Medieval Scottish Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Medieval Scottish. Scottish Gaelic is the Celtic language spoken in Scotland.
usage
origin
Fraser Scottish
Meaning unknown, originally Norman French de Fresel, possibly from a lost place name in France.
Gilchrist Scottish
From Gaelic MacGilleChrìosd meaning "son of Gille Críst".
Leslie Scottish
From a Scottish clan name, earlier Lesselyn, derived from a place name in Aberdeenshire, itself probably from Gaelic leas celyn meaning "garden of holly".
MacBeth Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic given name Mac Beatha meaning "son of life", which denoted a man of religious devotion. This was the name of an 11th-century Scottish king, and the name of a play based on his life by William Shakespeare.