Border reiver surnames March by March: the 64 riding families of the 1583 list, a map of the six Marches, the feuds and where the names live today.
Tag Archives: Scottish clans
Highland surnames often preserve Gaelic kinship and clan connections, while Lowland surnames more often reflect Scots, English, Norman, occupational and place-name traditions. The boundary is far from absolute: families, languages and surnames moved across Scotland for centuries.
A practical guide to Scottish clan surnames, septs, spelling variations, and why a family name can suggest a clan connection without proving direct descent.