----- Original Message -----
From: Privateers
To: Ssinclair@jump.net
Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 1:57 PM
Subject: Clans
I thought it might be useful to detail where the principle Clans of
Scotland originate from. Here is a brief list underneath.
Norse----------
Gunn
MacLeod
Morrison
Sutherland
Norman---------
Cummings
Comyns
Cummins
Bruce
Frasier
Gordon
Grant
Macpherson
Sinclair
Anglo-Norman-------
Graham
Lindsey
Menzies
French-----------
Ogilvy
Celtic-------------
Cameron
Macfarlane
Macgregor
Macky
Mackenzie
Macintosh
Mackinnon
Maclachlan
Maclaren
Maclean
Macmillan
Macnab
Macnoughton
Macneill
Malcolm
Robertson (Clan Donnachaidh)
Gaelic-------------
Ross
English-----------
Stewart of Appin
German----------
Murray
Unknown---------
Moncriff
Urquhart (An American, Kenneth Urquhart is the 26th Chief of the Clan)
Sinclair
I am sure all Comyn, Cummings, Cummin etc originate from Flanders not Normandy.
there is also considerable doubt about the origins of the Frasers possibly
Flemish also. It seems that in Scotland/ Britain it is a sign of pedigree if
you can claim Norman family origins but not so Flemish. I myself think that the
vast amounts of trade between Flanders and lowland Scotland in Medieval times
and the fact that William had a very large Flemish force in his army in 1066
must surely mean that many families claiming Norman descent are actually of
Flemish stock.
Bye the Bye. My own family names are Duguid, which is generally found in
Perthshire Aberdeenshire and many think may be Norman in origin, Lorimer,
Graham, and Montgomery all of which claim Norman origin. I myself consider that
in general is what is around you now that contributes your attidutes, your
culture, and your feelings of nationality , not where your family may or may
not have originated from over 900 years ago. I therefore consider myself
Scottish having been born here and lived here for 38 years.
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