Is there a reason a lot of scottish names that are colors? (examples: white, ivory,black, red)?

Question

Is there a reason a lot of scottish names that are colors? (examples: white, ivory,black, red)?

Answer 1

Scottish surnames like White, Brown, and the like probably come from nicknames describing an individual's coloring.  Many of these names were also probably originally translated from the Scottish Gaelic into English.