Scots Submitted Surnames

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Atcheson Scots
Scots form of Atkinson

Blaikie Scots

Clelland Scots, Irish
Scottish and Irish topographical name meaning "clay land".

Doak Scots
A Scots Gaelic name said to be either an Anglicized version of Dabhóc that is a pet form of the given name David or a pet form of the given name Caradoc.

Harwood English, Scots
Habitation name found especially along the border areas of England and Scotland, from the Old English elements har meaning "gray" or hara referring to the animals called "hares" plus wudu for "wood"... [more]

Lindan Scots

Linn Scottish, Scots, English, Irish, German, Jewish, Finnish (Anglicized), Estonian
As a Scottish and Northern English surname, it is a variant of Lyne. Its usage as an English name is primarily by Scots living in Northern England.... [more]

Maclehose Scots
Derived from the Gaelic Mac Gille Thamhais, meaning 'son of the gillie of Tammas', Tammas being the Scots form of Thomas.

MacRoy Scots
The ancient Dalriadan-Scottish name MacRoy is a nickname for a person with red hair. MacRoy is a nickname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Nicknames form a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, and can refer directly or indirectly to one's personality, physical attributes, mannerisms, or even their habits of dress... [more]

Mcandrew Scots, Irish
Irish or Scots surname meaning "son of Andrew".

McCandless Scottish, Irish, Scots
Ulster Scots form of McCandlish. This surname is mostly common in Northern Ireland.

Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.

Thain Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king.

Thane Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king. Variant of Thain.

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