March 1992 book 73, folio 78 to David Alexander Richard Waterton-Anderson.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	This motto has been used by the leading house of Andersons from at least 1664 and adopted for use as a clan member's crest badge.
Anstruther Clan Anstruther Clan Anstruther is a Scottish clan from Anstruther in Fife, in the east of Scotland.-Origin of name:From the town of Anstruther, which was adopted as a familial name.-Origins of the Clan:...	Crest: Two arms in armour holding a pole-axe with both hands gauntleted Proper. Motto: PERIISSEM NI PERIISSEM. [from Latin: "I had perished unless i had gone through it"]. [from Latin: "I would have perished had I not persisted"].	Chief: Tobias Anstruther of that Ilk	In note No. 12 of Waverley Waverley (novel) Waverley is an 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. Initially published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, Waverley is often regarded as the first historical novel. It became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of... , Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time.... , while discussing canting of arms Canting arms Canting arms are heraldic bearings that represent the bearer's name in a visual pun or rebus. The term cant came into the English language from Anglo-Norman cant, meaning song or singing, from Latin cantāre, and English cognates include canticle, chant, accent, incantation and recant.Canting arms –... in heraldry wrote, "The Periissem ni per-iissem of the Anstruthers is liable to a similar objection. One of that ancient race, finding that an antagonist, with whom he had fixed a friendly meeting, was determined to take the opportunity of assassinating him, prevented the hazard by dashing out his brains with a battle-axe. Two sturdy arms, brandishing such a weapon, form the usual crest of the family, with the above motto, Periissem ni per-iissem—I had died, unless I had gone through with it". Note the crest used in the crest badge.
Arbuthnott Clan Arbuthnott Clan Arbuthnott is a Scottish clan or family from the area of Kincardineshire in the lowland northeast of Scotland.-Origin of name:From the place name Aberbothenoth, which lies on a narrow peninsula on the north side of the river Bervie...	Crest: A peacock's head couped at the neck Proper. Motto: LAUS DEO. [from Latin: "Praise God"].	Chief: John Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott John Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, is a Scottish peer, and was Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire... 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott Viscount of Arbuthnott The title Viscount of Arbuthnott was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1641, along with the title Lord Inverbervie, for Sir Robert Arbuthnot.The Viscount of Arbuthnott is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Arbuthnott.... Seat: Arbuthnott House, Arbuthnott Arbuthnott Arbuthnott is a small village in northeast Scotland, 26 miles south of Aberdeen. It is located on the B967 east of Fordoun and north-west of Inverbervie in Aberdeenshire. The nearest train station is Stonehaven.... , Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
Armstrong Clan Armstrong Clan Armstrong is an armigerous clan whose origins lie in Cumberland, south of the frontier between Scotland and England which was officially established in 1237....	Crest: An arm from the shoulder, armed Proper. Motto: INVICTUS MANEO. [from Latin: "I remain unvanquished"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Gilnockie Tower Gilnockie Tower Gilnockie Tower is a 16th-century tower house, located at the hamlet of Hollows, 2.3 km north of Canonbie, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The tower is situated on the west bank of the River Esk. It was originally known as Hollows Tower... , Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
Arnott		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Arnott, Portmoak in Kinross-shire Kinross-shire Kinross-shire or the County of Kinross is a registration county, electoral ward and historic county in the Perth and Kinross council area in the east central Lowlands of Scotland...
Arthur	Crest: Two laurel branches in orle Proper. Motto: FIDE ET OPERA. [from Latin: "By fidelity and labour"]. Badge: Wild Myrtle or Fir Club Moss	Chief: John Alexander MacArthur of that Ilk Seat: Castle Kennedy House, Castle Kennedy Castle Kennedy Castle Kennedy is a village three miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.There is a castle there - indeed there are two. Castle Kennedy itself was burned down in the eighteenth century and remains a ruin to this day, the owner deciding to build Lochinch Castle as a replacement... , Wigtownshire Wigtownshire Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county in the Southern Uplands of south west Scotland. Until 1975, the county was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway...
Auchinleck	Crest: An ear of rye Proper Motto: PRETIOSUM QUOD UTILE ["What is useful is valuable"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Baillie	Crest: A boar Boars in heraldry The wild boar and a boar's head are common charges in heraldry. A complete beast may represent what are seen as the positive qualities of the boar, namely courage and fierceness in battle; a boar's head may represent hospitality , or it may symbolize that the bearer of the arms is a noted... 's head erased Proper. Motto: QUID CLARIUS ASTRIS. [from Latin: "What is brighter than the stars?"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Baird	Crest: A gryphon's head erased Proper. Motto: DOMINUS FECIT. [from Latin: "The Lord has done this"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Balfour	Crest: A dexter arm in armour erect the hand holding a baton in bend Gules tipped Argent Motto: Fordward ["Forward"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Bannatyne	Crest: A demi griffin, in his dexter paw a sword erect Proper. Motto: NEC CITO NEC TARDE. [from Latin: "Neither fast nor slow"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Bannerman Clan Bannerman Clan Bannerman is a Scottish clan which has, for centuries, been the Scottish standard bearers.-Origins of name:The Bannerman name is said to have originated in the privilege of carrying the king's banner in wartime, an honour the Bannermans had from approximately the 11th through the 13th century...	Crest: A demi man in armour holding in his right hand a sword Proper. Motto: PRO PATRIA. [from Latin: "For my county"]	Chief: David Gordon Bannerman of Elsick, 15th Baronet	The ancestors of the Bannermans were hereditary banner-bearers to the kings of Scotland.
Barclay Clan Barclay -Origins of the clan:Since the eighteenth century, Barclay historians, noted for their low level in medieval scholarship, have assumed the Scottish family Barclay is a branch of one of the Anglo-Norman Berkeley family of Berkeley in Gloucestershire...	Crest: (On a chapeau doubled Ermine Ermine (heraldry) Ermine is a heraldic fur representing the winter coat of the stoat . Many skins would be sewn together to make a luxurious garment, producing a pattern of small black spots on a white field... ) a hand holding a dagger Proper. Motto: AUT AGERE AUT MORI. [from Latin: "Either to do or die"].	Chief: Peter Barclay of Towie Barclay Towie Barclay Castle Towie Barclay Castle is a historic castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 4.5 miles south-south-east of Turriff. The current structure was built in 1593 by Clan Barclay. The site was gifted to the Clan in the 11th century by Malcolm III of Scotland... and of that Ilk Seat: Towie Barclay Castle Towie Barclay Castle Towie Barclay Castle is a historic castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 4.5 miles south-south-east of Turriff. The current structure was built in 1593 by Clan Barclay. The site was gifted to the Clan in the 11th century by Malcolm III of Scotland... , Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
Baxter	Crest: A lion rampant guardant Sable Motto: VINCIT VERITAS ["Truth prevails"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Bell	Crest: A roe feeding Proper Motto: I BEIR THE BEL.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Belshes	Crest: A greyhound’s head couped Argent collared Azure Motto: FULGET VIRTUS INTAMINATA ["Virtue shines unstained"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Bethune Clan Bethune Clan Bethune may have its origins from the French city of Béthune, but another possibility is that the name is an Anglicization of the Gaelic name Macbheatha...	Crest: An otter's head erased Argent. Motto: DE BONNAIRE. [from French: "Gracious"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Beveridge	Crest: Out of a mural crown Or a demi beaver Proper Motto: PERSEVERANDO ["By persevering"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Brucefield, estate in Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
Binning		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Barony of Binning, in the parish of Uphall, West Lothian West Lothian West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
Bisset	Crest: The trunk of an oak tree sprouting afresh Proper Motto: ABSCISSA VIRESCIT ["That torn down re-grows"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The chiefly line is thought to be Bisset of Lessendrum.
Blackadder Clan Blackadder Clan Blackadder is a Scottish clan. The clan historically held lands near the Anglo-Scottish border.-Clan status:Today Clan Blackadder does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Old Tulliallan Castle, Kincardine Kincardine Kincardine or Kincardine-on-Forth is a small town located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. The town was given the status of a Burgh of barony in 1663. It was at one time a reasonably prosperous minor port... , Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
Blackstock		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Blair	Crest: A stag lodged Proper Motto: AMO PROBOS ["I love the virtuous"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Blair, Ayrshire Ayrshire Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
Blane	Crest: The sword of Justice paleways Proper Motto: PAX AUT BELLUM ["Peace or war"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Blyth		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Lauderdale Lauderdale, Scotland Lauderdale is a long narrow geographical district in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, being the valley of the Leader Water, , above which rivulet St. Cuthbert had a vision of St. Aidan's soul being conducted to heaven...
Borthwick Clan Borthwick -Origins of the Clan:The origins of the name "Borthwick" are territorial. The name seems likely to have been assumed from Borthwick Water in Roxburghshire....	Crest: A moor's head couped Proper wreathed Argent and Sable. Motto: QUI CONDUCIT. [from Latin: "He who leads"].	Chief: John Hugh Borthwick of that Ilk, 24th Lord Borthwick Lord Borthwick Lord Borthwick is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.Alexander Nisbet relates that "the first of this ancient and noble family came from Hungary to Scotland, in the retinue of Queen Margaret, in the reign of Malcolm Canmore, anno Domini 1057... Seat: Borthwick Castle Borthwick Castle Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. It is located twelve miles south-east of Edinburgh, to the east of the village of Borthwick, on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground... , Lothian Lothian Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
Boswell Clan Boswell Family Boswell is a Lowland Scottish family. As the Boswells are a family and a member of the aristocracy they do not have a chief. The family is represented by a Laird Scottish term for Lord.-Origins of the Family:...	Crest: A falcon Proper, hooded Gules, jessed and belled Or Motto: VRAYE FOI ["True faith"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Boyd Clan Boyd Clan Boyd is a Lowland Scottish clan from Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Scotland.-Origins of the clan:The origin of the Boyd family name may be either from the Gaelic language or from the Normans, but in both cases translates as 'fair', 'blonde', 'yellow or fair,' etcetera...	Crest: A dexter hand erect and pale having the outer fingers bowed inwards. Motto: CONFIDO. [from Latin: "I trust"].	Chief: Alastair Boyd Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock was a British writer, Hispanophile, and Chief of the Clan Boyd.-Early life:... 7th Baron Kilmarnock Baron Kilmarnock Baron Kilmarnock, of Kilmarnock in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1831 for William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll. This was a revival of the Kilmarnock title held by his great-grandfather William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, who was attainted in 1746... (deceased) Seat: Dean Castle Dean Castle Dean Castle is situated in the Dean Castle Country Park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the stronghold for the Boyd Family, who were lords of Kilmarnock for over 400 years.... , Ayrshire Ayrshire Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...	Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock died 19 March, see telegraph obituaries, but references continue to list him as Chief: see Burks, Standing council, and Boyd clan web site
Boyle Clan Boyle Clan Boyle is a Scottish clan from Ayrshire in Scotland. There is also an Irish sept of the O'Neill Clan of the name O'Boyle or in Irish Ó Baoighill. The O'Boyles are one of three clans who shared the leadership of the North West of Ireland, specifically Co...	Crest: A double headed eagle displayed, parted per pale embattled Gules and Argent. Motto: DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT. [from Latin: "The Lord will provide"].	Chief: Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow DL is a British peer, politician and the current chief of Clan Boyle. The family seat is Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire... , 10th Earl of Glasgow Earl of Glasgow Earl of Glasgow is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for David Boyle, Lord Boyle, one of the commissioners who negotiated the Treaty of Union uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain... Seat: Kelburn Castle Kelburn Castle Kelburn Castle is a large house near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. Originally built in the thirteenth century it was remodelled in the sixteenth century. In 1700 the first Earl made further extensions to the house in a manner not unlike a French château... , North Ayrshire North Ayrshire North Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland with a population of roughly 136,000 people. It is located in the south-west region of Scotland, and borders the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north-east and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the East and South...
Brisbane	Crest: A stork’s head erased holding in her beak a serpent nowed Proper Motto: DABIT OTIA DEUS ["God will give repose"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Killincraig, Largs Largs Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic.... , North Ayrshire North Ayrshire North Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland with a population of roughly 136,000 people. It is located in the south-west region of Scotland, and borders the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north-east and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the East and South...
Brodie Clan Brodie Clan Brodie is a Scottish clan whose origins are uncertain. The first known Brodie chiefs were the Thanes of Brodie and Dyke in Morayshire. The Brodies were present in several clan conflicts, and during the civil war were ardent covenanters...	Crest: A right hand holding a bunch of arrows all Proper. Motto: UNITE. Badge: periwinkle Vinca Vinca is a genus of six species in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus .-Description:Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems 1–2 m long...	Chief: Alexander Tristan Duff Brodie of Brodie Seat: Brodie Castle Brodie Castle Brodie Castle is a castle near Forres in the Moray region of Scotland.- The Brodie Family :The original Z-plan castle was built in 1567 by Clan Brodie but destroyed by fire in 1645 by Lewis Gordon of Clan Gordon, the 3rd Marquess of Huntly... , Morayshire
Broun Clan Broun Clan Broun also known as Brown is a common Scottish clan name, it was located primarily in Lowland Scotland.-Origins of the Name:As well as the name being Scottish, Broun or Brown is also common name in Old English charters from an adjective meaning brown or dark red. It also occurs in Old High...	Crest: A lion rampant, holding in the dexter paw a fleur de lis Or Floreat magestas (Let majesty flourish) Motto: FLOREAT MAGESTAS ["Let majesty flourish"]	Chief: Sir Wayne Broun of Coultson, Bt. Broun Baronets The Broun Baronets are a branch of the ancient Broun of Colstoun family whose estate near Haddington, East Lothian, remains to this day in the possession of a cadet family.-Origins:Early in the twelfth century a Walterus le Brun flourished in Scotland...
Bruce Clan Bruce Clan Bruce is a Scottish clan from Kincardine in Scotland. It was a Royal House in the 14th century, producing two kings of Scotland.-Origins of the Clan:...	Crest: A lion stantan Azure armed and langued Gules. Motto: FUIMUS. [from Latin: "We have been"]. Badge: rosemary Rosemary Rosemary, , is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which includes many other herbs, and is one of two species in the genus Rosmarinus...	Chief: Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, KT, CD, JP , styled Lord Bruce before 1968, is a Scottish peer.-Biography:... , 11th Earl of Elgin Earl of Elgin The title Earl of Elgin was created on June 21, 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce of Whorlton in the Peerage of England on July 30, 1641. His son, Robert, succeeded him, and was also created Earl of Ailesbury in the Peerage of... Seat: Broomhall, Dunfermline Dunfermline Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...
Buchan Clan Buchan -Origins of the Clan:The Clan names derives from the district of Buchan. This in turn may have taken its name from ‘bwch’, a word meaning cow in the Brythonic language....	Crest: (upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine) A sun shining upon a sunflower full blown Proper. Motto: NON INFERIORA SECUTUS. [from Latin: "Not having followed mean pursuits"].	Chief: David Buchan of Auchmacoy
Buchanan Clan Buchanan Clan Buchanan is an Armigerous Scottish clan whose origins are said to lie in the 1225 grant of lands on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond to clergyman Sir Absalon of Buchanan by the Earl of Lennox.-Origins:...	Crest: A dexter hand holding up a ducal cap (Proper), tufted on the top with a rose Gules, within two laurel branches in orle (also Proper). Motto: CLARIOR HINC HONOS. [from Latin: "Hence the brighter honour"]. Badge: billberry (blaeberry), oak Oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus... , and birch Birch Birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa...	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The last chief died in the 1682.
Burnett Clan Burnett Clan Burnett, also referred to as the House of Burnett, is a Lowland Scottish family.-Origins of the name:There is still debate over the origin of the name Burnett. The Saxon Burford family held lands in Bedfordshire prior to 1066. This name derives from the Saxon 'beornheard' meaning 'bear hand'...	Crest: A cubit arm, the hand naked, vested Vert doubled Argent pruning a vinetree with a pruning knife Proper. Motto: VIRECIT VULNERE VITUS. [from Latin: "Her virtue flourishes by her wounds"].	Chief: James Burnett of the Leys
Butter	Crest: Two hands issuing from a cloud in dexter, extended to the sinister and drawing an arrow in a bow all Proper Motto: DIRIGET DEUS ["God directs"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Fascally, by Pitlochry Pitlochry Pitlochry , is a burgh in the council area of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. Its population according to the 2001 census was 2,564.... , Perthshire Perthshire Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
Byres	Crest: A cock reguardant Proper Motto: MARTE SUO TUTUS ["Safe by his own exertions"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Byres Castle (ruin), Haddington Haddington, East Lothian The Royal Burgh of Haddington is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian, which was known officially as Haddingtonshire before 1921. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is Anglo-Saxon, dating from the 6th... , East Lothian East Lothian East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
Cairns Clan Cairns Clan Cairns is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Cairns is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms,...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Mid Calder Mid Calder Mid Calder is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood, around west of Edinburgh... , West Lothian West Lothian West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
Calder Clan Calder Clan Calder is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan does not currently have a chief therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan.-Origins of the Clan:...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Cawdor Castle Cawdor Castle Cawdor Castle is a tower house set amid gardens in the parish of Cawdor, approximately 10 miles east of Inverness and 5 miles southwest of Nairn in Scotland, United Kingdom. It belonged to the Clan Calder. It still serves as home to the Dowager Countess Cawdor, stepmother of Colin Robert Vaughan... , Nairnshire
Caldwell		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Caldwell Caldwell, East Renfrewshire Caldwell is a mansion and old estate with the remains of a castle nearby. These lands lie close to the Lugton Water and the villages of Uplawmoor in East Renfrewshire and Lugton in East Ayrshire.- Caldwell Castle and tower:... , East Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975 it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas of Renfrewshire and Inverclyde...
Callender		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Callander Callander Callander is a burgh in the region of Stirling, Scotland, situated on the River Teith. The town is located in the former county of Perthshire and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands.... , Stirlingshire Stirlingshire Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
Cameron Clan Cameron Clan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches. The Clan Cameron lands are in Lochaber and within their lands is the mountain Ben Nevis which is the highest mountain in the British Isles. The chief of the clan is customarily referred to as...	Crest: A sheaf of five arrows points upwards Proper tied with a band Gules. Motto: AONAIBH RI CHÉILE. [from Scottish Gaelic: "Unite"]. Badge: crowberry Crowberry Crowberry is a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit. They are commonly found in the northern hemisphere, from temperate to subarctic climates, and also in the Southern Andes of South America and on the South Atlantic islands of South Georgia, the Falklands and Tristan da... , or oak Oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...	Chief: Donald Angus Cameron of Lochiel Seat: Achnacarry Castle Achnacarry Castle Achnacarry Castle is the ancestral home of the chiefs of Clan Cameron, located at Achnacarry, about northeast of Fort William, Scotland. The original castle was built around 1655 and destroyed after the Battle of Culloden in 1746; a new house in Scottish baronial style was built nearby in... , Fort William Fort William, Scotland Fort William is the second largest settlement in the highlands of Scotland and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the north and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles... , Highlands Scottish Highlands The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
Campbell Clan Campbell Clan Campbell is a Highland Scottish clan. Historically one of the largest, most powerful and most successful of the Highland clans, their lands were in Argyll and the chief of the clan became the Earl and later Duke of Argyll.-Origins:...	Crest: On a boar's head erased fessways erased Or Or (heraldry) In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots... , armed Argent, langued Gules. Motto: NE OBLIVISCARIS. [from Latin: "Do not forget"]. Badge: fir club moss, or wild myrtle (bog myrtle)	Chief: Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll Seat: Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle is an estate house near Inveraray in Argyll in western Scotland.It is the seat of the Duke of Argyll and a Category A listed building.-Ghosts:... , Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...	Though abundant in Argyll, Bog Myrtle drops its leaves in winter.
Campbell of Breadalbane	Crest: A boar's head erased Proper. Motto: FOLLOW ME.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Campbell of Cawdor Clan Campbell of Cawdor Clan Campbell of Cawdor is a highland Scottish clan. While the clan is recognised by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, the clan does not have a clan chief recognised by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs...	Crest: A swan, Proper, crowned, Or. Motto: BE MINDFUL.	Chief: Colin Campbell Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor Colin Robert Vaughan Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor , is a Scottish earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and an architect by profession. He is also known for having legal issues with his stepmother Countess Cawdor. He is the elder son and third child of Hugh John Vaughan Campbell, 6th Earl Cawdor... , 7th Earl Cawdor Earl Cawdor Earl Cawdor, of Castlemartin in the County of Pembroke, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1827 for John Campbell, 2nd Baron Cawdor... Seat: Cawdor Castle Cawdor Castle Cawdor Castle is a tower house set amid gardens in the parish of Cawdor, approximately 10 miles east of Inverness and 5 miles southwest of Nairn in Scotland, United Kingdom. It belonged to the Clan Calder. It still serves as home to the Dowager Countess Cawdor, stepmother of Colin Robert Vaughan... , Nairnshire
Carmichael Clan Carmichael -Origins of the clan:The name Carmichael originally comes from lands in Lanarkshire which were granted to Sir James Douglas of Clan Douglas in 1321, and let by his nephew William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas to Sir John Carmichael between 1374 and 1384.d...	Crest: A dexter hand and arm in pale armed and holding a broken spear Proper. Motto: TOUT JOUR PREST. [from French: "Always ready"].	Chief: Richard Carmichael of Carmichael Seat: Carmichael, South Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....
Carnegie Clan Carnegie Clan Carnegie is a Lowland Scottish clan-Origins of the clan:The Carnegies took their name from the area around Carmyllie, Angus. The family who adopted this name however, were originally known under an earlier adopted placename of Balinhard which is also in Angus.The Balinhards can be found in...	Crest: A thunderbolt Proper, winged Or. Motto: DRED GOD.	Chief: James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife is a great grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and a member of the extended British Royal Family, in the line of succession to the British Throne... Seat: Elsick House, Stonehaven Stonehaven Stonehaven is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census.Stonehaven, county town of Kincardineshire, grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" , and expanded inland from the seaside... , Kincardineshire Kincardineshire The County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a local government county on the coast of northeast Scotland...
Carruthers	Crest: A seraphim volant Proper Motto: PROMPTUS ET FIDELIS ["Ready and faithful"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Cathcart Clan Cathcart -Origins of the Clan:As well as being a surname Cathcart is a Scottish town just south of Glasgow. There is some speculation as to the origin of the name Cathcart. Some believe it is ancient Celtic meaning, "Fort on the River Cart", as that river flows right past the ancient castle. Others believe...	Crest: A dexter hand couped above the wrist and erect Proper, grasping a crescent Argent. Motto: I HOPE TO SPEED.	Chief: Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart, the 7th Earl Cathcart is a British peer and member of the House of Lords and Chief of the Name and Arms of Clan Cathcart.... , 7th Earl Cathcart Earl Cathcart Earl Cathcart is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1814 for the soldier and diplomat William Cathcart, 1st Viscount Cathcart. The Cathcart family descends from Sir Alan Cathcart, who sometime between 1447 and 1460 was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Cathcart....
Chalmers	Crest: The head and neck of a lion Sable langued Gules Motto: AVANCE ["Advance"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Charteris Clan Charteris -Origins of the Name:Chartres, the French city famed for its cathedral, is claimed as the origin of this name. William, a son of the Lord of Chartres, is said to have come to England with the Norman Conquest, and his son or grandson came north to Scotland with the retinue of David I...	Crest: A dexter hand holding up a dagger paleways Proper. Motto: THIS IS OUR CHARTER.	Chief: David Charteris David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss and 8th Earl of March, KT, DL succeeded his grandfather in the family titles in 1937.... , 12th Earl of Wemyss Earl of Wemyss Earl of Wemyss and Earl of March are two titles in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 and 1697 respectively, that have been held by a joint holder since 1826. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century. In 1625 John Wemyss was created a... and 8th Earl of March Earl of March The title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border... Seat: Gosford House, East Lothian East Lothian East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
Chattan	Crest: A cat salient Proper. Motto: TOUCH NOT THE CATT BOT A GLOVE. Badge: wild whortleberry	Captain: Malcolm K. MacKintosh of Clan Chattan
Cheyne	Crest: A cross pattée fitchée Argent Motto: PATIENTIA VINCIT ["Patience conquers"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Esslemont, Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
Chisholm Clan Chisholm Clan Chisholm is a Scottish clan. The clan had its origin outside Scotland. The first Chisholm to appear in the records of Scotland was Alexander de Chesholme, who witnessed a charter in 1248/49.-Origins of the Clan:...	Crest: A dexter hand holding a dagger erect Proper, the point thereof transfixing a boar's head erased Or. Motto: FEROS FERIO. [from Latin: "I am fierce with the fierce"]. Badge: fern Fern A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...	Chief: Hamish Chisholm of Chisholm
Clelland	Crest: A falcon upon a glove sinister Proper Motto: FOR SPORT	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Cleland Cleland, North Lanarkshire Cleland is a small village near Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - see . The two nearest towns are Wishaw and Motherwell. The village has a strong mining heritage and is a typical example of a working class village in North Lanarkshire and the Glasgow area... , North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...
Clephane	Crest: A hand holding a helmet Proper Motto: UT SIM PARATIOR ["That I may be the more ready"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Carslogie, Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
Cochrane Clan Cochrane Clan Cochrane is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Origins:Traditionally the original ancestor of the Clan Cochrane in Scotland was a Scandinavian Viking who settled in what is now known as Renfrewshire. It is evident that the name is of territorial origin and that the Cochranes took the name of the lands...	Crest: A horse passant Argent Motto: VIRTUTE ET LABOUR. ["By valour and exertion"].	Chief: Iain Alexander Douglas Blair Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald Earl of Dundonald Earl of Dundonald is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.The Earldom was created in 1669 for the Scottish soldier and politician William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree, with remainder to his heirs male, failing which to his... , 6th Marquess of Maranhão Maranhão Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent... Seat: Lochnell Castle, Argyllshire
Cockburn	Crest: A cock crowing Proper. Motto: ACCENDIT CANTU. [from Latin: "He rouses us with song"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Colquhoun Clan Colquhoun Clan Colquhoun is a Highland Scottish clan.The clan motto shown above in the crest best translates to "if I can."-Origins of the clan:In the 13th century Maol Domhnaich, Earl of Lennox granted the lands of Colquhoun, located in Dunbartonshire, to Humphry de Kilpatrick...	Crest: A hart's head couped Gules, attired Argent. Motto: SI JE PUIS. [from French: "If i can"]. Badge: hazel Hazel The hazels are a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels into a separate family Corylaceae.They have simple, rounded leaves with double-serrate margins... , or dogberry	Chief: Sir Malcolm Rory Colquhoun of Luss, 9th Baronet Colquhoun Baronets There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Colquhoun family, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain...
Colville Clan Colville Clan Colville is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Origins of the Clan:The name Colville is believed to be of ancient Norman origin. It is believed to be derived from the town of Colleville -Sur-Mur in Normandy, France...	Crest: A hind's head couped at the neck Argent. Motto: OUBLIER NE PUIS. [from French: "I cannot forget"].	Chief: John Mark Alexander Colville John Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross John Mark Alexander Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross QC was a British judge and politician. He was one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999.... , 4th Viscount Colville of Culross Viscount Colville of Culross Viscount Colville of Culross, in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1902 for the politician and courtier, Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross. He had already been created Baron Colville of Culross, in the County of Perth, in 1885,...
Congilton	Crest: A bee Proper Motto: MAGNA IN PARVO ["Much in little"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Craig Clan Craig Clan Craig is a Scottish clan hailing from Aberdeenshire. The clan does not have a chief recognized by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law...	Crest: A chevalier on horseback in full charge grasping a broken lance in bend Proper. Motto: VIVE DEO ET VIVES. [from Latin: "Live for God and you shall have life"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The last chief was Thomas Craig of Riccarton Riccarton, Ayrshire Riccarton is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies across the River Irvine from Kilmarnock. The river Irvine divides the parishes of Riccarton and Kilmarnock and the river used to form the boundary between the districts of Kyle and Cunninghame.- History :The village became a... who died on 13 March 1823
Cranstoun Clan Cranstoun Clan Cranstoun is a Lowland Scottish clan.- Origins of the clan :The name Cranstoun comes from the Barony of Cranstoun in Midlothian. The family owned lands in the counties of Edinburgh and Roxburgh....	Crest: A crane Proper dormant holding a stone in her claw. Motto: THOU SHALT WANT ERE I WANT.	Chief: David Cranston of that Ilk and Corehouse Corehouse Corehouse is a large country house and estate, located approximately 30 miles to the south east of Glasgow, Scotland. The estate is by the Corra Linn Falls on the River Clyde, and close to the World Heritage Site of New Lanark, in South Lanarkshire....
Crawford Clan Crawford Clan Crawford is a Scottish clan recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which is the heraldic authority of Scotland. The clan does not a have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, is considered an armigerous clan. Clan Crawford is considered armigerous because Crawfords are...	Crest: A stag's head erased Gules, between the attires a cross crosslet fitchée Sable. Motto: TUTUM TE ROBORE REDDAM. [from Latin: "I will give you safety though strength"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Crichton Clan Crichton Clan Crichton is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Clan history:The lands of Kreitton formed one of the earliest baronies around Edinburgh and are mentioned in charters of the early 12th century.-Early Crichtons:...	Crest: A dragon spouting out fire Proper. Motto: GOD SEND GRACE.	Chief: David Maitland Makgill Crichton of that Ilk Seat: Monzie Castle, Crieff Crieff Crieff is a market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich and also lies on the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy. The A822 joins onto the A823 which leads to Dunfermline....
Crosbie	Crest: Out of a mount the trunk of a tree sprouting out new branches all Proper Motto: RESURGAM ["I shall rise again"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Cumming Clan Cumming Clan Cumming, also known as Clan Comyn, is a Scottish clan from the central Highlands that played a major role in the history of 13th century Scotland and in the Wars of Scottish Independence and were instrumental in defeating the English at the Battle of Roslin in 1303...	Crest: A lion rampant Or, in his dexter paw a dagger Proper. Motto: COURAGE. Badge: cumin Cumin Cumin is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to India. Its seeds are used in the cuisines of many different cultures, in both whole and ground form.-Etymology:... plant	Chief: Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon Cumming of Altyre, 7th Bt. Seat: Altyre House, Morayshire	Cumin plant is not even native to Britain. The 19th century writer James Logan attributed the clan with this plant. The clan's association with this badge was questioned by at least on other 19th century writer.
Cunningham Clan Cunningham Clan Cunningham is a Scottish clan. The clan does not currently have a chief, therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, though recently two contenders for the chiefship have emerged...	Crest: A unicorn Unicorn The unicorn is a legendary animal from European folklore that resembles a white horse with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead, and sometimes a goat's beard... 's head couped Argent, armed Or. Motto: OVER FORK OVER.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Dalmahoy	Crest: A hand brandishing a sword aloft Proper Motto: ABSQZ ["absque"], or METU ["Without fear"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: barony of Dalmahoy, Midlothian Midlothian Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....
Dalrymple	Crest: A rock Proper. Motto: FIRM.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Dalziel	Crest: A dagger paleways Azure, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: I DARE.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Darroch Clan Darroch Clan Darroch is a Lowland Scottish clan. They were islanders who lived on the Isle of Islay and the Isle of Jura under MacDonald, Lord of the Isles.-Origins of the name:There are several origins for the surname Darroch in Scotland...	Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred miniver a demi-Negro, in his dexter hand a dagger Proper. Motto: BE WATCHFULL.	Chief: Duncan Darroch of Gourock
Davidson Clan Davidson Clan Davidson is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan was also part of the Chattan Confederation.-History:When the power of the Comyns began to wane in Badenoch, David Dubh of Invernahaven, Chief of Davidsons, having married the daughter of Angus, 6th of MacKintosh, sought the protection of William,...	Crest: A stag's head erased Proper. Motto: SAPIENTER SI SINCERE. ["Wisely if sincerely"]. Badge: boxwood, or red whortleberry	Chief: Alister Davidson of Davidston
Dennistoun	Crest: A dexter arm in pale Proper, clothed Gules, (issuing out of the Wreath) and holding an antique shield Sable charged with a mullet Or Motto: ADVERSA VURTUTE REPELLO ["I repel adversity with fortitude"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Dewar Clan Dewar Clan Dewar is a Lowland Scottish clan who settled near Edinburgh. Legend has it that they won their lands after killing a wolf which had terrorised the area.-Origins of the Clan:...	Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or of four (three visible) strawberry leaves, a dexter arm vambrace Vambrace Vambraces or forearm guards are "tubular" or "gutter" defences for the forearm worn as part of a suit of plate armour. Vambraces may be worn with or without separate couters in a full suit of medieval armor. The term originates in the early 14th century... d, brandishing a sword Proper, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: QUID NON PRO PATRIA. [from Latin: "What would one not do for his country"].	Chief: Michael Kenneth Dewar of that Ilk and Vogrie
Donnachaidh aka Clan Robertson Clan Robertson Clan Donnachaidh , also known as Clan Robertson, is one of the oldest of all Scottish clans.-Origins:There are two main theories as to the origins of the Clan Donnachaidh:...	Crest: A dexter hand holding up an imperial crown Proper. Motto: VIRTUTIS GLORIA MERCES. [from Latin: "Glory is the reward of valour"]. Badge: bracken Bracken Bracken are several species of large, coarse ferns of the genus Pteridium. Ferns are vascular plants that have alternating generations, large plants that produce spores and small plants that produce sex cells . Brackens are in the family Dennstaedtiaceae, which are noted for their large, highly... , or fern	Chief: Alexander Robertson of Struan.	The Celtic Magazine of 1884 states that this badge (fern), compared to fine leaved heath, is the older badge.
Douglas Clan Douglas Clan Douglas is an ancient Scottish kindred from the Scottish Lowlands taking its name from Douglas, South Lanarkshire, and thence spreading through the Scottish Borderland, Angus, Lothian and beyond. The clan does not currently have a chief, therefore it is considered an armigerous clan.The...	Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a salamander Salamander (legendary creature) The salamander is an amphibian of the order Urodela. As with many real creatures, pre-modern authors often ascribed fantastic qualities to it , and in recent times some have come to identify a legendary salamander as a distinct concept from the real organism. This idea is most highly developed in... Vert encircled with flames of fire Proper. Motto: JAMAIS ARRIÈRE. [from French: "Never behind"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The Douglas-Hamilton Douglas-Hamilton Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk. The name originates from the marriage of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk in 1656. Anne was Duchess in her own right and head of the "House of Hamilton"... s are heirs to the chiefship, however the Lord Lyon requires them to assume the single name Douglas for them to be granted the title of chief.
Drummond Clan Drummond Clan Drummond is a Scottish clan deriving its name from the parish of Drymen, in what was western Stirlingshire. Legend gives Maurice of Hungary as founder of the clan...	Crest: On a crest coronet Or, a goshhawk wings displayed Proper, armed and belled Or, jessed Gules. Motto: VIRTUTEM CORONAT HONOS. [from Latin: "Honour crowns virtue"]. Badge: holly Holly Ilex) is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones world wide.... , or Wild thyme	Chief: John Eric Drummond, 18th Earl of Perth Earl of Perth The title Earl of Perth was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond.The Drummond family claim descent from Maurice, son of George, a younger son of King Andrew I of Hungary...
Dunbar Clan Dunbar -Origins of the Clan:The Clan Dunbar descends from Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria, grandson of Crínán of Dunkeld and Seneschal of the Isles and nephew to King Duncan I of Scotland, who became Earl of Northumberland after his father’s death. William the Conqueror deprived Gospatric of the title in...	Crest: A horse's head Argent, bridled and reined Gules. Motto: IN PROMPTU. ["In readiness"].	Chief: Sir James Dunbar of Mochrum, 14th Bt.
Duncan Clan Duncan The personal name Duncan can be found in Scotland’s oldest records in its Gaelic form Dunchad/Donchadh/Donachie/Donnchadh and other spelling variants.-Origins:...	Crest: On waves of the sea Argent a lymphad proper under sail Or flagged Gules the sail charged with a clarion Gules. Motto: SAVOUR THE MOMENT.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The Clan for present is being led by the head of The Territorial House of Duncan of Sketraw.
Dundas Clan Dundas Clan Dundas is the name given to one of Scotland's most historically important families. Once widely regarded as one of the most noble in the British Empire...	Crest: A lion's head affrontée looking through a bush of oak Proper. Motto: ESSAYEZ. [from French: "Try"].	Chief: David Dundas of Dundas	David Dundas of Dundas has not been heard from in over 30 years. It remains uncertain if he is still alive.
Dunlop	Crest: A dexter hand holding a dagger erect all Proper Motto: MERITO ["Deservedly"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Dunlop, in Cunningham, Ayrshire Ayrshire Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
Durie Clan Durie -Origins:There is a persistent myth that the origin of the name Durie is from the French 'Du Roi' but there is no evidence for this. Rather, a younger son of the Earl of Strathearn was granted the existing lands of Durie and took the name...	Crest: A crescent Or Motto: CONFIDO. [From Latin: "I trust"].	Chief: Andrew Durie of Durie
Edmonstone	Crest: A camel’s head and neck Proper	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Edmonstone, Lothian Lothian Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
Eliott Clan Eliott Clan Eliott is a borderclan. The Elliotts, with the Armstrongs, were the most troublesome of the great Scottish Border families in the Middle Ages. The principal family in the early days was the Elliots of Redheugh, who often held the captaincy of Hermitage Castle — still to be seen, squat and...	Crest: A hand couped at the wrist in armour holding a cutlass in bend Proper. Motto: FORTITER ET RECTE. [from Latin: "Boldy and rightly"].	Chief: Margaret Eliott of Redheugh Seat: Redheugh, Roxburghshire Roxburghshire Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
Elphinstone Clan Elphinstone Clan Elphinstone is a Lowland Scottish clan-Origins of the Name:The Clan Elphinstone is believed to have originated from Airth in Stirlingshire. The surname Elphinstone derives from the territory of Elphinstone in the parish of Tranent, East Lothian. The original name is thought to have been 'de...	Crest: A lady, from the waist upwards, richly habited in red, her arms extended, the right hand supporting a tower and the left holding a branch of laurel, all Proper Motto: CAUSE CAUSIT. ["Cause caused it"]	Chief: The Rt. Hon. Lord Elphinstone Lord Elphinstone Lord Elphinstone, of Elphinstone in the County of Stirling, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1510 for Alexander Elphinstone who was killed at the Battle of Flodden three years later. He was succeeded by his son, the second Lord, killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547....
Erskine Clan Erskine -Origins of the Name:The surname Erskine is derived from the name of Erskine, an area to the south of the River Clyde and ten miles to the west of Glasgow...	Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a hand holding up a skene in pale Argent, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: JE PENSE PLUS. [From French: "I think more"].	Chief: James Thorne Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar Earl of Mar The Mormaer or Earl of Mar is a title that has been created seven times, all in the Peerage of Scotland. The first creation of the earldom was originally the provincial ruler of the province of Mar in north-eastern Scotland... and 16th Earl of Kellie Earl of Kellie The title Earl of Kellie or Kelly is one of the peerage titles of in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1619 for Sir Thomas Erskine, who was Captain of the Guard and Groom of the Stool for James VI...
Fairlie	Crest: A lion’s head couped Or Motto: PARATUS SUM ["I am prepared"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Fairley, Ayrshire Ayrshire Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
Falconer	Crest: An angel in a praying posture Or, within an orle of laurel Proper Motto: VIVE UT VIVAS ["Live that you may have life"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Farquharson Clan Farquharson Clan Farquharson of Invercauld is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan hails from Aberdeenshire and is a member of the Chattan Confederation.-Origins:Farquhar - from the Gaelic 'fear' and 'char' meaning 'dear one'...	Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a demi-lion Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Proper. Motto: FIDE ET FORTITUDINE. [from Latin: "By fidelity and fortitude"]. Badge: Scots fir, red whortleberry, or foxglove	Chief: Alwyne Farquharson of Invercauld
Fenton Clan Fenton Clan Fenton is a Scottish clan. It does not have a clan chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Fenton is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms,...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Fenton Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton The hamlets of Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton make up a rural community in East Lothian, Scotland, approximately east of Edinburgh and close to the settlements of North Berwick, Drem, Dirleton and Gullane.... , Dirleton Dirleton Dirleton is a village and parish in East Lothian, Scotland approximately east of Edinburgh on the A198. It contains . Dirleton lies between North Berwick , Gullane , Fenton Barns and the Yellowcraigs nature reserve, Archerfield Estate and the Firth of Forth... , East Lothian Lothian Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
Fergusson Clan Fergusson Clan Fergusson is a Scottish clan which has multiple geographic origins across Scotland. Consequently the Fergussons may be viewed as both a Highland and a Lowland clan....	Crest: Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a bee on a thistle Proper. Motto: DULCIUS EX ASPERIS. [From Latin: "Sweeter after difficulties"]. Badge: little sunflower	Chief: Sir Charles Fergusson of Kilkerran, 9th Bt.
Fleming	Crest: A goat’s head erased Argent, armed Or Motto: LET THE DEED SHAW.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Fletcher	Crest: A demi bloodhound Azure, langued Gules, gorged with a ducal crown Or Motto: DIEU POUR NOUS. ["God for us"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Glenorchie, Argyll Argyll Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...	Many clan emigrated to the United States and Canada after clearances by the Earl of Breadalbane. The fourteenth and last chief died in New York in 1911
Forbes Clan Forbes Clan Forbes is a Lowland Scottish clan from Aberdeenshire, Scotland.-Origins:Concerning the origin of this Scottish clan, John of Forbes, the first upon record, seems to have been a man of importance in the time of William the Lion, and was the father of Fergus, from whom the clan are descended....	Crest: A stag's head attired with ten tines Proper. Motto: GRACE ME GUIDE. Badge: broom Broom (shrub) Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the three genera Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in many other small genera . All genera in this group are from the tribe Genisteae...	Chief: Nigel Ivan Forbes, 23rd Lord Forbes Lord Forbes Lord Forbes is the senior Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. The title was created sometime after 1436 for Alexander de Forbes, feudal baron of Forbes. The precise date of the creation is not known, but in a Precept dated July 12, 1442, he is already styled Lord Forbes. Brown's 1834... Seat: Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
Forrester Clan Forrester Clan Forrester is a Lowland Scottish clan. The clan is an armigerous clan, and has no position under Scots law, because there is no chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.-Origins of the Clan:...	Crest: A hound’s head erased Proper collared Gules Motto: BLAW HUNTER BLAW THY HORN.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Corstorphine Castle (demolished), Corstorphine Corstorphine Corstorphine was originally a village to the west of—and separate from—Edinburgh, Scotland, and is now a suburb of that city.Corstorphine retains a busy main street with many independent small shops, although a number have closed in recent years since the opening of several retail parks... , Lothian Lothian Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
Forsyth Clan Forsyth Clan Forsyth is one of Scotland's wealthiest clans.The name Forsyth derives from the Gaelic 'man of peace'...	Crest: A griffin sergeant Azure, armed and membered Sable, crowned Or. Motto: INSTAURATOR RUINAE. [From Latin: "A repairer of ruin"].	Chief: Alister Forsyth of that Ilk
Fotheringham	Crest: A) A griffin segreant Proper (Fotheringham) Motto: A) BE IT FAST Crest: B) A lion’s paw erased holding a scimitar Proper Motto: B) DISSIPATE ["Disperse"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Powrie, Inverarity Inverarity Inverarity is a village in Angus, Scotland, UK, on the A90, 6 miles from Forfar, and 7 miles from Dundee. The nearest villages are Gateside, Invereighty, Kincaldrum and Gallowfauld. Inverarity was formerly in the old county of Forfarshire, and its name means "creek of Arity".Inverarity's first... , Forfarshire
Fraser Clan Fraser Clan Fraser is a Scottish clan of French origin. The Clan has been strongly associated with Inverness and the surrounding area since the Clan's founder gained lands there in the 13th century. Since its founding, the Clan has dominated local politics and been active in every major military conflict...	Crest: On a mount a flourish of strawberries leaved and fructed Proper. Motto: ALL MY HOPE IS IN GOD Badge: yew	Chief: Flora Fraser Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun Marjorie Flora Fraser, 21st Lady SaltounIt has recently been determined that Margaret Abernethy succeeded her brother, Alexander Abernethy, 9th Lord Saltoun in 1668, but only survived him by about 6 weeks and had not been counted in the title's numbering. This new information has resulted in the... , 21st Lady Saltoun Lord Saltoun Lord Saltoun, of Abernethy, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1445 for Sir Lawrence Abernethy. The title remained in the Abernethy family until the death in 1669 of his great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter, the tenth Lady Saltoun. She was succeeded by her cousin...
Fraser of Lovat	Crest: A buck's head erased Proper. Motto: JE SUIS PREST. [From French: "I am ready"].	Chief: Simon Fraser, 18th Lord Lovat Lord Lovat Lord Lovat is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for Hugh Fraser. The title descended in a direct line for nine sequential generations until the death of the ninth Lord in 1696. He was succeeded by his great-uncle, the tenth Lord...
Fullarton	Crest: An otter’s head erased Gules Motto: LUX IN TENEBRIS ["Light in darkness"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: barony of Fullarton, Ayrshire Ayrshire Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
Galbraith Clan Galbraith Clan Galbraith is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Because of this, the clan is considered an armigerous clan, and as such Clan Galbraith has no standing under Scots Law. The clan-name of Galbraith is of Gaelic origin, however its meaning...	Crest: A bear's head couped Argent muzzled Azure. Motto: AS OBICE SUAVIOR. [From Latin: "More smooth from an obstacle"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The chiefs were The Galbraith of Culcreuch (untraceable since about 1700).
Galloway	Crest: A mound, bespread with the rays of the sun Proper embraced between two corn-ears in saltire, and ensigned with a crosslet Or Motto: HIGHER	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Gardyne Clan Gardyne Clan Gardyne or Clan Garden is an armigerous lowland Scottish Clan from Angus.The chiefly family of Garden or Gardyne of that Ilk are a very ancient family, who were proprietors in Angus from a remote period, and are first recorded in the locality of the Kirkdon of Angus in 1008 when they are...	Crest: Two dexter hands conjoined Proper upholding a cross crosslet fitchée Or Motto: CRUCIATA CRUCE JUNGUNTUR ["Troubles are connected with the cross"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Gardyne Castle Gardyne Castle Gardyne Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It is located south-west of Friockheim. The castle is still in use as a family home, and is protected as a Category A listed building.-History:...
Gartshore	Crest: An eagle displayed Proper Motto: RENEW MY AGE	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Gartshore, Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch is a town and former burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal, about eight miles northeast of central Glasgow... , Dunbartonshire Dunbartonshire Dunbartonshire or the County of Dumbarton is a lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde. Until 1975 it was a county used as a primary unit of local government with its county town and administrative centre at the town...
Gayre Clan Gayre -Origins of the Clan:The name Gayre has several possible origins. The chiefly line apparently originated in Cornwall in the south of England, where the de Kayres were lords of many manors. The name as it arises in Orkney and Shetland may have a separate origin deriving from the Norse word 'geirr',...		Chief: Reinold Gayre of Gayre and Nigg
Ged Clan Ged Clan Ged is a Scottish clan. The clan does not currently have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms and is considered an armigerous clan. Without a recognised chief the clan has no standing under Scots Law. In Scotland, the surname Ged and Geddes may be derived from the place-name Geddes...	Crest: A pike's head Proper. Motto: DURAT DITAT PLACET. [from Latin: "It sustains, it enriches, it pleases"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The crest, of a pike, is a pun on the clan name Ged. A ged is the heraldic term for a pike.
Gibsone		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Gladstains		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Glas		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Glen		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Glendinning		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Gordon Clan Gordon Clan Gordon, also known as the House of Gordon, is a Scottish clan. The chief of the clan was the powerful Earl of Huntly, now also Marquess of Huntly.-Origins:...	Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or a stag's head (affrontée) Proper attired with ten tines Or. Motto: BYDAND ["abiding, steadfast", an adjectival use of the Middle Scots Middle Scots Middle Scots was the Anglic language of Lowland Scotland in the period from 1450 to 1700. By the end of the 13th century its phonology, orthography, accidence, syntax and vocabulary had diverged markedly from Early Scots, which was virtually indistinguishable from early Northumbrian Middle English... present participle of bide or from Latin: "Remaining"]. Badge: ivy Ivy Ivy, plural ivies is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan.-Description:On level ground they...	Chief: Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly Marquess of Huntly Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English marquessate of Winchester being older... Seat: Aboyne Castle Aboyne Castle Aboyne Castle is a 13th century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland north of the town of Aboyne... , Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
Graham Clan Graham Clan Graham is a Scottish clan who had territories in both the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands.-Origins:Legend has it that the first Graham was one Gramus who forced a breach in the Roman Antonine wall known as Graeme's Dyke in 420 A.D...	Crest: A falcon Proper, beaked and armed Or, killing a stork Argent, Armed Gules. Motto: NE OUBLIE. ["Do not forget"]. Badge: spurge laurel	Chief: James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose Duke of Montrose The title of Duke of Montrose was created twice in the peerage of Scotland, firstly in 1488 for David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford. It was forfeited and then returned, but only for the period of the holder's lifetime... Seat: Buchanan Castle Buchanan Castle Buchanan Castle is a large house in Stirlingshire, Scotland, and serves today as the seat of the Clan Graham.Located west of the village of Drymen, the house was built by the 4th Duke of Montrose in 1854. The original structure, the ancestral seat of the Clan Buchanan, had burned down in 1852, and... , Stirlingshire Stirlingshire Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
Grant Clan Grant -Origins:The Grants are one of the clans of Siol Alpin, and descend from the 9th century Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Scots; and also of Norse origin, from settlers who are the descents of Haakon inn Riki Sigurdarsson , Jarl of Hladr, Protector of Norway ,-Origins:The Grants are one of the clans of...	Crest: A burning hill Proper. Motto: CRAIG ELACHIE. [from Scottish Gaelic: "The rock of alarm"]. Badge: pine (Scots fir)	Chief: James Patrick Trevor Grant of Grant, 6th Baron Strathspey Baron Strathspey Baron Strathspey, of Strathspey in the Counties of Inverness and Moray, is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created for the first time in 1858 for John Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield...
Gray	Crest: An anchor in pale Or. Motto: ANCHOR FAST ANCHOR.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	In 1950 the Lord Lyon barred those with double-barrelled name Double-barrelled name In English speaking and some other Western countries, a double-barrelled name is a family name with two parts, which may or may not be joined with a hyphen and is also known as a hyphenated name. An example of a hyphenated double-barrelled surname is Bowes-Lyon; an example of an unhyphenated... s from the chiefship of clans. At the time Lord Gray Lord Gray Lord Gray is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1445 for the Scottish diplomat and politician Sir Andrew Gray. His great-great-great-great-great-grandson, the seventh Lord, was granted a new patent with remainder to William Gray, husband of his only daughter Anne, and his heirs... had been chief of Clan Gray.
Gregor	Crest: A lion's head erased Proper, crowned with an antique crown Or. Motto: S RIOGHAL MO DHREAM. [from Scottish Gaelic: "My race is royal"]. Badge: pine (Scots fir)	Chief: Sir Malcolm Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor, 7th Bart.
Grierson Clan Grierson The name Grierson originates from the Scottish lowlands.The surname Grierson is a modern spelling of the medieval surname Grerson. Ancestry.com states that it is a patronymic form of the medieval Scottish personal name Grier which is a form of the personal name Gregory, but provides no source for...	Crest: A fetterlock Argent. Motto: HOC SECURIOR. [from Latin: "More secure by this"].	Chief: Sir Michael Grierson of Lag, 12th Baronet of Lag & Rockhall (deceased)
Gunn Clan Gunn Clan Gunn is a Scottish clan associated with northeastern Scotland, including Caithness and Sutherland as well as the Orkney Islands.The clan's origins stretch over the sea to Norway, and the Clan Gunn themselves claim descent from the legendary viking Sweyn Asleifsson, the progenitor of the clan,...	Crest: A dexter hand wielding a sword in bend Proper. Motto: AUT PAX AUT BELLUM. [from Latin: Either peace or war"]. Badge: juniper Juniper Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the... , or roseroot	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The elements within the crest badge are not derived from the chiefly arms. No undifferenced arms of the name Gunn have ever been recorded.
Guthrie Clan Guthrie -Origins of the name:Although the surname Guthrie has several independent origins, the surname borne by the clan is almost certainly derives from the barony of the same name near Forfar...	Crest: A dexter arm holding a drawn sword Proper. Motto: STO PRO VERITATE. [from Latin: "I stand for the truth"].	Chief: Alexander Guthrie of Guthrie
Haig Clan Haig -Origins:The name 'Haig' comes from the Norman name 'de Haga'. There were theories that the Haigs were of Pictish descent but this has been discounted. A charter signed in 1162 to Dryburgh Abbey bears the name 'Petrus de Haga, proprietor of the lands and barony of Bemersyde'. He was later charged...	Crest: A rock Proper. Motto: TYDE WHAT MAY.	Chief: George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig, 2nd Earl Haig Earl Haig Earl Haig is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. During the World War I, he was Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium...
Haldane Clan Haldane Clan Haldane is a Lowland Scottish clan.- Origins of the Haldanes of Gleneagles :[The following text is copied verbatim from The Haldanes of Gleneagles, General Sir J. Aylmer L. Haldane, 1929, William Blackwood & Sons, Ltd., London and Edinburgh, which book is in the Public Domain since 2004...	Crest: An eagle's head erased Or Motto: SUFFER.	Chief: Martin Haldane of Gleneagles Seat: Gleneagles Gleneagles Gleneagles may refer to the following:Gleneagles, ScotlandThe July 2005 G8 Summit held at Gleneagles, ScotlandGleneagles AgreementGleneagles Hotel, AuchterarderGleneagles Hotel, Torquay, the inspiration for Fawlty Towers.... , Perthshire Perthshire Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
Haliburton	Crest: A negro’s head couped at the shoulders and armed with a helmet Proper Motto: WATCH WELL	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Haliburton, Berwickshire Berwickshire Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
Halkerston	Crest: A falcon’s head erased Proper Motto: IN ARDUA NITOR ["I endeavour in difficulties"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Rathillet, Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
Halket	Crest: A falcon’s head erased Proper Motto: FIDES SUFFICIT ["Faith is sufficient"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Pitfirran, Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
Hall Clan Hall Clan Hall is a Scottish clan of Norman descent. The clan has no position under Scots law, and has no chief recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon.-History:Scottish history indicates that the name "Hall", is a Norman surname...	Crest: A Talbot's head Motto: Vive Ut Vivas ["Live, So That You May Live"] " –	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Liddesdale Liddesdale Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water, in the County of Roxburgh, southern Scotland, extends in a south-westerly direction from the vicinity of Peel Fell to the River Esk, a distance of... , Roxburghshire Roxburghshire Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
Hamilton Clan Hamilton The House of Hamilton, occasionally and erroneously referred to as Clan Hamilton, is a Scottish family who historically held broad territories throughout central and southern Scotland, particularly Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and the Lothians...	Crest: In a ducal cornet an oak tree fructed and penetrated transversely in the main stem by a frame saw Proper, the frame Or. Motto: THROUGH.	Chief: Alexander Douglas-Hamilton Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton and 13th Duke of Brandon , styled Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale from birth till 2010, is a Scottish nobleman and the Premier Peer of Scotland.-Life and education:... , 16th Duke of Hamilton Duke of Hamilton Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that Peerage , and as such its holder is the Premier Peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas...
Hannay Clan Hannay -Origins of the clan:Although the modern surname Hannay is likely derived from the place name Hannethe, the precise identity of the place is unknown. The family can be traced back to Galloway in South-West Scotland. The name 'Gillbert de Hannethe' appears on the Ragman Rolls of 1296, submitting to...	Crest: A cross crosslet fitchée issuing out of a crescent Sable. Motto: PER ARDUA AD ALTA. ["Through difficulties to higher things"].	Chief: David Hannay of Kirkdale and of that Ilk.
Hay Clan Hay Clan Hay is a Scottish clan that has played an important part in the history and politics of Scotland. Members of the clan are to be found in most parts of Scotland and in many other parts of the world. However, the North East of Scotland, i.e...	Crest: Issuing out of a crest coronet a falcon volant Proper, armed, jessed and belted Or. Motto: SERVA JUGUM. ["Keep the yoke"]. Badge: mistletoe Mistletoe Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemi-parasitic plants in several families in the order Santalales. The plants in question grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub.-Mistletoe in the genus Viscum:...	Chief: Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert Moncreiffe, 24th Earl of Erroll
Henderson Clan Henderson The Clan Henderson is a Scottish clan with members living throughout the world. The clan rose to prominence in Glen Coe with branches in Fife, the Borders, Caithness and the Shetland Islands...	Crest: A cubit arm Proper the hand holding an estoile Or surmounted by a crescent Azure. Motto: SOLA VIRTUS NOBILITAT. ["Virtue alone ennobles"]. Badge: cotton grass	Chief: Alistair Donald Henderson of Fordell
Hepburn	Crest: A horse's head couped Argent, bridled Gules. Motto: KEEP TRYST.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Heron	Crest: A Demi lion Argent holding in his dexter paw a cross crosslet fitchée Gules Motto: PAR VALEUR ["By bravery"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Heron, Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbrightshire The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire was a county of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire....
Herries	Crest: A stag's head with ten tynes Argent. Motto: DOMINUS DEDIT. [from Latin: "The Lord has given"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Hog	Crest: An oak tree Proper Motto: DAT GLORIA VIRES ["A good name gives strength"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Newliston House, Kirkliston Kirkliston Kirkliston is a village and civil parish within the City of Edinburgh in Scotland. It sits on the historic route between Edinburgh and Queensferry, the gateway to Fife and the north. Today, it is bypassed by the A90... , Lothian Lothian Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
Home Clan Home The Homes are a Scottish family. They were a powerful force in medieval Lothian and the Borders. The chief of the name is David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home.-Origins of the clan:...	Crest: On a cap of maintenance Proper, a lion's head erased Argent. Motto: A HOME. A HOME. A HOME. Badge: broom	Chief: David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home Earl of Home The title Earl of Home was created in 1605 in the Peerage of Scotland for Alexander Home of that Ilk, who was already the 6th Lord Home.The Earl of Home holds the subsidiary titles of Lord Home , and Lord Dunglass , in the Peerage of Scotland; and Baron Douglas, of Douglas in the County of Lanark ...
Hope Clan Hope -Origins of the clan:Hope is a native Scottish name. However, in middle English it means 'small valley'. Another suggestion is that it derives from 'oublon', which is French for 'hop' and could be from the family de H'oublons of Picardy....	Crest: A broken terrestrial globe surmounted by a rainbow issuing out of a cloud at each end all Proper. Motto: AT SPES INFRACTA. [from Latin: "But hope is unbroken"].	Chief: Sir John Hope of Craighall, Bt.	The motto is a pun on the clan name.
Hopkirk	Crest: A dexter hand in armour erect and couped at the elbow the hand Proper pointing to a crescent in dexter chief Argent Motto: SPERO PROCEDERE ["I hope to prosper"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Horsburgh		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Houston Clan Houston Clan Houston is a Scottish clan. The clan does not currently have a chief therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan.-Origins of the Clan:...	Crest: A sand-glass Proper. Motto: IN TIME.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Hunter Clan Hunter Clan Hunter is a Scottish clan which has its seat at Hunterston in Ayrshire. It has historical 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...	Crest: A greyhound sejant Proper, gorged with an antique crown Or. Motto: CURSUM PERFICIO. [from Latin: "I accomplish the hunt"].	Chief: Pauline Hunter of Hunterston
Hutton		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Inglis		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Innes Clan Innes Clan Innes is a Scottish clan. The clan is without a chief that is recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms therefore it can be considered an armigerous clan. The clan takes its name from the lands of Innes in Moray, Scotland....	Crest: A boar's head erased Proper. Motto: BE TRAIST. Badge: great bulrush	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The Duke of Roxburghe Duke of Roxburghe The Duke of Roxburghe is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder of these titles... is undoubtedly the Chief of Clan Innes, however he cannot be so recognised as retains the name Innes-Ker.
Irvine Clan Irvine -Origins of the clan:As a surname Irvine is of territorial origins from one of two places of the same name. Firstly from Irving, an old parish in Dumfriesshire and from Irvine in Ayrshire....	Crest: A sheaf of Holly consisting of nine leaves Vert slipped and banded Gules. Motto: SUB SOLE SUB UMBRA VIRENS. [From Latin: "Flourishing both in sunshine and in shade"].	Chief: David Charles Irvine of Drum. Seat: Drum Castle Drum Castle Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine. The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'.... , Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
Jardine Clan Jardine -Origins of the clan:The Clan Jardine is believed to be of French origin. The French word jardin means garden or orchard and it is presumed that the Jardine family originally came from France. Members of the Jardine family travelled with William during the Norman conquest of England in 1066...	Crest: A spur rowel of six points Proper. Motto: CAVE ADSUM. ["Beware i am present"].	Chief: Sir Alexander Jardine of Applegarth, 12th Bt.
Johnstone Clan Johnstone -Origin of the name:Clan Johnstone is a Lowland Scottish clan. They were involved in many battles on the Scottish borders.Johnstone comes from "John's toun", not "John's stone" or "John's son." Historically, "Johnston" has been an alternate spelling of the surname...	Crest: A winged spur Or. Motto: NUNQUAM NON PARATUS. [from Latin: "Never unprepared"]. Badge: red hawthorn	Chief: Patrick Andrew Wentworth Johnstone of Annandale and of that Ilk, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell Earl of Annandale and Hartfell The title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1661 for James Johnstone.In 1625, the title of Earl of Annandale had been created for John Murray, but it became extinct when his son James died without heirs....
Keith Clan Keith Clan Keith is a Scottish clan associated with Aberdeenshire and Caithness.-Origins:It is said that a Scottish warrior slew the Danish General Camus at the legendary Battle of Barrie in 1010. For this, King Máel Coluim II of Scotland dipped three fingers into the blood of the slain and drew them...	Crest: Out of a crest coronet Or, a roebuck's head Proper, attired Or. Motto: VERITAS VINCIT. [from Latin: "Truth conquers"].	Chief: James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore Earl of Kintore Earl of Kintore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal . He was made Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland... Seat: http://www.clankeithusa.org/ Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
Kelly Clan Kelly Clan Kelly is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Kelly is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms,...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Kennedy Clan Kennedy Clan Kennedy is a Scottish clan and an Irish surname.-Origins:The Kennedys had their home territory in Carrick in Ayrshire, in southwestern Scotland. Originally they were of Pictish/Norse stock from the Western Isles. In the fifteenth century, one Ulric Kennedy fled Ayrshire to Lochaber in the...	Crest: A dolphon naiant Proper. Motto: AVISE LA FIN. ["Consider the end"]. Badge: oak	Chief: Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy Archibald Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa , is a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa.Lord Ailsa married Dawn Leslie Anne Keen in 1979; they have two children:... , 8th Marquess of Ailsa Marquess of Ailsa Marquess of Ailsa, of the Isle of Ailsa in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassillis. The title Earl of Cassillis had been created in 1509 for the 3rd Lord Kennedy. This title had been...
Kerr Clan Kerr Clan Kerr is a Scottish clan that played an important role in the history of the Border country of Scotland.-Origins:The origins of the name Kerr are disputed as being either:Caer Ciar...	Crest: The sun in his spledour Or. Motto: SERO SED SERIO. ["Late but in earnest"].	Chief: Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Michael Ancram Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet... , 13th Marquess of Lothian Marquess of Lothian Marquess of Lothian is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for Robert Kerr, 4th Earl of Lothian. The Marquess of Lothian holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Lothian , Earl of Lothian , Earl of Ancram , Earl of Ancram , Viscount of Briene , Lord Newbattle ,...
Kincaid Clan Kincaid Clan Kincaid is a modern Scottish clan.-Origins of the surname:The Kincaid surname is of territorial origin being taken from the former lands of Kincaid in the Parish of Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. The lands are located just north of Kirkintilloch, in the north-west angle formed by the River...	Crest: A triple towered castle Argent, masoned Sable, and issuing from the centre tower a dexter arm from the shoulder embowed, vested in the proper tartan of Kincaid and grasping a drawn sword all Proper. Motto: THIS I"LL DEFEND.	Chief: Arabella Kincaid of Kincaid
Kinloch	Crest: A young eagle perched and looking up to the sun in splendour all Proper Motto: NON DEGENER ["Not degenerate"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Kinnaird	Crest: A crescent arising from a cloud having a star issuing from between its horns, all within two branches of palm disposed in orle Proper. Motto: ERRANTIA LUMINA FALLUNT. [from Latin: "Wandering lights deceive"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Kinnear	Crest: Two anchors in saltire Saltire A saltire, or Saint Andrew's Cross, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross or letter ex . Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on such a cross.... Proper. Motto: I LIVE IN HOPE.	Chief: The Clan, although not ruled by a Chief, has a senior male in the way of Malcolm MacIntyre Kinnear armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Kinninmont Clan Kinninmont Clan Kinninmont is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Kinninmont is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly...	Crest: An oak tree Vert. Motto: STABO. ["I shall stand"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Kirkcaldy	Crest: A man’s head with the face looking upwards Proper Motto: FORTISSIMA VERITAS ["Truth is the strongest"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
Kirkpatrick Clan Kirkpatrick Clan Kirkpatrick is a Lowland armigerous Scottish clan. There are several variations of the Kirkpatrick name; Kilpatric, Kilpatrick, and Gilpatrick. The names Kilpatrick and Kirkpatrick may have been interchangeable at one time. The clan is recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, however the clan...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Laing		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Lammie	Crest: A hand Proper holding a crosier Or Motto: PER VARIOS CASUS ["By various fortunes"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Lamont Clan Lamont Clan Lamont is a Highland Scottish clan. Clan Lamont claim descent from Lauman who lived in Cowal in 1238. Tradition gives this Lauman a descent from an Irish prince of the O'Neill dynasty, Ánrothán Ua Néill, son of Áed, son of Flaithbertach Ua Néill, King of Ailech and Cenél nEógain, died 1036...	Crest: A dexter hand couped at the wrist Proper. Motto: NE PARCUS NEC SPERNAS. ["Neither spare nor dispose"]. ["Neither spare nor scorn"]. Badge: crab-apple tree Crabapple Crabapple is a term used for several species of Malus in the family Rosaceae, which are characterized by small sour fruit resembling familiar table apples . They are usually small trees or shrubs.... , trefoil or dryas	Chief: The Rev. Father Peter Lamont of that Ilk
Langlands		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Learmonth		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Leask Clan Leask -Origins:There is more than one theory as to the origin of the name Leask. One is from the Anglo-Saxon word lisse which means happy. Another is that it comes from the Norse meaning of stirring fellow. Another is that it comes from Liscus which was the name of the chief of a tribe called the Haedui....	Crest: A crescent Argent. Motto: VIRTUTE CRESCO. [from Latin: "I grow by virtue"].	Chief: Jonathan Leask of that Ilk.
Lennox Clan Lennox -Origins of the name:The name Lennox in gaelic comes from the place of the same name. The clan name comes from the title of Earl of Lennox which commanded the vale of Leven between the 12th and 15th centuries.-15th century:...	Crest: Two broadswords in saltire behind a swan's head and neck all Proper. Motto: I'LL DEFEND.	Chief: Edward Lennox of that Ilk
Leslie Clan Leslie Clan Leslie is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Origins:The family name comes from the Leslie lands of Aberdeenshire and was to become famous in Germany, Poland, France and Russia...	Crest: A demi griffin Proper, armed, beaked and winged Or. Motto: GRIP FAST.	Chief: James Malcolm David Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes Earl of Rothes Earl of Rothes is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for George Leslie, 1st Lord Leslie. He had already been created Lord Leslie in 1445, also in the Peerage of Scotland. His grandson, the third Earl, having only succeeded his elder brother in March 1513, was killed at the...
Lindsay Clan Lindsay -Origins of the Clan:There is currently no known proven path pertaining to the origin of the Clan Lindsay. However, several possible theories have been advanced over the years. First is the theory proposed in 1769 by biographer/historian, Richard Rolt, in which he claimed that the Lindsays were...	Crest: Issuing from an antique ducal coronet Or, the head, neck and wings of a swan Proper. Motto: ENDURE FORT. ["Endure boldly"].	Chief: Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres, , styled Lord Balniel between 1940 and 1975, is a Scottish hereditary peer and Conservative politician. The elder son of the 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres, he succeeded to the titles in 1975...
Little Clan Little Clan Little is a Scottish clan of the Borders. The clan does not currently have a chief and is therefore considered an armigerous clan.-Origins of the Clan:...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Lockhart Clan Lockhart -Origins of the Clan:The Clan Lockhart arrived in Scotland among the waves of Normans who arrived after the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The Lockharts settled in Lanark and Ayrshire where the towns of Symington, South Ayrshire, Symington, South Lanarkshire and Stevenson remain to mark the...	Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a boar's head erased Argent, langued Gules. Motto: CORDA SERRATA PANDO. [from Latin: "I open locked hearts"].	Chief: Angus Lockhart of The Lee	The motto is a pun on the clan name.
Logan Clan Logan Clan Logan is a both a Highland and Lowland Scottish clan. The clan does not have a Chief recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and therefore can be considered an Armigerous clan...	Crest: A passion nail piercing a human heart, Proper. Motto: HOC MAJORUM VIRTUS. [from Latin: "This is valour of my ancestors"]. Badge: furze	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Logie		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Lumsden Clan Lumsden -Origins of the clan:The name Lumsden derives from the old manor of Lumsden in the parish of Coldingham in Berwickshire. The earliest known recordings of the name appear between 1166 and 1182 when the brothers Gillem and Cren de Lumsden witnessed a charter by Waldeve Earl of Dunbar to Coldingham...	Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or a naked arm grasping a sword Proper. Motto: AMOR PATITUR MORAS. ["Love endures delays"].	Chief: Gillem Lumsden of that Ilk
Lundin	Crest: A lion Gules, issuant from an antique crown Or, holding in its dexter paw a sword erect and in its sinister a thistle slipped both Proper Motto: DEI DONO SUM QUOD SUM ["By the grace of God I am what I am"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Lyle	Crest: A cock Or, crested and barbed Gules Motto: AN I MAY	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Lyon Clan Lyon Clan Lyon is a Scottish clan, but is not associated with the lands of Glen Lyon in Perthshire, Scotland.-Origin of the name:*Leon, Normandy, France....	Crest: Within a garland of bay leaves, a lady from the middle richly attired, holding in her dexter hand a thistle all Proper. Motto: IN TE DOMINE SPERAVI. [from Latin: "In Thee O Lord have I put my trust"].	Chief: Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne The title Earl of Kinghorne was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1606 for Patrick Lyon. In 1677, the designation of the earldom changed to "Strathmore and Kinghorne". A second Earldom was bestowed on the fourteenth Earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937, the title being Strathmore...	The crest alludes to the alliance of Sir John Lyon with the daughter of Robert II Robert II of Scotland Robert II became King of Scots in 1371 as the first monarch of the House of Stewart. He was the son of Walter Stewart, hereditary High Steward of Scotland and of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I and of his first wife Isabella of Mar... , Princess Jean.
MacAlister Clan MacAlister Clan MacAlister is a Scottish Clan and a branch of Clan Donald. The clan is the earliest branch to have split off from Clan Donald, claiming descent from Alasdair Mòr, son of Domhnall founder of Clan Donald. From Alasdair Mòr the clans takes its surname MacAlister; this surname is an Anglicisation...	Crest: A dexter arm in armour erect, the hand holding a dagger in pale all Proper. Motto: FORTITER. ["Boldly"]. Badge: common heath	Chief: William MacAlester of Loup and Kennox
MacAulay Clan MacAulay Clan MacAulay is a Scottish clan. The clan was historically centred around the lands of Ardincaple, which are today consumed by the little village of Rhu and burgh of Helensburgh in Argyll and Bute. The MacAulays of Ardincaple were located mainly in the traditional county of Dunbartonshire, which...	Crest: A boot couped at the ankle and theron a spur Proper. Motto: DULCE PERICULUM. [from Latin: "Danger is sweet"]. or "Sweet danger"]. Badge: pine (Scots fir), or cranberry Cranberry Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. In some methods of classification, Oxycoccus is regarded as a genus in its own right...	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	No chiefly arms have been recorded in the Lyon Register.
MacBain Clan MacBain -Origins of the clan:There are several possible Gaelic origins for this name but the most likely is ben or ban which means "higher ground" and to a lesser extent bheathain and the step form MacBain which means "life". This could also have been rendered as Mac ic Bheatha which means MacBeth, a name...	Crest: A grey demi-cat-a-mountain salient, on his sinister foreleg a Highland targe Gules. Motto: TOUCH NOT A CATT BOT A TARGE. Badge: boxwood, or red whortleberry	Chief: James McBain of McBain
Macbrayne		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Macdonald	Crest: On a crest coronet Or, a hand in armour fessways couped at the elbow Proper holding a cross crosslet fitchée Gules. Motto: PER MARE PER TERRAS. ["By sea and land"]. Badge: common heath (Scots heather)	Chief: Godfrey James Macdonald of Macdonald, 8th Baron Macdonald of Slate
Macdonald of Clanranald	Crest: A triple-towered castle Argent masoned Sable, and issuing from the centre tower a dexter arm in armour embowed grasping a sword all Proper. Motto: MY HOPE IS CONSTANT IN THEE. Badge: common heath (Scots heather)	Chief: Ranald Alexander MacDonald, Captain of Clanranald
MacDonald of Keppoch Clan MacDonald of Keppoch Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, also known as Clan Ranald of Lochaber, is a Scottish clan and a branch of Clan Donald.-History:The MacDonalds of Keppoch are descended from Alistair Carrach Macdonald who was a younger son of Good John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, 6th chief of Clan Donald and his second...	Badge: common heath (Scots heather), or white heather	Chief: Ranald Macdonald of Keppoch
Macdonald of Sleat Clan MacDonald of Sleat Clan Macdonald of Sleat, sometimes known as Clan Donald North and in Gaelic Clann Ùisdein , is a Scottish clan and a branch of Clan Donald — one of the largest Scottish clans. The founder of the Macdonalds of Sleat is Ùisdean, 6th great-grandson of Somhairle, a 12th century Rì Innse Gall...	Crest: A hand in armour fesswise holding a cross crosslet fitchée Gules. Motto: PER MARE PER TERRAS. ["By sea and land"].	Chief: Sir Ian MacDonald of Sleat, Bt.
Macdonell of Glengarry	Crest: A raven Proper perching on a rock Azure. Motto: CRAGAN AN FHITHICH. [from Scottish Gaelic: "The rock of the raven"]. Badge: common heath	Chief: Ranald MacDonnell of Glengarry
MacDougall Clan MacDougall Clan MacDougall is a Highland Scottish clan consisting of the descendants of Dubgall mac Somairle, son of Somerled, who ruled Lorne and the Isle of Mull in Argyll in the 13th century...	Crest: (On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine) a dexter arm in armour embowed fessways couped Proper, holding a cross crosslet fitchée erect Gules. Motto: BUAIDH NO BAS. [from Scottish Gaelic: "To conquer or die"]. Badge: bell heather	Chief: Madame Morag MacDougall of MacDougall
Macdowall Clan MacDowall Clan Macdowall is a Scottish clan. The clan claims to descend from the senior descendants in the male line of the princely house of Fergus, first of the ancient Lords of Galloway...	Crest: (issuant from a crest coronet Or) A lion's paw erased and erected Proper holding a dagger point upwards Proper, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: VINCERE VEL MORI. [from Latin: "To conquer or die"].	Chief: Fergus D. H. McDowall of Garthland
MacDuff Clan MacDuff Clan MacDuff is a Scottish armigerous clan, which is registered with Lyon Court, though currently without a chief. Moncreiffe wrote that the Clan MacDuff was the premier clan among the Scottish Gaels. The early chiefs of Clan MacDuff were the Earls of Fife...	Crest: A demi-lion Gules holding in the dexter paw a broadsword erected in pale Proper, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: DEUS JUVAT. [from Latin: "God assists"]. Badge: boxwood or red whortleberry	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
MacEwen Clan MacEwen Clan MacEwen is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognized by Lord Lyon King of Arms and as such the clan can be considered an Armigerous clan. The principal clan with the name MacEwen was Clan MacEwen of Otter that was centred on the shores of Loch Fyne in Argyll...	Crest: A trunk of an oak tree sprouting Proper. Motto: REVIRESCO. ["I grow strong again"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	This motto is not from the chiefly arms, but is derived from the arms of the McEwen Baronets McEwen Baronets The McEwen Baronetcy, of Marchmont in the County of Berwick, and Bardrochat in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 January 1953 for the Conservative politician John McEwen. He notably served as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1939... .
Macfarlane Clan MacFarlane Clan MacFarlane is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan claims a descent from the old line of the Earls of Lennox. For some time there had been some controversy as to the descent of these earls, with both Gaelic and Anglo-Saxon origins given. Though today it is accepted that Clan MacFarlane is of...	Crest: A demi-savage brandishing in his dexter hand a broad sword Proper and pointing with his sinister to an Imperial Crown Or standing by him on the Wreath. Motto: THIS I'LL DEFEND Badge: cranberry or cloudberry Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus is a rhizomatous herb native to alpine and arctic tundra and boreal forest, producing amber-colored edible fruit similar to the raspberry or blackberry...	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Macfie Clan Macfie Clan Macfie is a Scottish clan. Since 1981, the clan has been officially registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon, which is the heraldic authority of Scotland...	Crest: A demi lion rampant Proper. Motto: PRO REGE. ["For the king"]. Badge: pine (Scots fir), oak or crowberry	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	This motto is not from the chiefly arms, but is derived from a coat of arms registered in 1864. The Macfies are one of the clans of Siol Alpin Siol Alpin Siol Alpin, , is a family of seven Scottish clans that were thought to have been able to trace their descent from Alpin, supposed father of Cináed mac Ailpín, King of the Picts, of whom the Scots tradition considered the first King of Scots... , it has been claimed that the motto was chosen in reference to Alpin Alpin Alpin may refer to:Alpin , a weekly supplement of Prothom Alo, a Bangladeshi newspaperAlpín mac Echdach, two kings of the same name - one the father of Cináed mac Ailpín, the other a king of Dál Riata... father of Cináed mac Ailpín traditional first king of Scots.
Macgillivray Clan Macgillivray Clan Macgillivray is a Scottish clan. The clan does not currently have a chief therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan.-Origins of the clan:...	Crest: A cat-a-mountain sejuant guardant Proper, his dexter fore-paw on the ground, his sinister in a guardant posture and his tail reflexed under his sinister paw. Motto: TOUCH NOT THIS CAT	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Badge: boxwood or red whortleberry
MacInnes Clan MacInnes Clan MacInnes is a Scottish clan from the highlands. As there is currently no clan chief, it is currently regarded as an Armigerous clan.-Origins of the name:...	Crest: A sinister arm from the shoulder bendways, attired in the close sleeve of the proper tartan of Clan Aonghais, cuff flashes yellow with three buttons Or, grasping a bow Vert, stringed Gules. Motto: GHIFT DHE AGUS AN RIGH [from Scottish Gaelic: "By the grace of God and king"]. Badge: holly	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	This motto is not derived from the chiefly arms, but from a modern coat of arms (from the arms of MacInnes of Malagawatch).
MacIntyre Clan Macintyre Clan MacIntyre is a Scottish clan. The name MacIntyre , means "son of the carpenter." Although no documented history of the clan exists, it is most commonly said to descend from Maurice Mac Neil a nephew of Somerled, the great 12th century leader of the Scottish Gaels...	Crest: A dexter hand holding a dagger in pale Proper. Motto: PER ARDUA. [from Latin: "Through difficulties"]. Badge: common heath or White Heather	Chief: Donald R. MacIntyre of Glenoe Seat: Glenoe, Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...
MacIver Clan MacIver Clan MacIver, also known as Clan Iver, is Scottish clan recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The clan, however, does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Because of this the clan can be considered an armigerous clan. The clan name of MacIver is of Gaelic origin, derived...	Crest: A boar's head couped Or. Motto: NUNQUAM OBLIVISCAR. [from Latin: "I will never forget"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	Both crest and motto are very similar to the Campbell crest badge.
Mackay Clan MacKay Clan Mackay is an ancient and once powerful Scottish clan from the far north of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old kingdom of Moray. They were a powerful force in politics beginning in the 14th century, supporting Robert the Bruce. In the centuries that followed they were...	Crest: A dexter arm erect couped at the elbow the hand grasping a dagger also erect all Proper. Motto: MANU FORTI. [from Latin: "With a strong hand"]. Badge: great bulrush or broom	Chief: Hugh William Mackay Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay is British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. He is the only Lord of Parliament to sit in the House of Lords.He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.... , 14th Lord Reay Lord Reay Lord Reay, of Reay in the County of Caithness, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Lord Reay is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay, whose lands in Strathnaver and northwest Sutherland were known as the Reay Country. The land was sold to the Earls of Sutherland in the 18th century...
Mackenzie Clan MacKenzie Clan Mackenzie is a Highland Scottish clan, traditionally associated with Kintail and lands in Ross-shire.-Origins:The Mackenzies, a powerful clan of Celtic stock, were not among the clans that originated from Norman ancestry. Descendants of the long defunct royal Cenél Loairn of Dál Riata, they...	Crest: A mount in flames Proper. Motto: LUCEO NON URO. [from Latin: "I shine not burn"]. Badge: variegated holly or deer's grass (heath club rush)	Chief: John Ruaridh Grant MacKenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie Earl of Cromartie Earl of Cromartie is a title that has been created twice, both times for members of the Mackenzie family. This branch of the family descends from Sir Roderick Mackenzie, whose elder brother Kenneth Mackenzie was created Lord Mackenzie of Kintail in 1609 and was the father of Colin Mackenzie, 1st... Seat: Castle Leod Castle Leod Castle Leod is located near Strathpeffer in the east of Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands. It is currently the seat of the Chief of the Clan MacKenzie, although the lands belonged to the Chief of the Clan MacLeod of Lewis until the 17th century... , Ross-shire Ross-shire Ross-shire is an area in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. The name is now used as a geographic or cultural term, equivalent to Ross. Until 1889 the term denoted a county of Scotland, also known as the County of Ross...	The crest and motto within the crest badge are derived from that of the Macleods of Lewis. In the 17th century Mackenzie of Kintail took possession of Lewis, married a daughter of Macleod of Lewis, and added Macleod of Lewis's arms to that of his own. Even today the chiefs of Clan Mackenzie are styled Baron Macleod of Castle Leod. Innes of Learney Thomas Innes of Learney Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, GCVO, WS was Lord Lyon from 1945 to 1969, after having been Carrick Pursuivant and Albany Herald in the 1930s. He was a very active Lord Lyon, strongly promoting his views of what his office was through his writings and pronouncements in his Court. In 1950, he... claimed that heath club rush ('deer's grass') may be confused with club moss ('staghorn moss'). Club moss has also been attributed to the Macraes, who were the Mackenzie's "shirt of mail". Even if it is a confusion both 'deer's grass' and 'staghorn moss' likely refer to caberfeidh ("deer's antlers") in the Mackenzie chiefly arms.
Mackie Mackie Mackie is a brand of the United States-based company LOUD Technologies. The Mackie brand is used on professional music and recording equipment, such as mixing consoles, loudspeakers, and DAW control surfaces....	Crest: A raven Proper. Motto: LABORA. [from Latin: "Endeavour"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	Derived from the arms of Mackie of Larg. The Mackies of Larg were the principal branch of the clan.
Mackinnon Clan MacKinnon Clan Mackinnon or Clan Fingon is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the islands of Mull and Skye, in the Inner Hebrides.Popular tradition gives the clan a Dalriadic Gaelic origin. The 19th century historian W. F. Skene named the clan as one of the seven clans of Siol Alpin - who according to...	Crest: A boar's head erased and holding in its mouth the shank of a deer all Proper. Motto: ADENTES FORTUNA JUVAT. [from Latin: "Fortune assists the daring"]. Badge: pine (Scots Fir) or St John's wort St John's wort St John's wort is the plant species Hypericum perforatum, and is also known as Tipton's Weed, Chase-devil, or Klamath weed.... (St. Columba's flower)	Chief: Madam Anne Mackinnon of Mackinnon.
Mackintosh Clan MacKintosh Clan Mackintosh is a Scottish clan from Inverness with strong Jacobite ties. The Mackintoshes were also chiefs of the Chattan Confederation.-Origins:...	Crest: A cat-a-mountain salient guardant Proper. Motto: TOUCH NOT THE CAT BOT A GLOVE. Badge: red whortleberry, bearberry or boxwood	Chief: John Lachaln Mackintosh of Mackintosh
Maclachlan Clan MacLachlan Clan Maclachlan, also known as Clan Lachlan, is a Highland Scottish clan that historically centred on the lands of Strathlachlan on Loch Fyne, Argyll on the west coast of Scotland...	Crest: (Issuant from a crest coronet of four (three visible) strawberry leaves Or) a castle set upon a rock all Proper. Motto: FORTIS ET FIDUS. [from Latin: "Brave and faithful"]. Badge: rowan Rowan The rowans or mountain-ashes are shrubs or small trees in genus Sorbus of family Rosaceae. They are native throughout the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in the mountains of western China and the Himalaya, where numerous apomictic microspecies... (mountain ash) or lesser periwinkle	Chief: Euan Maclachlan of Maclachlan.
Maclaine of Lochbuie Clan MacLaine of Lochbuie Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie is a Scottish Clan that inhabited lands on the southern end of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of the western Scottish Highlands. "Maclaine" is an alternate spelling for "MacLean." Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie and Clan MacLean of Duart are two separate clans...	Crest: A branch of laurel and a branch of cypress in saltire surmounted of a battle axe in pale all Proper. Motto: VINCERE VEL MORI. [from Latin: "To conquer or die"]. Badge: bilberry (blaeberry), bramble Bramble Brambles are thorny plants of the genus Rubus, in the rose family . Bramble fruit is the fruit of any such plant, including the blackberry and raspberry. The word comes from Germanic *bram-bezi, whence also German Brombeere , Dutch Braam and French framboise... , holly or black berry heath	Chief: Lorne MacLaine of Lochbuie
MacLaren Clan MacLaren Clan MacLaren is a Highland Scottish clan.-History:-Origins:The origins of the clan are uncertain, but by tradition the MacLarens are descended from Loarn mac Eirc of Dál Riata, who landed in & settled Argyll in 503 A.D. The clan name is supposedly derived from Lorn ; these variations are all...	Crest: A lion's head erased Sable crowned with an antique crown of six (four visible) points Or, between two branches of laurel issuing from the Wreath at either side of the head both Proper. Motto: CREAG AN TUIRC. [from Scottish Gaelic: "The boar's rock"]. Badge: laurel	Chief: Donald MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine
MacLea or Livingstone Clan MacLea The Clan MacLea is a Highland Scottish clan, which was traditionally located in the district of Lorn in Argyll, Scotland, and is seated on the Isle of Lismore. There is a tradition of some MacLeas Anglicising their names to Livingstone, thus the also refers to clan as the Highland Livingstones...	Crest: A demi-man representing the figure of Saint Moluag Saint Moluag Saint Moluag, , , was a Scottish missionary, and a contemporary of Saint Columba, who evangelized the Picts of Scotland in the sixth century... Proper, his head ensigned of a circle of glory Or, having about his shoulders a cloak Vert, holding in his dexter hand the great Staff of Saint Moluag Proper and in his sinister hand a cross crosslet fitchée Azure. Motto: CNOC AINGEIL. [from Scottish Gaelic: "Hill of Fire"]	Chief: Niall Livingstone of Bachuil	A very modern slogan which appears in the arms of the current chief. It refers to a hill on the Isle of Lismore.
Maclean Clan MacLean Clan Maclean is a Highland Scottish clan. They are one of the oldest clans in the Highlands and owned large tracts of land in Argyll as well as the Inner Hebrides. Many early MacLeans became famous for their honour, strength and courage in battle. They were involved in many clan skirmishes with...	Crest: A tower embattled Argent. Motto: VIRTUE MINE HONOUR. Badge: crowberry or holly	Chief: Major The Hon Sir Lachlan MacLean of Duart and Morvern, Bt.
MacLellan	Crest: A naked arm supporting on the point of a sword, a moor's head. Motto: THINK ON.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	Lord Kirkcudbright Lord Kirkcudbright The title Lord Kirkcudbright was bestowed on Sir Robert Maclellan of Bombie in 1633 by King Charles I of England on a visit to Scotland. Maclellan had already been created a baronet in the Nova Scotia in 1631.... 's crest alludes to the tradition that a MacLellan killed an Irish bandit which had terrorised the lands around Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The town lies south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea... . The king offered anyone who brought the bandit in, dead or alive, the barony of Bomby. When the king appeared to forget his promise, MacLellan supposedly exclaimed "Think on!". See Black Morrow Black Morrow Black Morrow, also known as Black Murray, is the name given to a bandit whom according to tradition was killed by a MacLellan near Kirkcudbright in Galloway, Scotland. There are several different versions of the story, in which the slain bandit is variously described as a Gypsy, a Moor, or even Irish... for more info.
MacLennan Clan MacLennan Clan MacLennan, also known as Siol Ghillinnein, is a Highland Scottish clan which historically populated lands in the north-west of Scotland. The surname MacLennan in Scottish Gaelic is Mac Gille Fhinnein meaning the son of the follower of St Finnan.-History:-Origins:According to tradition the...	Crest: A demi-piper all Proper, garbed in the proper tartan of the Clan Maclennan. Motto: DUM SPIRO SPERO. [from Latin: "While i breathe i hope"]. Badge: furze	Chief: Ruairidh MacLennan of MacLennan
Macleod Clan MacLeod Clan MacLeod is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye. There are two main branches of the clan: the Macleods of Harris and Dunvegan, whose chief is Macleod of Macleod, are known in Gaelic as Sìol Tormoid ; the Macleods of Lewis, whose chief is Macleod of The Lewes, are known in...	Crest: A bull's head cabossed Sable, horned Or, between two flags Gules, staved at the First. Motto: HOLD FAST. Badge: juniper	Chief: Hugh Magnus MacLeod of Macleod Seat: Dunvegan Castle Dunvegan Castle Dunvegan Castle is a castle a mile and a half to the North of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, situated off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan Castle is the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland and has been the... , Isle of Skye
Macleod of the Lewes	Crest: The sun in splendor, Proper. Motto: I BIRN QUHIL I SE. Badge: red whortleberry	Chief: Torquil MacLeod of the Lewes
MacMillan Clan MacMillan Clan MacMillan is a Highland Scottish clan.-Origins of the clan:The MacMillans are one of a number of clans - including the MacKinnons, the MacQuarries, and the MacPhees - descended from Airbertach, a Hebridean prince of the old royal house of Moray who according to one account was the...	Crest: A dexter and a sinister hand issuing from a Wreath grasping and brandishing aloft a two-handed sword Proper. Motto: MISERIS SUCCURRERE DISCO. [from Latin: "I learn to succour the unfortunate"]. Badge: holly	Chief: George MacMillan of Macmillan and Knap
Macnab Clan MacNab Clan Macnab is a Highland Scottish clan.-History:Clan Macnab is often said to have been a branch of the Clan Macdonald. However a bond of manrent exists to say that the Clan Macnab was an ally of the Clan Mackinnon and the Clan Gregor...	Crest: The head of a savage affrontée proper. Motto: TIMOR OMMIS ABESTO. [from Latin: "Let fear be far from all"]. Badge: stone bramble or common heath	Chief: James Macnab of Macnab
Macnaghten Clan MacNaghten Clan Macnaghten is a Scottish clan who claim descent from the eighth century Pictish king, Nechtan.-Origins of the clan:The earliest reference to the Clan Macnaghten is in connection with great Pictish rulers of Moray. The name 'Nechten' which means "pure" or "clear" was popular in the Pictish...	Crest: A tower embattled Gules. Motto: I HOIP IN GOD. Badge: trailing azalea	Chief: Sir Patrick Macnaghten of Macnaghten, Bt. Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet Sir Patrick Alexander Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, DL was a British baronet and Chief of the Clan Macnaghten....
MacNeacail Clan MacNeacail Clan MacNeacail, sometimes known as Clan MacNicol, is a Scottish clan long associated with the Isle of Skye. The clan is closely associated with Clan Macleod, with whom the MacNeacails have been aligned since around the 14th century...	Crest: A hawk's head erased Gules. Motto: SGORR-A-BHREAC.	Chief: John MacNeacail of MacNeacail and Scorrybreac
MacNeil Clan MacNeil Clan MacNeil, also known in Scotland as Clan Niall, is a highland Scottish clan, particularly associated with the Outer Hebridean island of Barra. The early history of Clan MacNeil is obscure, however despite this the clan claims to descend from the legendary Niall of the nine hostages...	Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a rock Proper. Motto: BUAIDH NO BAS. [from Scottish Gaelic: "To conquer or die"]. Badge: dryas Dryas Dryas is the name of nine characters in Greek mythology1. Dryas was the son of King Lycurgus, king of the Edoni in Thrace. He was killed when Lycurgus went insane and mistook him for a mature trunk of ivy, a plant holy to the god Dionysus, whose cult Lycurgus was attempting to extirpate.Resisting... or trefoil	Chief: Ian R. MacNeil of Barra	The clan badge may actually be attributed to the McNeills of Gigha, a branch of Clan MacNeil. Trefoil has also been atrributed to the Lamonts, another clan in Argyl. The Lamonts and MacNeils/McNeills both claim descent from the same O'Neill O'Neill (surname) The O'Neill dynasty is a group of families that have held prominent positions and titles throughout European history. The O'Neills take their name from Niall Glúndub, an early 10th century High King of Ireland from the Cenél nEógain... who settled in Scotland in the Middle Ages Middle Ages The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern... .
Macpherson Clan Macpherson Clan Macpherson is a Highland Scottish clan from Badenoch, on the River Spey. It is a leading member of the Chattan Confederation.-Origins:...	Crest: A cat sejant Proper. Motto: TOUCH NOT THE CAT BUT A GLOVE. Badge: white heather, boxwood or red whortleberry	Chief: The Hon. Sir William Macpherson of Cluny-Macpherson, QC
Macquarrie Clan MacQuarrie Clan MacQuarrie is a Highland Scottish clan, associated with the islands of Ulva, Staffa and the Isle of Mull, which are all located in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. The last chief of Clan MacQuarrie died in 1818 and since the clan does not have a current Chief recognized by Lord Lyon it can be...	Badge: pine (Scots fir)	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Macqueen Clan MacQueen Clan Macqueen is a Scottish clan, formally known as MacSween, one of the ancient West Highland and Hebridean Warrior Kindreds. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Because of this, the clan is considered an armigerous clan, and as such Clan Macqueen has no...	Crest: An heraldic tyger rampant Ermine holding an arrow, point downwards Argent pheoned Gules. Motto: CONSTANT AND FAITHFUL. Badge: boxwood or red whortleberry	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Macrae Clan MacRae The Clan Macrae is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan has no chief; it is therefore considered an Armigerous clan.-Surname:The surname Macrae is an Anglicisation of the patronymic from the Gaelic personal name Macraith. This personal name means "son of grace"...	Crest: A cubit arm grasping a sword all Proper. Motto: FORTITUDINE. [from Latin: "With fortitude"]. Badge: club moss	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	Club moss sometimes referred to as staghorn grass, may refer to the Mackenzie chiefly arms, or at least the Macrae's close association with the Mackenzies.
MacTavish Clan MacTavish -Origins:The MacTavishes and Campbells are thought to share a common origin. Clan MacTavish claims to descend from Taus Coir, illegitimate son of Colin Mael Maith and a daughter of Suibhne Ruadh . Nothing certain is known of Taus Coir other than he is listed in traditional genealogies...	Crest: A boar's head erased Or langued Proper. Motto: NON OBLITUS. [from Latin: "Not forgetful"].	Chief: Steven MacTavish of Dunardry	Both the crest and motto echo those from the chief of Clan Campbell. The MacTavishes had been considered a part of Clan Campbell until 1997 when "Chief of the Clan MacTavish" was recognised by the Lord Lyon. The motto is a response to the Campbell chief's NE OBLIVISCARIS ("Do not forget").
MacThomas Clan MacThomas Clan MacThomas is a Highland Scottish clan from the Glens of Eastern Perthshire. The clan takes its name from Thomaidh Mor , who was the great-grandson of the William Mackintosh, 8th chief of the Clan Chattan...	Crest: A demi-cat-a-mountain rampant guardant Proper, grasping in his dexter paw a serpent Vert, langued Gules, its tail environing the sinister paw. Motto: DEO JUVANTE INVIDIAM SUPERABO. [from Latin: "I will overcome envy with God's help"].	Chief: Andrew MacThomas of Finegand
Maitland Clan Maitland -Origins of the clan:The name Maitland is of Norman origin and was originally spelt Mautalent, Matulant or Matalan, it translates as "evil genius". The Mautalents come from the village of Les Moitiers d'Allonne near Carteret in Normandy. The name is found to occur frequently in Northumberland...	Crest: A lion sejant affrontée Gules, ducally crowned Proper, in his dexter paw a sword Proper hilted and pommelled Or, in his sinister a fleur de lis Azure. Motto: CONSILIO ET ANIMIS. [from Latin: "By wisdom and courage"].	Chief: Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale Earl of Lauderdale Earl of Lauderdale is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1624 for John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Berwickshire. The second Earl was created Duke of Lauderdale but died without male issue when the dukedom became extinct. The earldom passed to his brother Charles,...
Makgill Clan Makgill Clan Makgill is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Origins:For some time people have quoted Dr. George F. Black's The Surnames of Scotland...	Crest: A phoenix Phoenix (mythology) The phoenix or phenix is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Arabian, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, Indian and Phoenicians.... in flames Proper. Motto: SINE FINE. ["Without end"].	Chief: Ian Arthur Alexander Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird Viscount of Oxfuird Viscount of Oxfuird is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1651 for Sir James Makgill, 1st Baronet, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Makgill of Cousland, also in the Peerage of Scotland, with remainder to his "heirs male of tailzie and provision whomsoever"...
Malcolm Clan Malcolm Clan Malcolm is a Highland Scottish clan. The Clan Malcolm is sometimes also called MacCallum. The Clan MacCallum was originally a separate clan until the 18th century when the chief of Clan MacCallum adopted the name Malcolm and the two clans were drawn together.-Origins of the Clan:The name... (MacCallum Clan MacCallum Clan MacCallum is a West Highland Scottish clan, whose lands are traditionally in Argyll. The clan is part of the Clan Malcolm since the chief of Clan MacCallum adopted the name Malcolm instead of MacCallum in the 18th century. The two clans are now one.... )	Crest: A tower Argent, window and port Azure. Motto: IN ARDUA TENDIT. ["He has attempted difficult things"]. Badge: rowan berries	Chief: Robin Malcolm of Poltalloch
Mar Clan Mar Clan Mar is a Scottish clan from the Grampian Highlands, sometimes referred to as the Tribe of Mar. The chiefs of the clan held the position of Mormaer of Mar from the 1130s to the early 15th century as the original Earls of Mar...	Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, two wings, each of ten pen feathers, erected and addorsed, both blazoned as in the Arms. Motto: PANS PLUS. [from French: "Thinks more"].	Chief: Margaret of Mar, 30th Countess of Mar Margaret of Mar, 30th Countess of Mar Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar and 24th Lady Garioch, is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, an elected hereditary peer, the holder of the original Earldom of Mar, the oldest peerage title in the United Kingdom and a farmer and specialist cheesemaker in Worcestershire...
Marjoribanks Clan Marjoribanks -Origins:The story often told of the origins of the surname Marjoribanks, and even supported by respectable authorities, is that Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, brought into her marriage with Walter Stewart in 1315 lands in Dumfriesshire which became known as "Marjorie's Banks";...	Crest: A demi-griffin Proper, issuant from a crest coronet Or. Motto: ET CUSTOS ET PUGNAX. ["Both a preserver and a champion"].	Chief: Andrew George Marjoribanks of that Ilk
Masterton		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Matheson Clan Matheson Clan Matheson is a Highland Scottish clan.-Origins of the clan:The name Matheson has been attributed to the Gaelic words Mic Mhathghamhuin which means Son of the Bear or Son of the Heroes...	Crest: Issuant from a an antique crown Or, a hand brandishing a scimitar fessways all Proper. Motto: FAC ET SPERA. ["Do and hope"]. Badge: broom or holly	Chief: Fergus John Matheson of Matheson, 7th Bt.
Maule		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Maxton Clan Maxton Clan Maxton is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Maxton is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms, or...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Maxwell	Crest: A stag Proper, attired Argent, couchant before a Holly bush proper. Motto: REVIRESCO. ["I grow strong again"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
McCorquodale Clan McCorquodale Clan McCorquodale is a Scottish clan, recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, though without a chief so recognised. The last chief of the clan died in the 18th century. Because the clan does not have a recognised chief, it is considered an armigerous clan, and has no legal standing under Scots...	Crest: A stag at gaze Proper attired Gules. Motto: VIVAT REX. [from Latin: "Long live the king"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
McCulloch	Crest: A hand throwing a dart Proper Motto: VI ET ANIMO ["By strength and courage"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
McKerrell		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Meldrum		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Melville	Crest: A ratch hound's head erased Proper, collared Gules. Motto: DENIQUE COELUM. [from Latin: "Heaven at last"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Menzies Clan Menzies For Menzies as a personal name, including its pronunciation and a list of famous people of that name, see Menzies.Clan Menzies ; , a member is a Mèinnearach) is a Highland Scottish clan.-Origins of the Clan:...	Crest: A savage head erased Proper. Motto: VIL GOD I SAL. Badge: menzie's heath	Chief: David R.S. Menzies of Menzies
Mercer		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Middleton	Crest: Issuing out of a tower Sable, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure. Motto: FORTIS IN ARDUS. [from Latin: "Brave in difficulty"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Moffat Clan Moffat -Origins of the clan:The Moffats are an ancient Borders family who were influential and powerful as far back as the time of Sir William Wallace. The ancestor of the Moffats most likely gave their name to the town of Moffat in Dumfriesshire. The origin of the name itself is thought to be Norse...	Crest: A crest coronet and issuing therefrom a cross crosslet fitchée Sable surmounted of a saltire Argent. Motto: SPERO MELIORA. [from Latin: "I hope for better things"].	Chief: Jean Moffat of that Ilk
Moncreiffe Clan Moncreiffe -Origins of the Clan:The Moncreiffes are of great antiquity, and possibly descend through a female stem of the Celtic Royal Dynasty. The name Moncreiffe is derived from the Barony of Moncreiffe in Perthshire. Their lands take their name from the Gaelic name Monadh Croibhe meaning hill of the sacred...	Crest: Issuing from a crest coronet Or, a demi-lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure. Motto: SUR ESPERANCE. ["Upon hope"]. Badge: oak	Chief: Peregrine Moncreiffe of that Ilk	Oak-leaves appear on a stone carving of the 12th laird Laird A Laird is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland. In the non-peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire.-Etymology:... 's heraldic mantling Mantling In heraldry, mantling or lambrequin is drapery tied to the helmet above the shield. It forms a backdrop for the shield. In paper heraldry it is a depiction of the protective cloth covering worn by knights from their helmets to stave off the elements, and, secondarily, to decrease the effects of... of 1634.
Moncur		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Monteith		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Montgomery Clan Montgomery -Origins of the Clan:Clan Montgomery originated in Wales, and emigrated to Scotland in the 12th century as vassals of the FitzAlans. The family derives its surname from lands in Wales, likely from the Honour of Montgomery which was located near the Shropshire lands of the FitzAlans...	Crest: A lady dressed in ancient apparel Azure holding in her dexter hand an anchor and in her sinister hand the head of a savage couped suspended by the hair all Proper. Motto: GARDE BIEN. [from French: "Watch well"].	Chief: Archibald George Montgomerie Archibald Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton Archibald George Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton , styled Lord Montgomerie until 1966, is the son of Archibald William Alexander Montgomerie, 17th Earl of Eglinton and Ursula Joan Watson.He was educated at Eton College.... , 18th Earl of Eglinton Earl of Eglinton Earl of Eglinton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.Some authorities spell the title: Earl of Eglintoun In 1859 the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, Archibald Montgomerie, was also created Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords,... and 6th Earl of Winton Earl of Winton The title Earl of Winton was once created in the Peerage of Scotland, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is presently held by the Earl of Eglinton....
Monypenny	Crest: A figure representing Neptune, namely a naked man, bearded Proper, crowned with an antique crown Vert, bestriding a dolphin naiant Or, finned Gules, in waves of the sea Argent and Azure, holding in his sinister hand, bridling the dolphin Gules, and in his dexter hand a trident Azure. Motto: IMPERAT AEQUOR ["He rules the sea"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Pitmilly Pitmilly Pitmilly is the site of a former estate located five miles south-east of St Andrews, Scotland. Its historical significance is threefold. It has been inhabited from ancient times; artifacts continue to be recovered from the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages and a well-known barrow Tumulus from the... , Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
Morrison Clan Morrison Clan Morrison is a Scottish clan. There are numerous Scottish clans, both Highland and Lowland, which use the surname Morrison. In 1965, the Lord Lyon King of Arms decided to recognise one man as chief of all Morrisons, whether their clans were related or not.-Morrisons of mainland Scotland:The...	Crest: Issuant from waves of the sea Azure crested Argent, a mount Vert, thereon a battlemented wall Azure masoned Argent, and issuing therefrom a cubit arm naked Proper, the hand grasping a dagger hilted Or. Motto: TEAGHLACH PHABBAY. [from Scottish Gaelic: "Pabbay family"]. Badge: driftwood	Chief: Dr. Iain Morrison of Ruchdi	This motto refers to the chief's descent from the Morrison's of North Uist and Harris, rather than from the Morrisons of Lewis. The Morrisons of North Uist and Harris are not traditionally thought to be related to the Morrisons of Lewis.
Mouat		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Moubray		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Mow	Crest: A phoenix rising out of the flames Proper. Motto: POST FUNERA FAENUS. [from Latin: "An interest after death"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Muir Clan Muir Clan Muir is an Armigerous Scottish clan, meaning that the clan doesn't have a chief recognized by the Court of the Lord Lyon. Historically, the surnames Muir, Mure, and Moore can be considered septs of Clann Campbell and septs of Clan Gordon in the highlands. The spelling variation More/Moore is...	Motto: DURUM PATIENTIA FRANGO.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Munro Clan Munro -Origins:The main traditional origin of the clan is that the Munros came from Ireland and settled in Scotland in the 11th century and that they fought as mercenary soldiers under the Earl of Ross who defeated Viking invaders in Rosshire...	Crest: An eagle perching Proper. Motto: DREAD GOD. Badge: common club moss	Chief: Hector W. Munro of Foulis Seat: Foulis Castle Foulis Castle Foulis Castle lies in the parish of Kiltearn, about 1.5 miles southwest of the village of Evanton in the Highland area of northern Scotland. The castle has been the seat of the Clan Munro for over eight hundred years. During the 11th century, the clan chief was given the castle and Foulis lands as... , Ross-shire Ross-shire Ross-shire is an area in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. The name is now used as a geographic or cultural term, equivalent to Ross. Until 1889 the term denoted a county of Scotland, also known as the County of Ross...
Murray Clan Murray Clan Murray is a Highland Scottish clan. The Murrays were a great and powerful clan whose lands and cadet houses were scattered throughout Scotland.- Origins of the Clan :...	Crest: On a Wreath Or and Sable a demi-savage Proper wreathed about the temples and waist with laurel, his arms extended and holding in the right hand a dagger, in the left a key all Proper. Motto: FURTH FORTUNE AND FILL THE FETTERS. Badge: butcher's broom Butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus is a low evergreen Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes. The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds... or juniper	Chief: John Murray John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl , known as John Murray until 1996, is a British peer.Murray was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the only child of Major George Murray , who was killed on active service in the Second World War, and Joan , daughter of William Edward Eastwood, of South Africa... , 11th Duke of Atholl Duke of Atholl Duke of Atholl, alternatively Duke of Athole, named after Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray...
Murray of Atholl	Motto: TOUT PREST.
Nairn	Crest: A celestial globe on a stand Proper Motto: PLUS ULTRA ["More beyond this"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Nairn Nairn Nairn is a town and former burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness... , Nairnshire
Napier Clan Napier Clan Napier is a Scottish clan originally from lands around Loch Lomond, but with presence in Stirlingshire, Edinburgh, Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire.-Origins of the Clan:There is some debate about the origin of the name Napier...	Crest: A dexter arm erect couped below the elbow Proper, grasping a crescent Argent. Motto: SANS TACHE. ["Without stain"].	Chief: Francis Nigel Napier Francis Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier Major Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier, 5th Baron Ettrick, KCVO, DL is a Scottish soldier and courtier. He is the son of Lt.-Colonel William Francis Cyril James Hamilton Napier, 13th Lord Napier, 4th Baron Ettrick and Violet Muir Newson, daughter of Sir Percy Wilson Newson, 1st Bt.Lord Napier is... , 14th Lord Napier Lord Napier Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet. Earlier that year, he already held the Napier Baronetcy, of Merchistoun in the County of Midlothian, created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The titles remained united...
Nesbitt Clan Nesbitt Clan Nesbitt is a Scottish clan recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms and first mentioned in a Scottish charter of 1139. It is a lowland family centred in Berwickshire, East Lothian, Edinburgh and Ayrshire, with a significant historical presence in Northumberland and Durham...	Crest: A boar passant Sable, armed Argent and langued Gules. Motto: I BYD IT.	Chief: Mark Nesbitt of that Ilk
Nevoy		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Newlands	Motto: HONOUR THE SPUR.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The crest badge is not derived from the chiefly arms, but from a recently granted coat of arms.
Newton		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Nicolson Clan Nicolson Clan Nicolson is a Lowland Scottish clan. The clan claims descent from an Edinburgh lawyer who lived in the 16th century and from a disinguished line of Aberdeen merchants who preceded him. During the mid-1980s David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock was recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as the...	Crest: A lion issuant Or armed and langued Gules. Motto: GENEROSITATE. ["By generosity"]. Badge: juniper	Chief: Vacant
Norvel		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Ochterlony		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Ogilvy Clan Ogilvy -Origins of the clan:The Ogilvys are one of the most distinguished families in Scotland and take their name from Gillebride the second son of Gille Chriosd, Celtic Earl of Angus...	Crest: A lady affrontée from the middle upward Proper in Azure vestments richly attired holding a portcullis Gules. Motto: A FIN. ["To the end"]. Badge: whitethorn, hawthorn or evergreen alkanet	Chief: David George Patrick Coke Ogilvy, 8th Earl of Airlie Earl of Airlie Earl of Airlie is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen...
Oliphant Clan Oliphant -Origins of the clan:The earliest record of the name was Osbernus Olifardus circa 1046 in Normandy.The first known Oliphant landholding was in England at Lilleford in Northampton by the family of David Olifard, who is commonly held to be the progenitor of the clan...	Crest: A unicorn's head couped Argent armed and manned Or. Motto: TOUT POURVOIR. [from French: "Provide for all"]. Badge: bull rush	Chief: Richard Oliphant of that Ilk
Orrock		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Paisley	Crest: A dexter arm from the shoulder in armour grasping a dagger all Proper Motto: BE SURE	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Paterson	Crest: A dexter hand issuing out of a cloud holding a branch of laurel, all Proper Motto: HUC TENDIMUS OMNES ["We all strive for this"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Pennycook		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Pentland		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Peter		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Pitblado		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Pitcairn		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Pollock Clan Pollock Clan Pollock is an armigerous Scottish clan whose origin lies in a grant of land on the southern bank of the River Clyde, courtesy of King David I, to the sons of Fulbert the Saxon from Walter fitz Alan, the 1st High Steward of Scotland, in the 12th century. It is among the oldest recorded surnames...	Crest: A boar passant shot through with a dart Proper. Motto: AUDACTER ET STRENUE. [from Latin: "Boldly and readily"]. [from Latin: "Boldly and strongly"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Polwarth		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Porterfield		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Preston	Crest: An angel Proper Motto: PRAESTO UT PRAESTEM ["I undertake what I may perform"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Primrose Clan Primrose Clan Primrose is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Origins of the Clan:This name Primrose is taken from the lands of Primrose in the parish of Dunfermline, in Scotland. It has been suggested that it originally came from the old British, "prenn rhos": meaning "tree of the moor".The Primroses were well...	Crest: A demi-lion rampant Gules holding in his dexter paw a primrose Or. Motto: FIDE ET FIDUCIA. [from Latin: "By faith and trust"]. [from Latin: "By faith and confidence"].	Chief: Neil Primrose Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery Neil Archibald Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery, 3rd Earl of Midlothian, 7th Viscount Inverkeithing, 3rd Viscount Mentmore, 4th Baron Rosebery and 3rd Baron Epsom , is a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:... , 7th Earl of Rosebery Earl of Rosebery Earl of Rosebery is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery, with remainder to his issue male and female successively...
Pringle Clan Pringle Clan Pringle is an Armigerous clan from the Scottish Borders.-Origin of the Name:According to the detailed book 'The Records of the Pringles', published by Alexander Pringle in 1933, the surname Hoppringill, or Pringle, dates from the reign of Alexander III of Scotland and is one of the oldest...	Crest: An escallop Or. Motto: AMICITIA REDDIT HONORES.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Purves		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Rait		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Ralston		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Ramsay Clan Ramsay Clan Ramsay is a Lowland Scottish clan of Anglo-Norman origin. The clan can be traced to the 12th century in Scotland.-Origins:A ram in the sea is said to have been an emblem on the seal of Ramsay Abbey in Huntingdon in the 11th century...	Crest: A unicorn's head couped Argent armed Or. Motto: ORA ET LABORA [from Latin: "Pray and labour"]. Badge: blue harebell	Chief: James Hubert Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie Earl of Dalhousie Earl of Dalhousie, in the County of Midlothian, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, held by the Chief of Clan Ramsay.-History:This family descends from Sir George Ramsay, who represented Kincardineshire in the Scottish Parliament in 1617. He received a charter of the barony of Dalhousie and also...
Rattray Clan Rattray Clan Rattray is a Highland Scottish clan.-Origins of the clan:The name Rattray is derived from the barony of Rattray in Perthshire, Scotland. Legend has it that their land there was acquired from King Malcolm III of Scotland in the 11th century. Unfortunately there is no extant written record of...	Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or, a star Or and thereon a flaming heart Proper. Motto: SUPER SIDERA VOTUM. [from Latin: "My wishes are above the stars"].	Chief: Vacant
Renton		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Riddell Clan Riddell Clan Riddell is a Lowland Scottish clan-Origins of the Clan:One theory for the origin of the name "Riddell" suggests that a family from Gascony, France may have come to Scotland via Ryedale in Yorkshire...	Crest: A demi greyhound Proper. Motto: I HOPE TO SHARE.	Chief: Sir John Riddell of that Ilk, Bt.
Roberton		Chief: Gilbert Robertson of Struan
Rollo Clan Rollo Clan Rollo is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Origins of the Clan:The Clan Rollo are of Norman origin. However they can trace their roots to the feared Norsemen who raided the coast of England and Scotland in the seventh and eighth centuries...	Crest: A stag's head couped Proper. Motto: LA FORTUNE PASSE PARTOUT. [from French: "Fortune passes over everywhere"].	Chief: David Eric Howard Rollo, 14th Lord Rollo Lord Rollo Lord Rollo, of Duncrub in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1651 for Sir Andrew Rollo. His great-great-grandson, the fifth Lord, was a Brigadier-General in the Army and fought in North America during the Seven Years' War. He died without surviving male...
Rose Clan Rose Clan Rose is a Highland Scottish clan. Their chief's motto is "Constant and True" and their chief'sfamily castle is Kilravock Castle, built in 1460...	Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a harp Azure. Motto: CONSTANT AND TRUE. Badge: wild rosemary	Chief: Anna Elizabeth Guillemard Rose of Kilravock
Ross Clan Ross Clan Ross is a Highland Scottish clan. The original chiefs of the clan were the original Earls of Ross.-Origins:Clan Ross is a Highland Scottish clan first named as such by King Malcolm IV of Scotland in 1160...	A hand holding a garland of juniper Juniper Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the... Proper. Motto: SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT. ["Success nourishes hope"]. Badge: juniper or bearberry	Chief: David Campbell Ross of Ross and Balnagowan	The 19th century historian W. F. Skene listed this clan's badge as uva ursi, which is sometimes known as bearberry.
Rossie		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Russell	Crest. Motto. [	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat:
Rutherford		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Ruthven	Crest: A ram's head couped Sable armed Or. Motto: DEID SCHAW.	Chief: Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie Earl of Gowrie Earl of Gowrie is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, both times for members of the Ruthven family. It takes its name from Gowrie, a historical region and ancient province of Scotland. On 23 August 1581 William Ruthven,...
Sandilands Clan Sandilands Clan Sandilands is a Lowland Scottish clan. Sandilands is also considered a sept of Clan Douglas.-Origins of the Clan:The name Sandilands comes from lands by that name in Clydesdale...	Motto: SPERO MELIORA. ["I hope for better things"].	Chief: The Rt. Hon. the Lord Torphichen Lord Torphichen Lord Torphichen is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created by Queen Mary in 1564 for Sir James Sandilands , with remainder to his heirs and assigns whatsoever. Sandilands had previously served as Preceptor of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta in Scotland, and...
Schaw Clan Schaw Clan Schaw is a Lowland Scottish clan. The clan has no connection with the similarly named Clan Shaw of Tordarroch which is one of the Highland clans of the Clan Chattan Confederation. Clan Schaw does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms therefore the clan has no standing...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Scott Clan Scott Clan Scott is a Scottish clan. Clan Scott is not a Highland clan but Lowland, from the Borders region of Scotland. Families and clans from this area prefer to be known as Borderers instead of Lowlanders.-Origins:...	Crest: A stag trippant Proper, attired and unguled Or. Motto: AMO. ["I love"].	Chief: Richard Walter John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch Duke of Buccleuch The title Duke of Buccleuch , formerly also spelt Duke of Buccleugh, was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for the Duke of Monmouth, who was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of Scotland, England, and Ireland and who had married Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch.Anne... 12th Duke of Queensberry Duke of Queensberry The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the 1st Marquess of Queensberry...
Scrymgeour Clan Scrymgeour -Origins of the Clan:The name Scrymgeour is believed to derive from the Old English word 'skrymsher' which means 'swordsman'. The clan appears to have been well established in Fife long before their connection with the city of Dundee where the chiefs of the clan would later become the Earls of...	Crest: A lion's paw erased in bend Or holding a crooked sword or scymitar Argent. Motto: DISSIPATE. [from Latin: "Disperse"].	Chief: Alexander Henry Scrymgeour of Dundee, 12th Earl of Dundee Earl of Dundee Earl of Dundee is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1660 for John Scrymgeour, 3rd Viscount Dudhope. At his death in 1668, Duke of Lauderdale declared that the first Earl had no heirs-male, and had the crown seize all of his lands...
Sempill Clan Sempill Clan Sempill is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Origins of the Clan:The name Sempill has been known in Renfrewshire since the 12th century. It is tradition that the name originates from someone who is humble or simple. An alternate, unlikely, etymology is that Sempill is a corruption of St Pauls.Robert...	Crest: A stag's head Argent attired with ten tynes Azure and collared with a prince's crown Or. Motto: KEEP TRVST.	Chief: James William Stuart Whitmore Sempill, 21s^t Lord Sempill Lord Sempill Lord Sempill is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in circa 1489 for Sir John Sempill, founder of the collegiate Church of Lochwinnoch. Sempill was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. His grandson, the third Lord, was known as "The Great Lord Sempill"...
Seton Clan Seton Clan Seton is a Scottish clan which does not currently have a chief, therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan.-Origins of the Clan:The name Seton is believed to be derived from the village of Sai in Normandy although other explanations have been suggested, such as from Tranent meaning "a sea...	Crest: On a ducal coronet, a dragon Vert, spouting fire Proper, with wings elevated and charged with a star Argent Motto: HAZARD YET FORWARD ON Badge: yew	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Seton Palace Seton Palace Seton Palace was situated in East Lothian, a few miles south-east of Edinburgh near the town of Prestonpans. Often regarded as the most desirable Scottish residence of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the palace was erected in the 15th century by George, 4th Lord Seton and was similar in... , East Lothian East Lothian East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....	The chiefs of Seton were the Lords Seton and Earls of Winton Earl of Winton The title Earl of Winton was once created in the Peerage of Scotland, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is presently held by the Earl of Eglinton.... (first creation), whose titles and estates were confiscated due to their support of the Jacobite Jacobite rising The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at returning James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by... cause.
Shaw of Tordarroch	Crest: A dexter cubit arm couped and holding a dagger erect and all Proper. Motto: FIDE ET FORTITUDINE. [from Latin: "By faith and fortitude"].	Chief: John Shaw of Tordarroch
Sinclair Clan Sinclair Clan Sinclair is a Highland Scottish clan of Norman origin who held lands in the north of Scotland, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians which they received from the Kings of Scots...	Crest: A cock Proper, armed and beaked Or. Motto: COMMIT THY WORK TO GOD. Badge: furze (whin) or white clover White clover Trifolium repens, the white clover , is a species of clover native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia...	Chief: Malcolm Ian Sinclair Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, PC is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. He is also chief of Clan Sinclair... , 20th Earl of Caithness Earl of Caithness Earl of Caithness is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, and has a very complex history. Its first grant, in the modern sense as to have been counted in strict lists of peerages, is now generally held to have taken place in favor of Maol Íosa V, Earl of...
Skene Clan Skene -Origins of the clan:The Clan Skene is thought to have originally been an exceptionally early sept of the Clan Donnachaidh before it became known as the Clan Robertson. Clan Skene is known in Gaelic as Siol Sgeine or Clann Donnachaidh Mhar. The traditional origin of the name is found in an eleventh...	Crest: A dexter arm issuing from the shoulder out of a cloud, holding forth in the hand a triumphal crown, Proper. Motto: VIRTUTIS REGIA MERCES. [from Latin: "A palace the reward of bravery"].	Chief: Danus Skene of Skene
Skirving		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Somerville		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Spalding Clan Spalding Clan Spalding is a Highland Scottish clan and sept of Clan Murray. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms so the clan is considered an Armigerous clan. The Spalding family lived in Perthshire, Scotland, for several hundred years before 1745, and dispersed to...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Spens Clan Spens Clan Spens or Spence is a Lowland Scottish clan.- Origins of the Clan :The name Spens or Spence means 'custodian' or 'dispenser' of the larder, possibly derived from Old French. The principal Scottish family of Clan Spens descend from one of the ancient Earls of Fife...	Crest: A hart's head erased Proper. Motto: SI DEUS QUIS CONTRA. [from Latin: "If God is for us, who is against us"].	Chief: Patrick Spens, 4th Baron Spens Baron Spens Baron Spens, of Blairsanquhar in the County of Fife, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1959 for the lawyer and Conservative politician Sir Patrick Spens...	The Spens heir has not yet contacted the Lord Lyon or the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
Spottiswood	Crest: An eagle rising Proper looking at the sun in his splendour Or Motto: PATIOR UT POTIAR ["I suffer that I may obtain"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Spottiswood, Gordon, Berwickshire Berwickshire Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
Stewart	Crest: A pelican Argent, winged Or, in her nest feeding her young, Proper. Motto: VIRECIT VULNERE VIRTUS. [from Latin: "Courage grows strong at a wound"]. Badge: oak or Thistle Thistle Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles often occur all over the plant – on surfaces such as those of the stem and flat parts of leaves. These are an adaptation that protects the...	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Stewart of Appin Clan Stewart of Appin Clan Stewart of Appin is a west highland branch of the Clan Stewart and have been considered a distinct clan since the 15th century. They are descended from Sir James Stewart of Perston, who was himself the grandson of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Stirling Clan Stirling -Origins of the Clan:The originator of the Clan Stirling is believed to be a man by the name of Thoraldus de Strivelyn vicecomes de Strivelyn who was granted a charter of lands in Cadder by King David I of Scotland in 1147...	Crest: Issuing out of an antique coronet Or a hart's head couped Azure. Motto: GANG FORWARD.	Chief: Francis John Stirling of Cader
Strachan Clan Strachan Clan Strachan is a Scottish clan originating from Aberdeenshire. The clan does not currently have a chief, therefore it is treated as an Armigerous clan.The Clan Strachan warcry–slogan is Clachnaben!- Highland Clan :...	Crest: A demi stag springing Or holding a thistle in his mouth Proper. Motto: NON TIMEO SED CAVEO. [from Latin: "I do not fear but am careful"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Straiton Clan Straiton Clan Straiton also called Straton or Stratton is a Lowland Scottish clan. The clan does not currently have a chief therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan. The barony of Straiton lies in the county of Midlothian on the outskirts of the city of Edinburgh...		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Strange Clan Strange -Origins of the Clan:This name Strange is often found more commonly as Strang, and is probably derived from the Norman or French word ‘étrange’, meaning ‘foreign’. When rendered as ‘Strang’, its etymology was believed in the past to derive from the Scots dialect word for ‘strong’. Home le Estraunge...		Chief: Timothy Strange of Balcaskie
Stuart of Bute Clan Stuart of Bute Clan Stuart of Bute is a highland Scottish clan. The Stuarts or Stewarts descend from Norman seneschals of Dol, Brittany who settled in England around the time of the Norman Invasion. The current chief of Clan Stuart of Bute is John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute. The clan chief of the clan...	Crest: A demi-lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure. Motto: NOBILIS EST IRA LEONIS. [from Latin "The lion's anger is noble"].	Chief: The Most Hon. the Marquess of Bute John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute John Colum Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute , styled Earl of Dumfries before 1993 and from this courtesy title usually known as Johnny Dumfries, is a Scottish peer and a former racing driver. He does not use his title and prefers to be known solely as John Bute...
Sutherland Clan Sutherland Clan Sutherland is a Highland Scottish clan whose traditional territory is located in the region of Sutherland in northern highlands of Scotland and was one of the most powerful Scottish clans. The clan seat is at Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland...	Crest: A cat-a-mountain sejant rampant Proper. Motto: SANS PEUR. ["Without fear"]. Badge: cotton sedge	Chief: Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland is a British peeress.-Early life:She was born Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, the only child of Major Lord Alastair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower , a son of the 4th Duke of Sutherland, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Demarest... , 24th Countess of Sutherland Earl of Sutherland Earl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created circa 1230 for William de Moravia. The Earl of Sutherland is also the Chief of Clan Sutherland...
Swinton Clan Swinton Clan Swinton is a Lowland Scottish clan and founder of Clan Gordon, Clan Elphinstone, Clan Arbuthnott, Clan Nisbet and the Greystoke Family. Being a Border family, they were prominent Border Reivers.-Origins:...	Crest: A boar chained to a tree Proper. Motto: J'ESPERE. [from French "I hope"].	Chief: John Walter Swinton of that Ilk
Sydserf	Crest: An eagle’s head couped Gules Motto: VIRTUTE PROMOREO ["By virtue I prevail"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Ruchlaw estate (see Stenton Stenton Stenton is a parish and village in East Lothian, Scotland. It is bounded on the north by parts of the parishes of Prestonkirk and Dunbar, on the east by Spott and on the west by Whittingehame. The name is said to be of Saxon derivation. In earlier times, when names were often written phonetically,... ), East Lothian East Lothian East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
Symmers		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Baljordie, Angus Angus Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
Tailyour	Crest: A hand holding a passion cross Gules Motto: IN CRUCE SALUS ["Salvation from the cross"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Tait		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Pirn, Tweeddale Tweeddale Tweeddale is a committee area and lieutenancy area in the Scottish Borders with a population of 17,394 at the latest census in 2001 it is the second smallest of the 5 committee areas in the Borders. It is the traditional name for the area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed...
Tennant		Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Trotter Clan Trotter Clan Trotter is a Lowland Scottish clan. Several distinguished families of this name include the Trotters of Charterhall, of Catchelraw, of Prentannan and of Mortonhall.-Origins of the clan:...	Crest: A knight in armour Proper, holding his courser Argent caparisoned Gules. Motto: IN PROMPTU. [from Latin "In readiness"].	Chief: Alexander Trotter of Mortonhall
Troup	Crest: A hind’s head erased Proper Motto: VERITAS VINCIT ["Truth conquers"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Turnbull	Crest: A bull's head. Motto: I SAVED THE KING.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Tweedie	Crest: A bull's head. Motto: THOL AND THINK.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	This crest badge is derived from the arms of Tweedie of Drumelzier.
Udny Clan Udny Clan Udny is a Scottish armigerous clan from Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Arms for Udny of the Ilk have been recorded on three occasions in the Lyon Register; 1672-7, 1748–51 and 1789....	Crest: A fleur de lis Gules Motto: ALL MY HOPE IS IN GOD	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Udny Castle, Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
Urquhart Clan Urquhart Urquhart is a Highland Scottish clan. They traditionally occupied the lands in the district and town of Cromarty, a former Royal Burgh with an excellent natural harbour on the tip of The Black Isle. Chiefs of the Clan were Barons and hereditary Sheriffs of the county for hundreds of years...	Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or, a naked woman from the waist upwards Proper, brandishing in her desxter hand a sword Azure, hilted and pommelled Gules, and holding in her sinister hand a palm sapling Vert. Motto: MEANE WEIL SPEAK WEIL AND DOE WEIL. Badge: wallflower Wallflower Erysimum is a genus that includes about 180 species, both popular garden plants and many wild forms. The genus Cheiranthus is sometimes included herein whole or in part. Erysimum has recently adscribed to a monogeneric cruciferous tribe, Erysimeae... , or gillyflower	Chief: Kenneth Trist Urquhart of Urquhart
Vans	Crest: On a chapeau Azure furred Ermine a lion rampant Proper holding in his paws a balance Gules Motto: BE FAITHFUL	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Dirleton Castle Dirleton Castle Dirleton Castle is a medieval fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland. It lies around west of North Berwick, and around east of Edinburgh... , East Lothian East Lothian East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....	The Chiefly line was originally "de Vaus of Dirleton", but changed to "Vans of Barnbarroch" after the loss of Dirleton
Walkinshaw Clan Walkinshaw Clan Walkinshaw is a Scottish clan. It does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law...	Crest: A martlet Martlet A martlet is a heraldic charge depicting a stylized bird with short tufts of feathers in the place of legs... . Motto: IN SEASON.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Wallace Clan Wallace -Origins of the clan:The Wallace family first came to Scotland with a Norman family in the 11th century. King David was eager to extend the benefits of Norman influence and gave grants to the nobles of the south. Among them was Walter Fitzallan, who the Scottish king appointed his Steward in 1136...	Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet of four (three visible) strawberry leaves Or, a dexter arm vambraced, the hand brandishing a sword all Proper. Motto: PRO LIBERTATE. [from Latin: "For liberty"].	Chief: Ian Francis Wallace of that Ilk
Wardlaw	Crest: A celestial star Or Motto: FAMILIAS FIRMAT PIETAS ["Religion strengthens families"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... . Seat: Torry, Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
Watson	Crest: Two hands holding the trunk of an oak tree sprouting the hands issuing out of clouds Motto: INSPERATA FLORUIT ["It has flourished beyond expectation"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Wauchope	Crest: A garb Proper Motto: INDUSTRIA DITAT ["Industry enriches"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Wedderburn Clan Wedderburn -Origins of the Clan:The first person by the name of Wedderburn to appear on record in Scotland is Wautier de Wederburn, who rendered homage to King Edward I of England on the Ragman Rolls in 1296. The lands of the Clan Wederburn lay in Berwickshire. References can also be found to John de...	Crest: An eagle's head erased Proper. Motto: NON DEGENER. [From Latin: "Not degenerate"]. [from Latin: "Not unworthy"].	Chief: Henry David Wedderburn of that Ilk, Lord Scrymgeour, Master of Dundee Earl of Dundee Earl of Dundee is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1660 for John Scrymgeour, 3rd Viscount Dudhope. At his death in 1668, Duke of Lauderdale declared that the first Earl had no heirs-male, and had the crown seize all of his lands...
Weir	Crest: Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a boar statant Azure armed Or. Motto: VERO NIHIL VERIUS. [from Latin: "Nothing truer than truth"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	Crest badge derived from the arms of Weir of Blackwood.
Wemyss Clan Wemyss Clan Wemyss is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Origins of the Clan:The name "Wemyss" is derived from the Gaelic word ‘uaimh’, meaning ‘cave’, and is believed to be taken from the caves and cliffs of the Firth of Forth in that part of Fife where the family of Wemyss made its home. Wemyss in Fife has been...	Crest: A swan Proper. Motto: JE PENSE. [from French: "I think"].	Chief: David Wemyss of that Ilk
Whitefoord	Crest: A garb Or standing upright and thereon a dove Proper Motto: TOUT EST D’EN HAUT ["All is from above"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Whitelaw	Crest: A crescent. Motto: GRADATIM PLENA.	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Wishart	Crest: A demi eagle with wings expanded Proper Motto: MERCY IS MY DESIRE	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .
Wood Clan Wood Clan Wood is a Lowland Scottish clan from North Esk, Largo Bay and Angus in Scotland.- History :The erroneous notion that clans are Highland groups and families are Lowland units is very much a Victorian one. In fact, the terms are interchangeable, and many a Lowland laird has held from the Lyon...	Crest: A ship under sail Proper. Motto: TUTUS IN UNDIS [from Latin: "safe on the waves"]	Chief: Timothy Michael Herbert Fawcett Wood of Largo. .	The Arms are those of Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, who is considered the founder of the present chiefly line.
Young	Crest: A demi lion issuant Gules, holding a sword Proper. Motto: ROBORE PRUDENTIA PRAESTAT. [from Latin: "Prudence excels strength"].	Chief: none, armigerous clan Armigerous clan An armigerous clan is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognized as such by Lyon Court... .	The heraldry within the crest badge is derived from the arms of Young of Auldbar.

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