How Can I Find Out What Clan my Scottish Family Belonged to?

Question

How Can I Find Out What Clan my Scottish Family Belonged to?

Answer 1

You'd have to let people know what your surname is first before they can attempt to help you.

Answer 2

houseofnames.com will tell you

Answer 3

Clan listings aren't really hard to find. The problem most run into is the spelling of the surnames. When they cam to America the O's were dropped and Mac' s were shortened to Mc's. These might help:

http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotname...

http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans...

Answer 4

Try

http://www.clansearch.co.uk/

http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans/cla...

http://www.nbancestry.co.uk/FAQ00008.htm