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''{{Scotland-sidebar}} | ''{{Scotland-sidebar}} | ||
Understanding given names and surnames can help you trace your ancestors. This is particularly true once the origin of the name has been established. | Understanding given names and surnames can help you trace your ancestors. This is particularly true once the origin of the name has been established. | ||
== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://www.clanscottsociety.org/linked/ MostCommonScottishSurnames] | |||
*[http://surnames.behindthename.com/ Surnames Behind the Name] | |||
== Surnames == | == Surnames == | ||
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It should be noted that in the Celtic Church until surprisingly late, that churchmen and monks could marry, hence the proliferation of names such as MacNab (Mac-an-Aba, son of the abbot). | It should be noted that in the Celtic Church until surprisingly late, that churchmen and monks could marry, hence the proliferation of names such as MacNab (Mac-an-Aba, son of the abbot). | ||
== Books == | |||
Black, George Fraser. ''''Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History.''' New York: New York Public Library, 1946. (Family History Library book {{FHL|941 D4b|disp=941 D4b}}.) | |||
== More Information == | |||
After the Battle of Culloden in 1746 and the subsequent restrictive acts against the Highland clans, many people changed their surnames from clan names to less Gaelic names to avoid being punished by the British government for being associated with clans in disfavor with the crown. Sometimes several generations used a different surname before changing it back to the original clan name. | After the Battle of Culloden in 1746 and the subsequent restrictive acts against the Highland clans, many people changed their surnames from clan names to less Gaelic names to avoid being punished by the British government for being associated with clans in disfavor with the crown. Sometimes several generations used a different surname before changing it back to the original clan name. | ||
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*[[Isle of Man Names Personal]] | *[[Isle of Man Names Personal]] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] [[Category:Names_Personal]] | [[Category:Scotland]] [[Category:Names_Personal]] | ||