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Border surnames tend to be related to place names, unlike most of Scotland where patronymics are more common. "M(a)c-" surnames are extremely rare, but can be found native to Dumfriesshire. | Border surnames tend to be related to place names, unlike most of Scotland where patronymics are more common. "M(a)c-" surnames are extremely rare, but can be found native to Dumfriesshire. | ||
''' | '''Placenames'''<br> | ||
Scotland: Broomfield, Carlyle (city of Carlisle), Carruthers, Cranstoun, Graham, Hall, Laidlaw, Rutherford, Moffatt, Lowther<br> | Scotland: Broomfield, Carlyle (city of Carlisle), Carruthers, Cranstoun, Graham, Hall, Laidlaw, Rutherford, Moffatt, Lowther<br> | ||
England: Carnaby, Collingwood, Charlton, Curwen, Fenwick, Glendenning, Hedley, Hetherington, Huntley, Milburn, Mitford, Ridley, Salkeld, Selby, Witherington | England: Carnaby, Collingwood, Charlton, Curwen, Fenwick, Glendenning, Hedley, Hetherington, Huntley, Milburn, Mitford, Ridley, Salkeld, Selby, Witherington | ||
'''Patronymics'''<br> | '''Patronymics'''<br> | ||
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Scotland - Hunter, Taylor/Tailor<br> | Scotland - Hunter, Taylor/Tailor<br> | ||
England - Tailor, Turner | England - Tailor, Turner | ||
'''Celtic etymologies'''<br> | |||
A handful of names have Celtic origins, mostly on the Scottish side - Gilchrist (Gaelic: Gille Chriosd - servant of Christ), Gillespie (Gaelic: Gilleasbaig - servant of the bishop), Kerr (Gaelic: cearr - left-handed), Douglas (Gaelic: Dubh-Ghlas, dark grey) | |||
Some of the place names are also of Celtic origin such as Carlyle, Carruthers and Glendenning. The name "Scott" would have originally referred to a Gaelic speaker in an English/Scots speaking area. | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||