List of crest badges used by Scottish clan members encompasses all crest badge

Scottish crest badge

A Scottish crest badge is a heraldic badge worn to show allegiance to an individual or membership in a specific Scottish clan. Crest badges are commonly called clan crests, but this is a misnomer; there is no such thing as a collective clan crest, just as there is no such thing as a clan coat of...

s of Scottish 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...

s based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms

Lord Lyon King of Arms

The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new grants of arms, and serving as the judge of the Court of the Lord Lyon, the oldest...

 in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland

Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland

The Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland was established by Act of the Scottish Parliament in 1672. The register is held at the Court of the Lord Lyon and contains every grant of arms since that date. Bearings that are not matriculated in the Register may not be used in Scotland...

. The 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 the heraldic crest is given, and the heraldic motto with its translation into English. While all the crest badges of the clan names listed are recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, only about one half of these (about 140) have a clan chief who is acknowledged by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as the rightful claimant of the undifferenced arms upon which the crest badges are based. For a list of clans with acknowledged chiefs see Scottish 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...

; for a list of clan names without acknowledged chiefs see 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...

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Scottish crest badges are heraldic badge

Heraldic badge

A heraldic badge is an emblem or personal device worn as a badge to indicate allegiance to or the property of an individual or family. Medieval forms are usually called a livery badge, and also a cognizance...

s used by members of Scottish clans to show their allegiance to a specific clan or 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...

. Even though they are commonly used by clan members, the heraldic crest and motto within the crest badge belong only to the clan chief - never the clan member. A Scottish crest badge is made up of a heraldic crest, encircled by a strap and buckle which contains a heraldic motto. In most cases, both crest and motto are derived from the crest and motto of the chief's coat of arms

Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...

. Crest badges intended for wear as cap badges are commonly made of silver or some other metal such as pewter. Women may wear a crest badge as a brooch to pin a sash of their clan tartan at the right shoulder of their gown or blouse. Female clan chiefs, chieftains, or the wives of clan chiefs normally wear a tartan sash pinned at their left shoulder.

Today, Scottish crest badges are commonly used by members of Scottish clans. However, much like clan tartans, Scottish crest badges do not have a long history, and owe much to Victorian era

Victorian era

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...

 romanticism

Romanticism

Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...

, and the dress of the Highland Regiments. Scottish crest badges have only been worn by clan members on the bonnet

Bonnet (headgear)

Bonnets are a variety of headgear for both sexes, which have in common only the absence of a brim. Bonnet derives from the same word in French, where it originally indicated a type of material...

 since the 19th century.

Clan name	Crest badge	Blazon of crest within crest badge	Motto or slogan within crest badge	Notes
Abercromby		A falcon rising belled Proper.	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"].
Abernethy
Adair		A man's head couped and bloody.	LOYAL AU MORT. [from French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... : "Loyal unto death"]	The crest and motto are derived from the arms of Adair of Kinhilt.
Adam
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...		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.	CONSILIO NON PETU. [from Latin: "By wisdom not force"]
Aikenhead
Ainslie
Aiton
Allardice
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:...		An oak tree Proper.	STAND SURE.	This motto has only been adopted in recent times for use in 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:...		Two arms in armour holding a pole-axe with both hands gauntleted Proper.	PERIISSEM NI PERIISSEM. [from Latin: "I had perished unless i had gone through it"]. [from Latin: "I would have perished had I not persisted"].	In note #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...		A peacock's head couped at the neck Proper.	LAUS DEO. [from Latin: "Praise God"].
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....		An arm from the shoulder, armed Proper.	INVICTUS MANEO. [from Latin: "I remain unvanquished"].
Arnott
Arthur		Two laurel branches in orle Proper.	FIDE ET OPERA. [from Latin: "By fidelity and labour"].
Auchinleck
Baillie		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.	QUID CLARIUS ASTRIS. [from Latin: "What is brighter than the stars?"].
Baird		A gryphon's head erased Proper.	DOMINUS FECIT. [from Latin: "The Lord has done this"].
Balfour
Bannatyne		A demi griffin, in his dexter paw a sword erect Proper.	NEC CITO NEC TARDE. [from Latin: "Neither fast nor slow"].
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...		A demi man in armour holding in his right hand a sword Proper.	PRO PATRIA. [from Latin: "For my county"]	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...		(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.	AUT AGERE AUT MORI. [from Latin: "Either to do or die"].
Baxter
Bell		A dexter hand, paleways proper holding a dagger.	I BEIR THE BEL. [from Latin: "I carry the bell"]
Belshes
Bethune		An otter's head erased Argent.	DE BONNAIRE. [from French: "Gracious"].
Beveridge
Binning
Bisset
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...	-	-	-
Blackstock
Blair
Blane
Blyth
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....		A moor's head couped Proper wreathed Argent and Sable.	QUI CONDUCIT. [from Latin: "He who leads"].
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:...
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...		A dexter hand erect and pale having the outer fingers bowed inwards.	CONFIDO. [from Latin: "I trust"].
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...		A double headed eagle displayed, parted per pale embattled Gules and Argent.	DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT. [from Latin: "The Lord will provide"].
Brisbane
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...		A right hand holding a bunch of arrows all Proper.	UNITE.
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...
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:...		A lion stantan Azure armed and langued Gules.	FUIMUS. [from Latin: "We have been"].
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....		(upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine) A sun shining upon a sunflower full blown Proper.	NON INFERIORA SECUTUS. [from Latin: "Not having followed mean pursuits"].
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:...		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).	CLARIOR HINC HONOS. [from Latin: "Hence the brighter honour"].
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'...		A cubit arm, the hand naked, vested Vert doubled Argent pruning a vinetree with a pruning knife Proper.	VIRECIT VULNERE VITUS. [from Latin: "Her virtue flourishes by her wounds"].
Butter
Byres
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,...	-	-	-
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:...
Caldwell
Callender
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...		A sheaf of five arrows points upwards Proper tied with a band Gules.	AONAIBH RI CHÉILE. [from Scottish Gaelic: "Unite"].
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:...		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.	NE OBLIVISCARIS. [from Latin: "Do not forget"].
Campbell of Breadalbane		A boar's head erased Proper.	FOLLOW ME.
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...		A swan, Proper, crowned, Or.	BE MINDFUL.
Campbell of Possil		a Boar’s head erect, erased Or armed and langued Azure.	FAC ET SPERA. [from Latin: "Do and Hope"]
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...		A dexter hand and arm in pale armed and holding a broken spear Proper.	TOUT JOUR PREST. [from French: "Always ready"].
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...		A thunderbolt Proper, winged Or.	DRED GOD.
Carruthers
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...		A dexter hand couped above the wrist and erect Proper, grasping a crescent Argent.	I HOPE TO SPEED.
Chalmers
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...		A dexter hand holding up a dagger paleways Proper.	THIS IS OUR CHARTER.
Chattan		A cat salient Proper.	TOUCH NOT THE CATT BUT A GLOVE.
Cheyne		A Cross pattée Cross pattée A cross pattée is a type of cross which has arms narrow at the centre, and broader at the perimeter. An early English example from the start of the age of heraldry proper A cross pattée (or "cross patty", known also as "cross formée/formy") is a type of cross which has arms narrow at the...  fitchée argent	PATIENTIA VINCIT. (Patience conquers)
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:...		A dexter hand holding a dagger erect Proper, the point thereof transfixing a boar's head erased Or.	FEROS FERIO. [from Latin: "I am fierce with the fierce"].
Clelland
Clephane
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...		A horse passant Argent	VIRTUTE ET LABOUR. ["By valour and exertion"].
Cockburn		A cock crowing Proper.	ACCENDIT CANTU. [from Latin: "He rouses us with song"].
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...		A hart's head couped Gules, attired Argent.	SI JE PUIS. [from French: "If i can"].
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...		A hind's head couped at the neck Argent.	OUBLIER NE PUIS. [from French: "I cannot forget"].
Congilton
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...		A chevalier on horseback in full charge grasping a broken lance in bend Proper.	VIVE DEO ET VIVES. [from Latin: "Live for God and you shall have life"].
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....		A crane Proper dormant holding a stone in her claw.	THOU SHALT WANT ERE I WANT.
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...		A stag's head erased Gules, between the attires a cross crosslet fitchée Sable.	TUTUM TE ROBORE REDDAM. [from Latin: "I will give you safety through strength"].
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:...		A dragon spouting out fire Proper.	GOD SEND GRACE.
Crosbie
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...		A lion rampant Or, in his dexter paw a dagger Proper.	COURAGE.
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...		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.	OVER FORK OVER.
Dalmahoy
Dalrymple		A rock Proper.	FIRM.
Dalziel		A dagger paleways Azure, hilted and pommelled Or.	I DARE.
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...		On a chapeau Gules furred miniver a demi-Negro, in his dexter hand a dagger Proper.	BE WATCHFULL.
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,...		A stag's head erased Proper.	SAPIENTER SI SINCERE. ["Wisely if sincerely"].
Dennistoun
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:...		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.	QUID NON PRO PATRIA. [from Latin: "What would one not do for his country"].
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:...		A dexter hand holding up an imperial crown Proper.	VIRTUTIS GLORIA MERCES. [from Latin: "Glory is the reward of valour"].
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...		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.	JAMAIS ARRIÈRE. [from French: "Never behind"].
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...		On a crest coronet Or, a goshhawk wings displayed Proper, armed and belled Or, jessed Gules.	VIRTUTEM CORONAT HONOS. [from Latin: "Honour crowns virtue"].
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...		A horse's head Argent, bridled and reined Gules.	IN PROMPTU. ["In readiness"].
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...		A lion's head affrontée looking through a bush of oak Proper.	ESSAYEZ. ["Try"].
Dunlop		A hand erect holding a dirk Proper.	"Merito". Deservedly.
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...		A crescent Or	CONFIDO. [From Latin: "I trust"].
Edmonstone
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...		A hand couped at the wrist in armour holding a cutlass in bend Proper.	FORTITER ET RECTE. [from Latin: "Strongly and rightly"].
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...		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	CAUSE CAUSIT. ["Cause caused it"]
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...		On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a hand holding up a skene in pale Argent, hilted and pommelled Or.	JE PENSE PLUS. [From French: "I think more"].
Fairlie
Falconer
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'...		On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a demi-lion Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Proper.	FIDE ET FORTITUDINE. [from Latin: "By fidelity and fortitude"].
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,...	-	-	-
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....		Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a bee on a thistle Proper.	DULCIUS EX ASPERIS. [From Latin: "Sweeter after difficulties"].
Fleming			LET THE DEED SHAW.
Fletcher			DIEU POUR NOUS.
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....		A stag's head attired with ten tines Proper.	GRACE ME GUIDE.
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:...			BLAW HUNTER BLAW THY HORN.
Forsyth Clan Forsyth Clan Forsyth is one of Scotland's wealthiest clans.The name Forsyth derives from the Gaelic 'man of peace'...		A griffin sergeant Azure, armed and membered Sable, crowned Or.	INSTAURATOR RUINAE. [From Latin: "A repairer of ruin"].
Fotheringham
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...		On a mount a flourish of strawberries leaved and fructed Proper.	ALL MY HOPE IS IN GOD
Fraser of Lovat		A buck's head erased Proper.	JE SUIS PREST. [From French: "I am ready"].
Fullarton
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...		A bear's head couped Argent muzzled Azure.	AS OBICE SUAVIOR. [From Latin: "More smooth from an obstacle"].
Galloway
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...
Gartshore
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',...
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...		A pike's head Proper.	DURAT DITAT PLACET. [from Latin: "It sustains, it enriches, it pleases"].	The crest, of a pike, is a pun on the clan name 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... . A ged is the heraldic term for a pike.
Gibsone
Gladstains
Glas
Glen
Glendinning
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:...		Issuant from a crest coronet Or a stag's head (affrontée) Proper attired with ten tines Or.	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")
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...		A falcon Proper, beaked and armed Or, killing a stork Argent, Armed Gules.	NE OUBLIE. ["Do not forget"].
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...		A burning hill Proper.	CRAIG ELACHIE. [from Scottish Gaelic: "The rock of alarm"].
Gray		An anchor in pale Or.	ANCHOR FAST ANCHOR.
Gregor		A lion's head erased Proper, crowned with an antique crown Or.	S RIOGHAL MO DHREAM. [from Scottish Gaelic: "My race is royal"].
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...		A fetterlock Argent.	HOC SECURIOR. [from Latin: "More secure by this"].
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,...		A dexter hand wielding a sword in bend Proper.	AUT PAX AUT BELLUM. [from Latin: Either peace or war"].	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...		A dexter arm holding a drawn sword Proper.	STO PRO VERITATE. [from Latin: "I stand for the truth"].
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...		A rock Proper.	TYDE WHAT MAY.
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...		An eagle's head erased Or	SUFFER.
Haliburton
Halkerston
Halket
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...		In a ducal cornet an oak tree fructed and penetrated transversely in the main stem by a frame saw Proper, the frame Or.	THROUGH.
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...		A cross crosslet fitchée issuing out of a crescent Sable.	PER ARDUA AD ALTA. ["Through difficulties to higher things"].
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...		Issuing out of a crest coronet a falcon volant Proper, armed, jessed and belted Or.	SERVA JUGUM. ["Keep the yoke"].
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...		A cubit arm Proper the hand holding an estoile Or surmounted by a crescent Azure.	SOLA VIRTUS NOBILITAT. ["Virtue alone ennobles"].
Hepburn		A horse's head couped Argent, bridled Gules.	KEEP TRYST.
Heron
Herries		A stag's head with ten tynes Argent.	DOMINUS DEDIT. [from Latin: "The Lord has given"].
Hog
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:...		On a cap of maintenance Proper, a lion's head erased Argent.	A HOME. A HOME. A HOME.
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....		A broken terrestrial globe surmounted by a rainbow issuing out of a cloud at each end all Proper.	AT SPES INFRACTA. [from Latin: "But hope is unbroken"].	The motto is a pun on the clan name.
Hopkirk
Horsburgh
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:...		A sand-glass Proper.	IN TIME.
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...		A greyhound sejant Proper, gorged with an antique crown Or.	CURSUM PERFICIO. [from Latin: "I accomplish the hunt"].
Hutton
Inglis
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....		A boar's head erased Proper.	BE TRAIST.
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....		A sheaf of holly consisting of nine leaves Vert slipped and banded Gules.	SUB SOLE SUB UMBRA VIRENS. [From Latin: "Flourishing both in sunshine and in shade"].
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...		A spur rowel of six points Proper.	CAVE ADSUM. ["Beware i am present"].
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...		A winged spur Or.	NUNQUAM NON PARATUS. [from Latin: "Never unprepared"].
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...		Out of a crest coronet Or, a roebuck's head Proper, attired Or.	VERITAS VINCIT. [from Latin: "Truth conquers"].
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,...	-	-	-
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...		A dolphon naiant Proper.	AVISE LA FIN. ["Consider the end"].
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...		The sun in his spledour Or.	SERO SED SERIO. ["Late but in earnest"].
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...		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.	THIS I"LL DEFEND.
Kinloch
Kinnaird		A crescent arising from a cloud having a star issuing from between its horns, all within two branches of palm disposed in orle Proper.	ERRANTIA LUMINA FALLUNT. [from Latin: "Wandering lights deceive"].
Kinnear		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.	I LIVE IN HOPE.
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...		An oak tree Vert.	STABO. ["I shall stand"].
Kirkcaldy
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...
Laing
Lammie
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...		A dexter hand couped at the wrist Proper.	NE PARCUS NEC SPERNAS. ["Neither spare nor dispose"]. ["Neither spare nor scorn"].
Langlands
Learmonth
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....		A crescent Argent.	VIRTUTE CRESCO. [from Latin: "I grow by virtue"].
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:...		Two broadswords in saltire behind a swan's head and neck all Proper.	I'LL DEFEND.
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...		A demi griffin Proper, armed, beaked and winged Or.	GRIP FAST.
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...		Issuing from an antique ducal coronet Or, the head, neck and wings of a swan Proper.	ENDURE FORT. ["Endure boldly"].
Little
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...		On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a boar's head erased Argent, langued Gules.	CORDA SERRATA PANDO. [from Latin: "I open locked hearts"].	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...		A passion nail piercing a human heart, Proper.	HOC MAJORUM VIRTUS. [from Latin: "This is valour of my ancestors"].
Logie
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...		Issuant from a crest coronet Or a naked arm grasping a sword Proper.	AMOR PATITUR MORAS. ["Love endures delays"].
Lundin
Lyle
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....		Within a garland of bay leaves, a lady from the middle richly attired, holding in her dexter hand a thistle all Proper.	IN TE DOMINE SPERAVI. [from Latin: "In Thee O Lord have I put my trust"].	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...		A dexter arm in armour erect, the hand holding a dagger in pale all Proper.	FORTITER. ["Boldly"].
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...		A boot couped at the ankle and theron a spur Proper.	DULCE PERICULUM. [from Latin: "Danger is sweet"]. [from Latin: "Sweet danger"].	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...		A grey demi-cat-a-mountain salient, on his sinister foreleg a Highland targe Gules.	TOUCH NOT A CATT BOT A TARGE.
Macbrayne
Macdonald		On a crest coronet Or, a hand in armour fessways couped at the elbow Proper holding a cross crosslet fitchée Gules.	PER MARE PER TERRAS. ["By sea and land"].
Macdonald of Clanranald		A triple-towered castle Argent masoned Sable, and issuing from the centre tower a dexter arm in armour embowed grasping a sword all Proper.	MY HOPE IS CONSTANT IN THEE.
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...
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...		A hand in armour fesswise holding a cross crosslet fitchée Gules.	PER MARE PER TERRAS. ["By sea and land"].
Macdonell of Glengarry		A raven Proper perching on a rock Azure.	CRAGAN AN FHITHICH. [from Scottish Gaelic: "The rock of the raven"].
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...		(On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine) a dexter arm in armour embowed fessways couped Proper, holding a cross crosslet fitchée erect Gules.	BUAIDH NO BAS. [from Scottish Gaelic: "To conquer or die"].
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...		(issuant from a crest coronet Or) A lion's paw erased and erected Proper holding a dagger point upwards Proper, hilted and pommelled Or.	VINCERE VEL MORI. [from Latin: "To conquer or die"].
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...		A demi-lion Gules holding in the dexter paw a broadsword erected in pale Proper, hilted and pommelled Or.	DEUS JUVAT. [from Latin: "God assists"].
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...		A trunk of an oak tree sprouting Proper.	REVIRESCO. ["I grow strong again"].	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...		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.	THIS I'LL DEFEND
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...		A demi lion rampant Proper.	PRO REGE. ["For the king"].	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 newspaper*Alpín 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:...		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.	TOUCH NOT THIS CAT
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:...		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.	GHIFT DHE AGUS AN RIGH [from Scottish Gaelic: "By the grace of God and king"].	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...		A dexter hand holding a dagger in pale Proper.	PER ARDUA. [from Latin: "Through difficulties"].
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...		A boar's head couped Or.	NUNQUAM OBLIVISCAR. [from Latin: "I will never forget"].	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...		A dexter arm erect couped at the elbow the hand grasping a dagger also erect all Proper.	MANU FORTI. [from Latin: "With a strong hand"].
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...		A mount in flames Proper.	LUCEO NON URO. [from Latin: "I shine not burn"].	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.
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....		A raven Proper.	LABORA. [from Latin: "Endeavour"].	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...		A boar's head erased and holding in its mouth the shank of a deer all Proper.	ADENTES FORTUNA JUVAT. [from Latin: "Fortune assists the daring"].
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:...		A cat-a-mountain salient guardant Proper.	TOUCH NOT THE CAT BOT A GLOVE.
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...		(Issuant from a crest coronet of four (three visible) strawberry leaves Or) a castle set upon a rock all Proper.	FORTIS ET FIDUS. [from Latin: "Brave and faithful"].
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...		A branch of laurel and a branch of cypress in saltire surmounted of a battle axe in pale all Proper.	VINCERE VEL MORI. [from Latin: "To conquer or die"].
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...		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.	CREAG AN TUIRC. [from Scottish Gaelic: "The boar's rock"].
MacLea 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...		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.	CNOC AINGEIL. [from Scottish Gaelic: ""]	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...		A tower embattled Argent.	VIRTUE MINE HONOUR.
MacLellan		A naked arm supporting on the point of a sword, a moor's head.	THINK ON.	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...		A demi-piper all Proper, garbed in the proper tartan of the Clan Maclennan.	DUM SPIRO SPERO. [from Latin: "While i breathe i hope"].
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...		A bull's head cabossed Sable, horned Or, between two flags Gules, staved at the First.	HOLD FAST.
Macleod of the Lewes		The sun in splendor, Proper.	I BIRN QUHIL I SE.
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...		A dexter and a sinister hand issuing from a Wreath grasping and brandishing aloft a two-handed sword Proper.	MISERIS SUCCURRERE DISCO. [from Latin: "I learn to succour the unfortunate"].
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...		The head of a savage affrontée proper.	TIMOR OMNIS ABESTO. [from Latin: "Let fear be far from all"].
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...		A tower embattled Gules.	I HOIP IN GOD.
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...		A hawk's head erased Gules.	SGORR-A-BHREAC.
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...		On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a rock Proper.	BUAIDH NO BAS. [from Scottish Gaelic: "To conquer or die"].
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:...		A cat sejant Proper.	TOUCH NOT THE CAT BUT A GLOVE.
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...
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...		An heraldic tyger rampant Ermine holding an arrow, point downwards Argent pheoned Gules.	CONSTANT AND FAITHFUL.
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"...		A cubit arm grasping a sword all Proper.	FORTITUDINE. [from Latin: "With fortitude"].
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...		A boar's head erased Or langued Proper.	NON OBLITUS. [from Latin: "Not forgetful"].	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...		A demi-cat-a-mountain rampant guardant Proper, grasping in his dexter paw a serpent Vert, langued Gules, its tail environing the sinister paw.	DEO JUVANTE INVIDIAM SUPERABO. [from Latin: "I will overcome envy with God's help"].
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...		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.	CONSILIO ET ANIMIS. [from Latin: "By wisdom and courage"].
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...		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.	SINE FINE. ["Without end"].
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.... )		A tower Argent, window and port Azure.	IN ARDUA TENDIT. ["He has attempted difficult things"].
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...		On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, two wings, each of ten pen feathers, erected and addorsed, both blazoned as in the Arms.	PANS PLUS. [from French: "Thinks more"].
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";...		A demi-griffin Proper, issuant from a crest coronet Or.	ET CUSTOS ET PUGNAX. ["Both a preserver and a champion"].
Masterton
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...		Issuant from a an antique crown Or, a hand brandishing a scimitar fessways all Proper.	FAC ET SPERA. ["Do and hope"].
Maule
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...
Maxwell		A stag Proper, attired Argent, couchant before a Holly bush proper.	REVIRESCO. ["I grow strong again"].
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...		A stag at gaze Proper attired Gules.	VIVAT REX. [from Latin: "Long live the king"].
McCulloch
McKerrell
Meldrum
Melville		A ratch hound's head erased Proper, collared Gules.	DENIQUE COELUM. [from Latin: "Heaven at last"].
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:...		A savage head erased Proper.	VIL GOD I SAL.
Mercer
Middleton		Issuing out of a tower Sable, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure.	FORTIS IN ARDUS. [from Latin: "Brave in difficulty"].
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...		A crest coronet and issuing therefrom a cross crosslet fitchée Sable surmounted of a saltire Argent.	SPERO MELIORA. [from Latin: "I hope for better things"].
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...		Issuing from a crest coronet Or, a demi-lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure.	SUR ESPERANCE. ["Upon hope"].
Moncur
Monteith
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...		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.	GARDE BIEN. [from French: "Watch well"].
Monypenny
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...		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.	TEAGHLACH PHABBAY. [from Scottish Gaelic: "Pabbay family"].	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
Moubray
Mow		A phoenix rising out of the flames Proper.	POST FUNERA FAENUS. [from Latin: "An interest after death"].
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...			DURUM PATIENTIA FRANGO.
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...			An eagle perching Proper.	DREAD GOD.
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 :...		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.	FURTH FORTUNE AND FILL THE FETTERS.
Murray of Atholl			TOUT PREST.
Nairn
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...		A dexter arm erect couped below the elbow Proper, grasping a crescent Argent.	SANS TACHE. ["Without stain"].
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...		A boar passant Sable, armed Argent and langued Gules.	I BYD IT.
Nevoy
Newlands			HONOUR THE SPUR.	The crest badge is not derived from the chiefly arms, but from a recently granted coat of arms.
Newton
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...		A lion issuant Or armed and langued Gules.	GENEROSITATE. ["By generosity"].
Norvel
Ochterlony
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...		A lady affrontée from the middle upward Proper in Azure vestments richly attired holding a portcullis Gules.	A FIN. ["To the end"].
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...		A unicorn's head couped Argent armed and manned Or.	TOUT POURVOIR. [from French: "Provide for all"].
Orrock
Paisley
Paterson
Pennycook
Pentland
Peter
Pitblado
Pitcairn
Pollock		A boar passant shot through with a dart Proper.	AUDACITER ET STRENUE. [from Latin: "Boldly and readily"].
Polwarth
Porterfield
Preston
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...		A demi-lion rampant Gules holding in his dexter paw a primrose Or.	FIDE ET FIDUCIA. [from Latin: "By faith and trust"]. [from Latin: "By faith and confidence"].
Pringle		An escallop Or.	AMICITIA REDDIT HONORES.
Purves
Rait
Ralston
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...		A unicorn's head couped Argent armed Or.	ORA ET LABORA [from Latin: "Pray and labour"].
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...		Issuant from a crest coronet Or, a star Or and thereon a flaming heart Proper.	SUPER SIDERA VOTUM. [from Latin: "My wishes are above the stars"].
Renton
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...		A demi greyhound Proper.	I HOPE TO SHARE.
Roberton
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...		A stag's head couped Proper.	LA FORTUNE PASSE PARTOUT. [from French: "Fortune passes over everywhere"].
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...		On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a harp Azure.	CONSTANT AND TRUE.
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.	SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT. ["Success nourishes hope"].
Rossie
Russel
Rutherford
Ruthven		A ram's head couped Sable armed Or.	DEID SCHAW 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...  'display death' or 'deeds are the proof' Latin translation- 'facta probant'.
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...			SPERO MELIORA. ["I hope for better things"].
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...
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:...		A stag trippant Proper, attired and unguled Or.	AMO. ["I love"].
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...		A lion's paw erased in bend Or holding a crooked sword or scymitar Argent.	DISSIPATE. [from Latin: "Disperse"].
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...		A stag's head Argent attired with ten tynes Azure and collared with a prince's crown Or.	KEEP TRVST.
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...
Shaw of Tordarroch		A dexter cubit arm couped and holding a dagger erect and all Proper.	FIDE ET FORTITUDINE. [from Latin: "By faith and fortitude"].
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...		A cock Proper, armed and beaked Or.	COMMIT THY WORK TO GOD.
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...		A dexter arm issuing from the shoulder out of a cloud, holding forth in the hand a triumphal crown, Proper.	VIRTUTIS REGIA MERCES. [from Latin: "A palace the reward of bravery"].
Skirving
Somerville
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...
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...		A hart's head erased Proper.	SI DEUS QUIS CONTRA. [from Latin: "If God is for us, who is against us"].
Spottiswood
Stewart		A pelican Argent, winged Or, in her nest feeding her young, Proper.	VIRECIT VULNERE VIRTUS. [from Latin: "Courage grows strong at a wound"].
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...			Quhidder Well Zie (Wither Will Ye)
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...		Issuing out of an antique coronet Or a hart's head couped Azure.	GANG FORWARD.
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 :...		A demi stag springing Or holding a thistle in his mouth Proper.	NON TIMEO SED CAVEO. [from Latin: "I do not fear but am careful"].
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...
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...
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...		A demi-lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure.	NOBILIS EST IRA LEONIS. [from Latin "The lion's anger is noble"].
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...		A cat-a-mountain sejant rampant Proper.	SANS PEUR. ["Without fear"].
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:...		A boar chained to a tree Proper.	J'ESPERE. [from French "I hope"].
Sydserf
Symmers
Tailyour
Tait
Tennant
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:...		A knight in armour Proper, holding his courser Argent caparisoned Gules.	IN PROMPTU. [from Latin "In readiness"].
Troup
Turnbull
Tweedie		A bull's head.	THOL AND THINK.	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....
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...		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.	MEANE WEIL SPEAK WEIL AND DOE WEIL.
Vans
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...		A martlet Martlet A martlet is a heraldic charge depicting a stylized bird with short tufts of feathers in the place of legs... .	IN SEASON.
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...		Issuant from a crest coronet of four (three visible) strawberry leaves Or, a dexter arm vambraced, the hand brandishing a sword all Proper.	PRO LIBERTATE. [from Latin: "For liberty"].
Wardlaw
Watson
Wauchope
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...		An eagle's head erased Proper.	NON DEGENER. [From Latin: "Not degenerate"]. [from Latin: "Not unworthy"].
Weir		Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a boar statant Azure armed Or.	VERO NIHIL VERIUS. [from Latin: "Nothing truer than truth"].	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...		A swan Proper.	JE PENSE. [from French: "I think"].
Whitefoord
Whitelaw		A crescent.	GRADATIM PLENA.
Wishart
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...		A ship under sail Proper.	TUTUS IN UNDIS [from Latin: "safe on the waves"]	The crest and motto are derived from the coat of arms of Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, who is considered the first chief of the clan.http://www.clan-wood.org.uk/ourchiefs.html
Young		A demi lion issuant Gules, holding a sword Proper.	ROBORE PRUDENTIA PRAESTAT. [from Latin: "Prudence excels strength"].	The heraldry within the crest badge is derived from the arms of Young of Auldbar.