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Pages in category "Surnames of Scottish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 580 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list of Scottish Gaelic surnames shows Scottish Gaelic surnames beside their English language equivalent. Unlike English surnames (but in the same way as Slavic, Lithuanian and Latvian surnames), all of these have male and female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all Mac- names become Nic- if the person is female.
While the total bearers of specific surnames have grown in number over the years, such as the names of the most dominant clans, some Scottish surnames have completely died out in the country (for example, the family with the Hebridean surname MacUspaig, derived from a Gaelicised Norse personal name, died out in the male line shortly after the ...
Pages in category "Scottish Gaelic-language surnames" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... S. Selkirk (surname) U. Urquhart (surname) ...
Surnames which are Anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic surnames. For example, Macdonald is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill. Languages portal
Surnames of Ulster-Scottish origin (30 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total.
Scottish Gaelic-language surnames (3 C, 31 P) W. Welsh-language surnames (1 C, 50 P) Pages in category "Celtic-language surnames"
The usage of patronymic surnames was much more varied than is generally assumed. Historically, clan surnames were used by the descendants or dependants of an ancestor but not generally by everyone in the clan territory. [1] Only with the advent of a non-Gaelic speaking administration were clan surnames applied en-masse to people in a clan's ...