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==For Further Reading==
==For Further Reading==
 
*Robb, John Barrett. [http://www.johnbrobb.com/Content/TheScottishOnomasticPattern.pdf.  '''“The Scottish Onomastic Child-naming Pattern.”''']
*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}}.)
*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}}.)
*Dorward, David. ''Scottish Surnames''
*Dorward, David. ''Scottish Surnames''
*Guppy, Henry Brougham. ''Homes of Family Names in Great Britain''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. (Family History Library book 942 D4g 1968.) This book discusses the geographic origins and meanings of certain surnames.
*Guppy, Henry Brougham. ''Homes of Family Names in Great Britain''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. (Family History Library book 942 D4g 1968.) This book discusses the geographic origins and meanings of certain surnames.
*Hanks, Patrick, and Flavia Hodges. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Digital version at [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx Ancestry] - free; (Family History Library book {{FHL|412254|title-id|disp=929.42 H194d}}. BYU FHL book CS 2385 .H27 1988.) The book contains entries for most major surnames of European origin and some rare surnames.
*Hanks, Patrick, and Flavia Hodges. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Digital version at [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx Ancestry] - free; (Family History Library book {{FHL|412254|title-id|disp=929.42 H194d}}. BYU FHL book CS 2385 .H27 1988.) The book contains entries for most major surnames of European origin and some rare surnames.
*Krossa, Sharon L. [https://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ '''''Quick and Easy Gaelic Names''''']
*Krossa, Sharon L. [https://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ '''''Quick and Easy Gaelic Names''''']
*Lasker, G. W. and C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor. ''Atlas of British Surnames: With 154 Maps of Selected Surnames''. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press, 1990. (Family History Library book 942 D4Lg.) This book charts with maps the density of surnames in Scotland.
*Lasker, G. W. and C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor. ''Atlas of British Surnames: With 154 Maps of Selected Surnames''. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press, 1990. (Family History Library book 942 D4Lg.) This book charts with maps the density of surnames in Scotland.
*Titford, John . ''Searching for Surnames: A Practical Guide to their Meanings and Origins''. Newbury, England: Countryside Books, 2002. (Family History Library book 942 D4tj.) This book discusses the meaning and origins of early surnames.
*Titford, John . ''Searching for Surnames: A Practical Guide to their Meanings and Origins''. Newbury, England: Countryside Books, 2002. (Family History Library book 942 D4tj.) This book discusses the meaning and origins of early surnames.
.uk/genmap01.htm GenMap UK] (£) helps you create your own United Kingdom surname distribution maps.<br>
*[http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" ](1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples.
 
*Dorian, Nancy C., "A substitute Name System in the Scottish Highlands," ''American Anthropologist'' 72:2 (Apr. 1970): 303-319.  
Projects that study specific surnames are called one-name studies. [[Guild of One-Name Studies|The Guild of One-Name Studies]] is an example of an organization that has identified several thousands such projects.
*Dunkling, Leslie Ann. ''Scottish Christian Names: An A-Z of First Names.'' London, England: Johnston and Bacon, 1978. (Family History Library&nbsp;book {{FHL|133147|title-id|disp=941 D4du}}.)  
 
*Gardner, David E., and Frank Smith. ''Genealogical Research in England and Wales''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Publishers, 1956-1964. (Family History Library&nbsp;book {{FHL|929.142 G172g|disp=929.142 G172g}} .) Many names in pre-1700 records are in Latin. Volume three contains a select list of Latin given names with the English equivalent.
The [http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames] website can help you learn a wide variety of information about Scottish surnames. Genuki.co.uk maintains a '[http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html Surname List]' by county which could prove to be helpful.
 
Another aspect of Scottish surnames is pronunciation. [http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" (1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples.
 
Dorian, Nancy C., "A substitute Name System in the Scottish Highlands," ''American Anthropologist'' 72:2 (Apr. 1970): 303-319.  
 
Dunkling, Leslie Ann. ''Scottish Christian Names: An A-Z of First Names.'' London, England: Johnston and Bacon, 1978. (Family History Library&nbsp;book {{FHL|133147|title-id|disp=941 D4du}}.)  
 
Many names in pre-1700 records are in Latin. Volume three of the following work contains a select list of Latin given names with the English equivalent:
 
Gardner, David E., and Frank Smith. ''Genealogical Research in England and Wales''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Publishers, 1956-1964. (Family History Library&nbsp;book {{FHL|929.142 G172g|disp=929.142 G172g}} .)  
 
Krossa, Sharon L. "Quick and Easy Gaelic Names," http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/.
 
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== See also  ==
== See also  ==
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