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Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs - Lists recognised clans with brief summaries for most. Also lists of member chiefs of the Standing Council. myclan.com used to be owned by the Standing Council, and archive.org still has its list of clans which appears to be derived from the 1994 Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopaedia (see below).
The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland .
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 .
A Scottish clan (from Scottish Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred' [1]) is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared heritage and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms.
Pages in category "English people of Scottish descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,324 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Many Scottish surnames are the names of Scottish clans that were once powerful families dominating large swaths of territory. [18] However, it is a common misconception that every person who bears a clan's name is a lineal descendant of the chiefs of that particular clan.