The name Kinninmont has a regional origin, with the name deriving from the lands of Kinninmonth in Fife. William I of Scotland (top) granted a charter for those lands to Odo, a seneschal to the Bishop of St. Andrews, between the years 1189 and 1199. An 1841 publication tells us that on the original charter, […]
Horsburgh Clan Crest Crest Description: A horse’s hear erased, Proper Horsburgh Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat of arms’ The arms […]
Clan Dunlop Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A dexter hand holding a dagger erect, all Proper Clan Dunlop Coat of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . […]
The first recorded person of the name was William de Firsith on the Ragman Roll in Berwick on the 28th August 1296. Much of the records of Clan Forsyth were destroyed by Oliver Cromwell in the Civil War, therefore little is known. In the 14th century during the Wars of Scottish Independence Robert de Forsyth […]
Clan Colville Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A hind’s head couped at the neck, Argent Clan Colville Coat of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There […]
MacPherson Clan Crest Crest Description: A cat sejant, Proper MacPherson Coats of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat of arms’ The arms represented […]
The surname Pollock, or Pollok, is of territorial origin. It was taken by Peter, eldest son of Fulbert, or Fulburt, who was given a grant of Upper Pollock in Renfrewshire, and went on to take his name from the lands. The lands were given to him sometime between 1150 and 1153, during the reign of […]
Scott Clan Crest Crest Description: A stag trippant Proper, attired and unguled Or Scott Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat of […]
MacColl Clan Crest Crest Description: Between the horns of a crescent, an etoile MacColl Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat of […]
The name MacTavish is derived from the phoenetic pronunciation of MacTamhais which means “Son of Tammais” (Son of Thomas). It is likely that this changed in the 17th century as English became a more common language in Scotland than native Gaelic. Many other forms of the name manifest including Thompson, MacOmish and MacCombie The clan […]
