History of Scottish clans: Every year (834-1707)

[@oakmapping68]

As this video has recently gotten tons of new views and with the views come comments I really can't read or reply to all of them, so I am making this sort of an announcement/FAQ comment which will hopefully answer your questions. I am not from Scotland nor I have any Scottish ancestry (at least that I know of) so if there is any bias in this video it's accidental. Most of my info I got from www.scotclans.com/ and similar websites to either double-check or to find the info which scotclans.com is missing. Areas of control are based on few maps I found and on the territorial descriptions of a clan. There most likely is a certain amount of info that about Scottish clans that doesn't exist online so this video is likely to have innaccurasies.

[@jeffreym68]

Thanks for the video. My clan is missing, so I guess I've got some detective work to do!

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@jeffreym68 Same for mine.

[@bibby949]

Definitely missing some clans

[@kimsutherland5061]

My clan is there. Loud and proud Sutherland.

[@jenmaryday]

Thanks 🙏 I am not Scottish but my soul and heart ❤️ is great music and great Job Jday

[@stevenmackintosh8160]

Still live in the exact same place my ancestors have for hundreds of years. Kinda cool.

[@elizabethsullivan7176]

You are fortunate. My ancestors, the MacIntyre, were kicked off their homeland in the 1700s and have no home anymore. Finding family tree info is a nightmare.

[@a11osaurus]

@@elizabethsullivan7176 my last name is McIntyre. MacIntyre and McIntyre are pretty much the same

[@po-qo7vd]

It means you're inbred

[@RehdClouhd]

Clan Mackintosh!

[@elizabethsullivan7176]

@@a11osaurus It's just a different spelling. 🙂

[@micahistory]

Wow this video is absolutely AWESOME! I can't believe how much time and effort it must have taken not only to write all this clans but put them all on a map every single year. You deserve 1 million subs by now. This is the best mapping video of 2020 for sure

[@PredatorUpHill]

Shush Yank.

[@sharonhamilton8907]

Absolutely incredible! Thank you so very much for your dedication and tireless research!

[@paranihiaanaru4414]

Far as I can see, he has the number of subs that he deserves

[@judy6734]

Thank you soo much for doing this Scottish Clans map. I think your work in phenomenal.

[@PredatorUpHill]

Shut up Yank.

[@mblecrmsn8068]

I can see the intense effort just from looking at the key box.

[@cleophusA]

I would love to have a full size wall poster of the complete map. Very informative!

[@huntertaylor4424]

I have an old vintage one that my grandparents bought in the late 60s/early 70s. Its really awesome to see and it also includes on the borders a complete display of all of the coats of arms of all of the clans. Really awesome to look at

[@prioritytarget7157]

Do an image search for "Scottish clans" and you can probably find the completed map and get it printed at Staples.

[@carolynklenk8467]

Yes could you do some more research on it Clans and the Coat of Armour and maybe if found have it so people could look at or even purchase from you? I'm sure you would make some jingle ❤

[@lynb2039]

NATL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND. BUT AS A GENEALOGIST NOT FULLY HAPPY WITH ANY CLAN MAPS....TOO MANY ERRORS AND OMMISSIONS. TAKE HEED.

[@miltiades490]

​@@huntertaylor4424 could you post a picture of something to your KZbin channel or a short video? I'd love to see it to see if I could find a copy online somewhere!

[@juleselliott7196]

What an amazing body of research! Hats off to you. Well done. The music is rather invigorating too.

[@dancunningham5039]

Had the privilege of visiting Scotland in 2018 and seeing my ancestral homeland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@soleaguirre100]

me too in. Glasgow and Edinburgh nostalgic moments! my grandpa came to Chile 🇨🇱 because he studied in Cambridge University Mine Engineer and in Chile we have Copper .

[@Grug-Jack]

it was a shitehole wasn't it

[@cliftonchapma1]

My wife's a Cunningham , very proud of her scotch ancestry.

[@NordicBlackmetaler]

@@cliftonchapma1 Hey bud rule number one is never call a person from scotland scotch they are scottish, or scot they don't like being referred to an alcholic drink some may even take offence to this.

[@Parker_Douglas]

It’s not offensive as being referred to a Jock or sweaty by the English.

[@angele1968]

Fantastic ! from France, i'm in love with your country, since I was 14, a looong time ago , and I've just started to learn scottish Gaelic. Félicitations! encore merci.Tapadh leibh agus latha math !

[@pianoflat]

Is toil leam seo

[@angele1968]

@@pianoflat Tapah leibh ! since I speak german too, not as well as english, it helps me a lot with "arch" sound , and I found some links with the french too . We have the "à" and the "de" too in very similar meanings ! When I think of Alba... my heart just melts

[@LetsAllDrinkToTheDeathOfAClown]

It's a shame the French, the Scots, the Germans and almost all other Europeans are facing what amounts to a genocide that will take about 50 years to complete if trends continue as they are at present.

[@PredatorUpHill]

@@LetsAllDrinkToTheDeathOfAClown Fk off Yankman, you're not Scottish.

[@connieduke5828]

THANKS so much for sharing this information! I am of the Clan MacQuarrie, and see them in your list in 968. ~Blessings~

[@AcademyMike]

Wonderful. I couldn't see the Davisons (Davidson), but then we were Border Reivers (basically cattle/sheep thieves. A fascinating history) killed off in 15th century! I was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and recognise so many surnames from school. I've travelled since then with HM Forces, but man alive, going home (gannin yhem) is a joy every time and lifts my spirit without fail. I once met a bloke in a bar in Katmandu, who had lived in the same road as me! I shit you not. Happy, blessed, days! Cheers Bonny Lad.

[@BeardOperator]

I’m a Davidson. We are in the Appalacian mtns. A lot of Scott and Irish people moved here to the mountains.

[@lynb2039]

From a Clan Bell lass to a Davidson lad, SLANTE!

Distant connection to clan Davidson. Great grandfather and further back were Lawson and came from Scotland to work the granite quarries here in Vermont. In central CT now. Families worked stone work all over the eastern u.s for 150 or so years. I heard they came from Aberdeen area.

[@davehachey3888]

Wow, this really cool, and probably a lot of work to put it together. BTW, my 21st great grandfather was Robert the Bruce and my 19th great grandfather was Sir Alexander Lindsay, so it was nice to see the families listed on the graphic. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@davehachey3888]

@Old Crow I wish I did, most of this came from Ancestry and a few other genealogy sites. Once you get into a royal line the documentation is reasonably good.

[@davehachey3888]

@Old Crow Thanks Old Crow. I'm aware of much of what you say, and I've had problems too with Ancestry records, so I rely on primary sources as best I can. After a few generations the genes get scrambled quite a bit, but I'm reasonably confident of my recent (17-18th century) Scottish ancestry. Right now I'm focussed on my Greek ancestry, which is even worse than the Scottish side. It's a lot of fun, though I doubt the Royal family is keeping an open chair for me at the Christmas table.

[@Koopinator]

How does the king of Scotland play into this? Were the clans independent under the king's nominal rule or something else?

[@oakmapping68]

All clans were loyal to king of Scotland and (most of them) fought together against other countries. Though there were cases when clans rebelled against the king.

[@emceeunderdogrising]

@@oakmapping68 Yep. Like Clan Armstrong. The border reivers were famous for rebellion right?

[@crazydocphoenix9436]

My clan MacMillan was on very friendly terms with Robert The Bruce. Afterwards couple generations down the line I’d think we switched sides working with the lords of the isles against the Scottish royalty.

[@eamonlyons8318]

Like Ireland and high kingship

[@pauls3204]

The king used to be elected from the lesser kings, he was then known as Ard Righ (high king) the lesser kings controlled their own kingdoms,under then guidance of the high king. I am not entirely sure when this system totally ended , history books can be conflicting, but it was likely around 10 th century. The lesser kings are still there though, they are now known as Earls, although have no power over electing a monarch.

[@Rebelass74]

The most fiercest and badass fighters to come out of the British isles. Huge respect to the Scottish clans from your fellow Nepali highlander. Must be the harsh climate because us mountain people are made tough as nails.👍🏽

[@Buildbeautiful]

No The Irish broke away from englidh rule a century ago unlike the scots who are still ruled by the english in london

[@Buildbeautiful]

But english landlords tried to replace highlanders with sheep forcing many to move to America

[@brianbell4491]

Lol yeah some were sent to Ireland first then America as a bell I can say we still hold a gruge for a lifetime. Lol drink like fish and our blood still boils.

[@johnrambo99999]

To be fair. English ruined all of you so....suppose we're the most nails.

[@Rebelass74]

@@johnrambo99999 The English, Welsh, Irish and Scots are all awesome fighters, there is absolutely no doubt about it but in the British Raj, home to many battles and theatre of wars, the English believed the Scots to be best fighters out of the British Isles, and pound for pound the Gurkhas to be the best overall. This was the first hand experience and conclusion of the English when they were analysing their “martial race” theory. 👍🏽

[@robertscheinost179]

Damn! That was cool! Somebody put lots of effort into this vid. Thanks!!

[@olwens1368]

What an amazing piece of work. Thank you.

[@valentinosky9435]

Clan Gunn Clan Gunn is a Highland Scottish clan associated with lands in northeastern Scotland, including Caithness, Sutherland, and, arguably, the Orkney Isles. Clan Gunn is one of the oldest Scottish Clans, being descended from the Norse Jarls of Orkney and the Pictish Mormaers of Caithness Father side

[@marylougoehring8794]

Clan Gunn here, father was very proud of it

[@Alex9Uk]

Also Gunn betrayed there own people and fought against the Jacobite's with the English

[@nsrfreak]

Proud Gunn here!

[@belgnbor]

Yep, come from this clan, way way back.

[@craigh8602]

I attended Univ of Edinburgh for a semester and while visiting the Isle of Skye a proprietor asked if I had any Scottish blood. I replied I'm 3/5 Scot mostly from the Maxwell Clann. He paused and said, "Aye lad, a bunch of sheep thieves ya be." So I got that going for me.

[@amandamaxwell7370]

@Old Crow Could our lawlessness have something to do with our viking heritage? 🤔😅

[@JackBlack-cy1wp]

@@amandamaxwell7370 No, it wouldn't, because your heritage is Yankee and your immediate and most related people were Yankee cowboys and cattle rustlers, nobody is more genetically closer to you than your parents, each generation you become less related to the previous generation and most Yanks parents are Americans (also Yanks) so they're immediate ancestors are also Yankish, you're not Scottish or Viking, and Viking wasn't anything other than an occupation, you could get Vikings from many nations that shared the north sea, they weren't all from Scandinavia. A Yank trying to romanticise themselves as royalty (now there's a contradiction and a half) is laughable. A Yank is the total opposite of royal. Most Yanks ancestors are also Yanks and their ancestors were also mixed up Yanks who were related to equally mixed Yankee cowboy outlaws of the old west, whose ancestors were from Northern Ireland (not Irish) whose ancestors were largely Reivers - who came from the land known as 'The Debatable land'- which was neither Scottish or English, Reivers were their own people and identity and came from a lawless place that neither the crowns of Scotland or England had any jurisdiction over, it was the Kowloon of Great Britain - a lawless land that was rife in crime such as murder, rape, arson, theft and pillaging, they played by their own rules and thumbed their noses at both the crowns of Scotland and England, they attacked both Scots and English and the Scots and English likewise attacked them both in return on their way when they warred, they were considered the unwanted scum on either side. They became a source of national embarrassment to both the Kingdoms of Scotland and England and before the two kingdoms United in 1707 as Great Britain, that's why they were gotten rid of, the Reivers who were not executed for their crimes were deported as 'stateless criminals' as they did not belong to any nation so they were easy to get rid of as foreigners who committed crimes. And there distant descendants in Ulster to North America became outlaws in America whose descendants eventually fought against the Kingdoms of Scotland and England, so they always put their own families first as they attacked others but they were not Scottish or English, the Reivers were a stateless people of their own identity who were gotten rid of by both Scotland and England. So it probably has more to do with that, and explains the Yank obsession with backward inbred clans and their distancing away from their own native American national/ethnic identity.

[@RighAlban]

@@JackBlack-cy1wp Shite! For one Yanks were Dutch so your whole BS rant contradicts itself from the get go. Second the borders have never been known as the "Kowloon" of the UK ever! Stop making stuff up! Third, I'm going to refrain from poking about forty more holes in the BS. Just wow!

[@RighAlban]

@@amandamaxwell7370 Don't pay any attention to what that guy just wrote it's 98% BS the only things factual were the place names.

[@craigh8602]

​@Ramming Speed Aye!! James Clerk Maxwell, not only responsible for the world's first color photograph; but he was the most important physicists to have ever lived according to Einstein. A little trivia for your next cocktail party: Established electricity and magnetism are aspects of the same entity---electromagnetism; predicted the existence of radio waves in 1865, paving the way for radio, TV and electronics... s considered to the father of electronics.

[@vittorioveneto4477]

Underrated af, great job

[@Ritaisthebestgramdma]

A huge hello from Miami! Thanks for the awesome video!~~ Clan Mackie here

[@JuliaDM]

Great job !

[@maryhughes6400]

My father's family were from the Houston clan descendents of General Sam Houston of Texas, which supposedly originated from Glasgow,Scotland. I would love to see Scotland.

[@jibberer]

Houston is a small village near Glasgow! There is an interesting Wikipedia article on it if you search for Houston Scotland...

[@maryhughes6400]

Thanks , I will.

[@colindarroch5057]

@@maryhughes6400 Houston was established by a Templar Knight whose first name was Hugh, Hence Hugh's Town.

[@brian3174]

Houston family came from Johnstone in Renfrewshire besides Elderslie birthplace of William Wallace they built a lot of Johnstone Houston nearby is coincidence

[@CherepashkaShusha]

Oh my God, amazing video!!

[@danabuck6461]

Clan MacGillivray here and this is simply spectacular! Thank you!

[@Ytzaakpiscator]

Very interesting to learn about the names of the Scottish clans.

[@clanyoung14]

Nice. I am the historian for the Clan Young, which has rarely ever been recognized. It is nice to see that they are here and that the location in eastern Roxburghshire seems to be correct. I have an Adam Young mentioned as a witness to the lands of Mowhaugh, in the Bowmont Valley, in the year 1195. I should note, however, that the English did not recognize these lands as a part of Scotland until the Treaty of York in 1237 when the current border was established. At the time of Adam the owner of the lands of Mowhaugh was Lady Eschina de Molle, as known as Eschina de Londoniis, since she dwelt in London, England. Here grandfather, Uctred de Molle, had left his property to her. The Youngs eventually were in possession, one way or another, of most of the valley between Mowhaugh and Yetholm and various nearby lands such as Otterburn, Hoselaw, Lempitlaw and Moss Tower. Good work!

[@theyounger8462]

Clan Young, hell ya.

[@Edp-ox8ei]

mine is Borders I am very confused about my bloodline and the clan origins do you know?My great grandfather grandfather and father said how it was a clan but do not know details I want to know bout my relatives and who they were.

[@richardroxburgh2984]

Roxburghshire is their a Roxburgh clan just by any chance

[@Turnbull62]

As a Turnbull my ancestral lands are not far away at Denholm. But personally I grew up at Attonburn farm and Cliftoncote farm, both adjoining Mowhaugh. All three farms (and most of the Bowmont valley) now belongs to the Kerrs, formerly of nearby Cessford, but now of course the Dukes of Roxburgh at Floors castle.

[@Turnbull62]

@@richardroxburgh2984 I worked at Roxburghe Estates, home of the Dukes of Roxburghe (Kerrs) who’s lands include the village of Roxburgh. I also worked with a guy surnamed Roxburgh (no relation to the Duke) and attended high school with his daughter and son, so it is a local family name linked to the Borders, but not sure if it is recognised as a clan?

[@manwithanamethystheart]

I love the bagpipes😀 Feels like a call to arms deep in my soul.

[@theScottexan]

McAlpine!!!! You have the 1st king of Scotland's blood! How amazing!

[@manwithanamethystheart]

@@theScottexan yes! I am blood related. Not much good that sort of thing does nowadays lol

[@theScottexan]

It's still cool!!!

[@manwithanamethystheart]

@@theScottexan well thank you! 😊

[@jogriffiths5766]

@@theScottexan Irish origin.

[@vivalashenanigans4306]

Blair, Colquhoun, MacDonald... I also have, but didn't see: Beattie and MacGonagall

[@TheAFandAM]

Thank you for the time line. Much appreciated.

[@brendaleverick3655]

I love Scottish music; so exciting and dramatic! 🎼🎵🎶🥁

[@HLStrickland]

The pipes get me going.

[@TheTurnstyle13]

Proud to be a Somerville! Thank you for posting and putting this together! I love anything that will help me learn more about my lineage. If anyone has anymore info about the Somerville clan or sources where I might be able to find out more, I'd greatly appreciate it!

[@Emily_heron38]

Us herons,herring sometimes spelt gave the summervilles the lands of drum house in Edinburgh when a Summerville married sir John Hearing,herons daughter . I hope that helps you with looking up your ancestors

[@colinpatterson6585]

Have read that they came with the Normans from Normandy from the village of Somer in the invasion of 1066 with William Duke of Normandy. They are of Nordic origin , not Keltic. Vikings.

[@SmokingLaddy]

The Somervilles were Norman, not Scots, put down your kilt boy.

[@MichelleBeahm]

This is AWESOME! I shared it with my siblings.. Boswell is my maiden name!

[@jaybruz.5688]

this is amazing, well done

[@blueice35270]

This is great. I knew where the Gunn clan was from. The Hall clan was much smaller and a sect under it. Wood and Kennedy are also two of mine. Thanks for posting this.

[@aqua6613]

Anyone know anything about Shaddens? The name is supposed to come from Ayre area. Im kind of thinking that the name may have developed from Chattan. I dont know what's more epic...presenting all this data or choosing some really sweet background music. Thank you for this!

[@elisabethm9655]

Descendant of the Malcolms of Poltollach here. My daughter got to visit a couple of years back and was warmly greeted by the current Laird’s family, who remembered my late mother’s family visits before WWII. Thank you for this map and its historical presentation. In diversity there is Unity.

[@MikeScott-u8q]

Wonderful thank you...

[@jogriffiths5766]

Is this the Malcolm family that Jean-Marie, daughter of Lillie Langtry married into?

[@alamoflint7055]

Me before watching this video: The HRE is the most complicated and confusing thing ever Me after watching this video: Wow, what???

[@thekaiser7555]

What confuses you, sweetheart?

[@constantinethegreat6713]

I searched on Google that how many Scottish clans in 1700, it said that its 500 and now I'm shocked

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@thekaiser7555 Perhapts the five hundred different clans all allying and fighting each other.

[@scotth6814]

Excellent work. I didn't realize so many of these names that I recognize were Scottish (well all the Mc's and Mac's of course, but a lot more). The Scots were a major force in eastern Canada too. Nova Scotia = New Scotland.

[@munecaxoxo8930]

That’s where my family migrated to from Scotland, Nova Scotia and then Massachusetts. It’s really cool to see all of this it’s great work

[@MsG1ggs]

Thank you so much. Such a visual impact especially when it is OUR history. I must confess I was pleased when my family (MacDougall) appeared, but was upset when 1300 AD came and all of our land disappeared. I will find out what happened - obviously some of us survived. My branch came to Nova Scotia in 1819, so I am curious as to where they were for 500 years. I love a Treasure Hunt. Thank you again! I hope you are as proud of your work as we are.

[@SmokingLaddy]

A lot of these clans are Anglo-Saxon or Norman, don't kid yourself with romanticisms.

[@lynb2039]

​@@SmokingLaddy both sides the tweed for survival

[@eamonlyons8069]

Mc/Mac names tend to be associated with the Gaelic or Norse-Gael clans. Mc/Mac is not exclusive to Scotland and originally was from Ireland. MacCarthy, MacDermott, MacNeice, MacBride, MacCann, MacDonagh, MacBrian, MacEoin (Keown) MacCloskey, MacSweeney, MacAteer, MacNamara etc. Alot of people don't realise that the Scots originated in Ireland and took the gaelic culture with them.

[@LordOfLight]

How come the Sinclairs are in Sutherland by 1068? My understanding is they were French (St. Clair, right?) Templars who fled to Scotland after Philip IV destroyed the Order. It was Robert the Bruce who gave them the land after they helped him defeat the English at Bannockburn in 1314.

[@robertmitchell2178]

No Mitchell? In the Scottish Lowlands since 1066, from the Norman name Michelle?

[@cameronbaker97]

I'm a descendant of Clan Skene, which I only found out in mid-2020, when learning more about my ancestry and bloodline.

[@ethangrout3718]

My ancestors are part of clan mccorqudale

[@darkphantomz8978]

@@ethangrout3718 cool I’m an sevens of clan Mcculloch

[@gurkslunga]

I am born by finnish parents and live in Finland. On my mothers side the bloodline goes back to the Ramsays. Alexander Ramsay together with 5000 scottish mercenaries came north to fight for king John III of Sweden in his war against Russia in the late 16th century. When the war was over the surviving scottish mercenaries went on to fight for another king in another war, european monarchs knew where to recruit good warriors, but Ramsay stayed in Sweden, married and got a son who moved to the finnish side ( Finland was a part of Sweden then) and from there on the line goes doiwn to my mother.

[@madr309]

Traditionally, the Skenes were founded by the younger son of the chief of Clan Donnachaidh (Robertson). The Skene chief's arms seem to allude to this; they're three wolves' heads impaled on daggers on a red field. The Robertson arms are three wolves' heads on a red field. However, the first mention of a Skene is in the twelfth century, whereas the first Donnachaidh chief doesn't appear until the fourteenth.

[@sandrarose7129]

I am a descendant of the tribe of Mar ( Marrs). I understand that this family was absorbed by the Erskine and Gordon Clan?

[@aeroklin]

Eh, sort of, but not quite. This is semi-true for the chieftains, who were defined by their status as the Earl of Mar. The last Earl wholly from Clan Mar (and thus the last Mormaer for Mar), had only daughters, so the title passed through other Clans, like Drummond or Douglas before being claimed by the Stewart Crown. Mormaer Gartnait had a daughter Elen, who married a Menteith. Their daughter Christian married a Keith, and their daughter Janet married Robert Erskine. When Queen Mary returned the title, the Mormaers no longer had male Mar heirs, and so the title was traced to a Lord Erskine. Mar and Erskine did not merge, but they did share the Earl of Mar as their Chief. The chief's descendants could be either Mar or Erskine, but were usually Erskine, as that's the name they bore. These days, there are two Earls of Mar, an Erskine and a Mar, each the chief of their respective Clans. The common members of Mar were generally just the people living in the area called Marr not otherwise a part of any other Clan, and were not typically part of Clan Erskine unless related, even if the Earl was. This is represented in the Red Mar tartan not being open for everyone to wear, just the Earl, while the more geographically defined Green Marr can be worn by anyone, like most tartans. Also, you might notice at some point in the video a (V) appears next to Mar. The description says that shows vassalage to another Clan or Country. At some point, likely through marriage or a contract for security, Mar became a Sept of Clan Gordon. It is still a separate, un-merged Clan, it just simply owes allegiance to Gordon, but Gordon, Erskine, and Mar all have their own respective Chieftains.

[@lynb2039]

Castle of Mar. One of the oldest in Scotland. North Aberdeenshire

[@bluerock4456]

When one stands on the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle & looks south, one can see a feature called Hillend. That is the eastern extent of the Pentland Hills, the former domain of the Pentlands, my clan.

[@marydonohoe8200]

This is very nice info! Any chance you could do it for Irish clans as well? I’m part Maxwell on my dad’s side, but they actually immigrated to Canada from Northern Ireland. My husband is a Donohoe, and there are many families of that spelling in County Cavan as well as a few down in Cork. Big spread.

[@NeutronexMappingcentral]

Nice job

[@richardstephens3327]

Fantastic work, but I missed Clan Wallace did they make the cut?

[@jillianhowlett6929]

Second column third one down!

[@MikeC-n1i]

Very early clan - clan Crawford!

[@Macoosy]

Very interesting and well done.I’m from Northumberland in England were we have an interesting history of reiivers A lot of these clans were Reivers and these names are still very common in places in the north east of England like Newcastle etc !

[@ronsutherland9191]

Reivers!

[@lynb2039]

Devils Dirty Dozen anyone?

[@irenejohnston6802]

Armstrong. Elliot, Johnston/e.

[@Heinz57ish]

apparently i am descended from reivers. i have a Tate/Dunn marriage in Monkwearmouth. the Dunn declared they were Scottish . i think Renfrew but haven't proved it yet. i also have Kerr.

[@bn_mediorcty]

Kerr clan here too

[@Barbara-u5h]

The Cameron clan has land and museum,hotel on ancestral lands in the highlands.reunion was cxl by covid outbreak. But, people from all over the world were planning to attend. Was looking forward it

[@carolynklenk8467]

Could find an old vintage Clan and Coat of Armour and have it to purchase ? ❤

[@wombatone5577]

Go the McEwan Clan. Never give up your land, we will never be defeated! Greetings from sunny Australia.

[@drhonknbonk5798]

Ta very much i want my castle back lol

[@yomammascan]

Tell that to the Aborigines!

[@cycleSCUBA]

G'day to the McEwans, from the MacLarens! Health to ye.

[@xIBEASTYFUNK]

@Old Crow being ethnically British is very appealing

[@Gizmomadug]

You've been Exported...

[@ianshaw6488]

Did my Family Tree few Years ago and my Great Great Grand Parents were from Scotland hense the SHAW family name, Didn't realise it was that old the 7th Family Clan to appear .on the Banks of Loch Ness

[@leonardo_fratila]

Dayum. The video we never asked for, but never knew we needed. You are one of a kind, and the video is one of a kind. I really appreaciate this. I hope you the best🫡❤

[@lauriecandlelover]

I don't see how this could be 100% accurate. It Shows Stuart before Stewart Clan. Stewart Came from Walter hereditary 6th high Steward of Scotland changing it to Stewart as a Sir name. Stuart came after Mary Queen of Scotts was sent to France to be raised by her mothers side. She kept the French spelling when she returned to Scotland. Generations after Sir Walter Stewart. This is one of my Scottish lines including Bruce (my maiden name)and maany others.

[@bryanx7923]

We are related as I also go back to the Queen.

[@irenejohnston6802]

Steward... Anglo Norman. Different spelling according to pronunciation. Stewart. Stuart,

[@mcrae5960]

Thank you for making this.

[@lorenrobertson8039]

Nicely done! TY for your efforts. Very interesting.

[@JosephWilsonProductions]

Well done. It is nice to see more than a few of my lines on the map. Sinclair, Gunn, Mackay, MacLeod, Murray. Thank you! I'd love to see one for Ireland though that would be very difficult to do.. :)

[@aussiedonaldduck2854]

Sinclair and MacDuff hear 😁

[@bellemoon1008]

Ross clan here! Grew up in Cults, Aberdeen, before my dad moved us to America. It’s wonderful to see such intricate history playing out in an easy to grasp video. Thanks for much for reminding me of home ❤

[@SmokingLaddy]

🤮🤮🤮

[@reddevilsadvocate7838]

In 1707 the Acts of Union formed the Kingdom of Great Britain NOT the United Kingdom. The UK was formed when Great Britain was formally united with Ireland in 1801. Apart from that one error, great video!

[@GuapoDelmonte]

They also unfurled the British Union Jack for the first time in 1801.

[@deborahduthie4519]

Fantastic effort to put us all in our time and place. Duthie

[@elaineanderson4966]

Wow this is awesome and really lovely that someone is showing the Brits some love we have been copping alot of negs recently. Thank-u for this My father was an Anderson and mother a Falconor. True Scots both.

[@GusMac6129]

This video has nothing to do with Brits.

[@elaineanderson4966]

Where has your education been? The British include Scottish and English populations and the bloodlines run in both. Get educated.

[@GusMac6129]

@@elaineanderson4966 I repeat, what has this video of Scottish clans got to do with the Brits?

[@GusMac6129]

@@elaineanderson4966 Did you even watch the video? Your ignorance is laid bare for all to see. Britain was not founded until 1707. Meaning the first of the Scottish clans came over 1000 years before, England was not even a thing in those days, only coming in 927 AD. Over 300 years after the first clans were developing. I was educated at the Robert Gordon's in Aberdeen, where i had access to written records, since written records were a thing. It is probably best you don't reply & keep your ignorance to yourself, because i will absolutely own you, when it comes to Scottish history.

[@elaineanderson4966]

I' wasn't referring to then I was referring to today how the British are being perceived and how it's great that someone was actually doing something positive. You could learn from them as well.

[@xgomenx]

This is soo cool! I believe my ancestry technically is Schaw, as most fall around Central belt of Scotland and Ireland, but its really interesting to learn - I'm actually from the Glasgow area. I've been handed down the Macleod and Stewart titles from family also. I've been told the Macleods were from Skye, so this was really interesting!

[@theScottexan]

Skye is correct and the seat of Clan Macleod is Dunvegan Castle! It's beautiful 😍

[@steveburnside3242]

Your ancestry is Yank Doodle ancestry, of the Yank Doodle peoples of Yankee Doodle Dandy Doo land (USA), you're not Scottish (northern British), and you're not Irish, but are American with American ancestors like your parents (your most immediate and direct related ancestors). But either way, ancestry does not transmit nationality (native homeland) nor ethnicity (cultural upbringing), you are American by ethnicity as well as by nationality.

[@xgomenx]

@@steveburnside3242 can't be yank, as born in GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

[@joewoods2155]

Schaw family with the particular spelling where a very powerful family in Greenock in ancient times or not so ancient times maybe up untill 17 or 1800s

[@dracodistortion9447]

People: Germany had so many tiny states before unification lol Scotland:

[@randyross5630]

They weren't States, a State would be the Earldom of Ross (what he puts up a Century Late as Ross) not to mention missing Clan Arias, which was our name before the Great Clan Ross which the present Clan Ross is the Gentry too. the Earldom of Ross was the 1st Scottish Earldom, with the War Master of Scotland, the Chief of Clan Arias, the 1st Earl of Ross Fearchar the Son of the Priest being second of anyone notable to give way to the new more Norse and Anglo political system after his Cousin the King Malcom (Malcom was a title, he was the 1st to bear it) with before the Earldom of Ross being the Mormaerdom of Ross, with the last Mormaer of Ross we have any record of was Macbeth the Mad King (different Bloodline) so maybe to him Clan Arias wan't on the map, but we predate the thing, and can be traced for outside scotland far greater back in the past. Before all that it was Pictland in the Northeast half, and the other half Full of Scotties (Irish), and as seen in Roman Maps before the Scotties, but after the Celts pushed the Picts up to the highlands there was quite a few states, Kingdoms, about as many Kingdoms as there are Counties now, at 1st Mormaers were like Kings, generally independent, and every cool place had one or something like. By the Start of this map we were hanging out in what shows as Ross, on the Western Half more towards the bottom near the coast, as the Hereditary Priests and Rulers of Apple Cross in Wester Ross, the Red Priests, and Clan Arias predates this map, and Clan Arias became Clan Ross, a Clan of Pedigrees, unlike the greater portion of the rest, who are more like copy cats atleast to us or the few other originals in their own ways... Just think about how many more he missed, this was all recorded in a different language than English, and I am afraid they didn't write much back than, and their was Clans when they even used an older Language, so this map is sorely lacking, and is like it was done for some college class...

[@thekaiser7555]

And Russia traded in Rubles as a monetary current for a period of time. WHAT'S your point? You often don't have a point. It's part of your charm.

[@JamesAlexander14]

Your understanding of Scotland and it’s chieftains are on a par with the ingredients of the stuff you are snorting!

[@randyross5630]

@@JamesAlexander14 Hope you ain't talking to me! Or I am going to tell mee cousin (1 out of about 150,000) the Chief of the Hereditary Coat of Arms of Ross, Barron of Balnagown David Campbell Ross of Ross and Formerly of Pictland to get out his Claymore and Beat your Arse with it!

[@valentinosky9435]

@@randyross5630 LOL

[@shotgunshawzy]

My Clan Shaw was a part of the Chattan Federation who fought alongside Robert The Bruce at Bannockburn! ;)

[@peterembranch5797]

You mean the Frenchman, Robert Le Brus?

[@shotgunshawzy]

@@peterembranch5797 he was half Norman half Scot ;)

[@xgomenx]

Hello fellow Shaw!

[@robertbruce7772]

My thanks to your descendants from a member of clan Bruce!!!

[@shotgunshawzy]

@@xgomenx Hello family! :)

[@Norf_1kGaming]

You didn’t mention Clan Ruthven coming out the Lothian and Gowrie area. The Clan descendants still hold the Title Earl of Gowrie. The Ruthven’s were an intricate part of forming Scotland and throughout its history with the Ruthven Raid and Gowrie conspiracy over James VI. Huntington Tower is still there.

[@palkokity8235]

Looks like one of my lineages, Wilcox, isn't from North of the wall although I saw some info that some did move North. Apparently Welsh or Saxon in origin (like several of the surnames listed in the video). And another family name, Brennan, is from the wrong Isle. Oh, well, at least I still have me kilt and some good Scotch!

[@MewxPro]

Bell Clan forever! Edit: can you please supply a download for this map?

[@chazmascias4259]

Found out a few days ago I am a Schaw of Sauchie. Not sure what that particularly means but I found out they were the hereditary cup bearers to the king? Kind of ironic that I was born and still live in Scottsdale Arizona lol. Can't wait to visit the Motherland! lol

[@WillyYum55]

I come from the clans Campbell and Gunn and my great grandparents named their business after clan Gunn

[@chrisnickull]

I think the name Turnbull came to be somewhere after year 1300 when Robert the Bruce was saved from a charging bull. Curious as to why it's listed in this video year 932.

[@br6480]

I’m still trying to figure out where the Reid’s fit in. My grandfather comes from Scotland and yet I never see any mention of the Reid’s. my grandmother is a Soppit/Soppitt and don’t ever see mention of them as well.

[@AHMEDALI-vq4vc]

Noone has mentioned the Cockburn clan at 2:24 yet

[@Havaspierre]

Epic

[@Peterplayingguitar]

Actress Olivia Wilde's original name is Cockburn. I wonder why she changed it for Hollywood?

[@sirderam1]

@@Peterplayingguitar Perhaps because she feared that Hollywood would not pronounce it as Co'burn, in a similar way to the pronunciation of the name of the famous film actor of the last age, James Coburn. 😂😂😂😜

[@mickeencrua]

Noone is not a Scottish clan name. I think it may be English of Norman descent. What has Noone got to do with this anyway? Norman Noone!!! lol.

[@Metafluxx]

Thank you for compiling and sharing this! Just a couple of problems I see is Irvine, Farquarson Mackintosh and Findlay/ McKinley should predate or occur around a similar time as MacDuff

[@brettfinley8041]

Findlay was a sept of Farquharson. Which I believe stemmed from Chattan. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[@Metafluxx]

​@@brettfinley8041 that's correct but Findley same as McKinley comes from King Macbeth Finley ( Gaelic: Fhionnlaoich (Finley) Son of Fhionnlaoich (Anglicized: McKinley)) I'm a McKinley (mother)

[@Metafluxx]

also can be spelt as Findlaích

[@brettfinley8041]

Interesting, I will have to look into that some more.

[@Hvnzangl819]

Thank you for this! Clan Henderson

[@theeclectic2919]

Hello, cousin!

[@Hvnzangl819]

@@theeclectic2919 Hello there!

[@theeclectic2919]

@@Hvnzangl819 Where do does your current Henderson clan live? Mine are in Texas.

[@Hvnzangl819]

@@theeclectic2919 The east coast. Maine mostly.

[@wl6188]

Can anyone offer any information on the last name of Smith that settled along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, USA? My great grandmother said she was Scots-Irish Presbyterian. My brother and I have auburn hair and my niece has bright red-orange hair. Any information is very much appreciated because I cannot find out more on this part of my family. Is the name Smith part of another clan? Thank you.

[@Bay0Wulf]

(Clan Fraser) In order to follow the populating of the map and listing, I ran the piece at .25% speed. The pipes were interestingly melodic even with the heavy drone.

[@caelidhg6261]

I have a family name of SMITH.. that came from Inverness (one son traveled to America in the 1700s) and they were associated with CLAN CHATTAN (the clan of the Cat) . I got to meet the very young Laird (probably in his 20s and teaching English abroad) and the little museum his clan maintains and has a lot of Culloden stuff in there.. including the bed of Bonnie prince charlie...

[@whiteryno1989]

where is this museum? im a macqueen

[@b.bradley6525]

Smith is one of the most common native surnames in the Brtish Isles, the likelihood of you with that as a surname actually being associated with any clan is slim to none.

[@ClanShaw]

I’m a Descendent of the Tordarroch Shaws it wasn’t until the 1400s that My Ancestors settled there ,they came from Rothiemurchus.

[@vbachman6742]

Love this information about the home of my ancestors Contrary to popular belief, not all Americans are careless of their family history even though ancestors left 200 or 300 years ago. We feel a deep connection to our shared past.

[@sharonhamilton8907]

Indeed!!!! Don’t let that slip your cap! - a McClain/ McGowen

[@francescapoteet5481]

Aye. Wanting to know more about my grandmother’s mom Kate Kincaid’s roots.

[@lorenrobertson8039]

According to what I was able to find out about my own family history, we were evacuated (those that survived that is from the take over from England), were imprisoned then sold as bond slaves and that is how we were bought and enslaved to the Americas. Unsure of my maternal side, the Scott clan and how they came to be here. I've never trusted giving out my DNA to be tested. I know enough about my ancestors to know I have a good deal of Scottish blood in me from both sides. And basically am a mutt! Having several other bloodlines added in through the generations.

[@benmcrae16]

I think Clan MacRae (my clan) was put in slightly early, as they were still living in Beauly up until the early 1300s when they moved into the Kintail area (in this video they are shown in that area in 1250, about three quarters of a century too early)

[@Hammer1978]

MacMahon wasn't on this list. I'm descended from them. Do you know why? Also, what are the colors for?

[@rideordiestark]

while trying to figure out how I was related to Ulysses S. Grant, I found my true ancestors: Clan Grant from the Highlands. I was always told all my life that we were related to Ulysses but have found no DNA connection to the man. My ancestor was the 12th child (a son) of the 8th Laird of Freuchie. Pretty amazing. I actually contacted Marty Grant who has a massive genealogy website of Grants, and he and I have a common ancestor who was the son of the 12th son of the 8th Laird of Freuchie. I am also Welsh and Irish so pretty much just Celtic all the way thru. I'm hoping to get to Scotland in the next couple of years. Nice work putting this together

[@Parker_Douglas]

I’m Scottish born & bred but too done my DNA my dad was Irish my mum a Scottish lassie anyway am 83% Irish Scottish Welsh although I knew this it still brought tears running doon ma cheeks . My mum was born a Douglas . The rest of my dna is Greek & south Italian & Baltic . Ps my cousin married a Grant they’re a huge family from Coatbridge.

[@rideordiestark]

@@Parker_Douglas I have only traced my my maternal great grandmother’s ancestry. I had been so focused on trying to find the male connection to Ulysses Grant & couldn’t find anything and then I reached out to Mr. Grant and we compared our ancestry and found that we had ancestors in common and now here I am. It just takes so much time to go down the rabbit hole and trace down the past

[@kgrant3184]

We're also related to Ulysses S. Grant, and, to explorer Simon Fraser. Ulysses is actually on our family tree twice, as my great-grand-parents were 2nd cousins. "Craigellachie!" (Stand Fast - our clan motto)

[@marsmanalvarez5869]

Oak Mapping, is this video uses the DinoSpain's map colour scheme?

[@oakmapping68]

No, It uses Drex's colour scheme.

[@marsmanalvarez5869]

@@oakmapping68 Drex's colour scheme has its latest version with overhaul additions

[@oakmapping68]

@@marsmanalvarez5869 when was that version made?

[@marsmanalvarez5869]

@@oakmapping68 DinoSpain at the DeviantArt site

[@oakmapping68]

@@marsmanalvarez5869 thanks

[@greeneyedsheshe]

One of my maternal great grandmothers was a Hamilton, descended from the Hamiltons of Lanarkshire. On my father's side we have Robertson ancestors. Great video!

[@madr309]

The Robertsons are on that list as Clan Donnachaidh, their original Gaelic name.

[@greeneyedsheshe]

@@madr309 yes, I found that out recently as I have been researching my genealogy and discovering clans and septs along the way! Thanks!

[@sharonhamilton8907]

Iam a Hamilton; English: means bare hill. And Irish nobility, Scottish via Ireland.

[@KathyAndrew]

My son played with his band in Glasgow a few weeks ago. He really enjoyed Scotland.

[@uberscribbles7901]

Thank you for making this video❤️

[@andrewhenderson2496]

I love it thank you for it

[@cherihill2086]

Any Anderson's viewing this? Really enjoyed this - awesome job to its' creator!

[@Bob-v3g4m]

I knew an Anderson once, by god she wore me out, and I had to buy a new mattress after just 3 months of courting. A wild young woman, lovely though, died in a car crash.

[@jogriffiths5766]

@@Bob-v3g4m 🤣

[@keithwier6953]

The Weir clan originate in Prussia / Poland as Wier. The name comes from the irrigation flow control valve used in irrigation systems in the dryland foothills of the alps according to my grandfather, a Weir from Edinburgh Scotland. and a Wier in Colorado whose Grandfather built the water irrigation systems here in Colorado. The spelling of the name was changed in Scotland by William the Conqueror around 1166 AD so the French aristocracy could pronounce it properly.

[@MadMatTom7769]

*1066

[@milsurprifleguy7091]

I just can across this video . My question is that I saw Clan Carter coming in at year 1407 . I have since goggled about Scottish Clan Carter and nothing comes up , except one site shows Carter - Campbell at the 1800’s . Where and how can I find more info on Clan Carter , thanks for the help

[@mfeprinchard8806]

hi How come the Nixons don't appear here? They are said to have come over to my country (France) in the mid-15th century along with Nicola Chambers

[@lynb2039]

Indeed.

[@brianbell7117]

Ok I have historic information about clan Bell , you stated 1400 in fact in early 1100 near Dundee the first of the Bell clan were reivers near the border FYI

[@lynb2039]

BINGO. Slante comrade. And the Lord Lyon and those Brits still holding down their thumb against reestablishment.

[@beybladerkid5489]

I am a descendant of the 11th chief of Clan MacTavish a clan from the highlands.

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

yay, a Mactavish here

[@beybladerkid5489]

@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 are you a Clan MacTavishian as well?

[@TheDukeofWellington1815]

I’m Clan GRANT

[@CelicEvie]

I am not sure where I belong, my DNA shows I am 48% Scottish! I use to be a rep for Clan McTavish in Arkansas! My maiden name is Thompson and have Davidson & Bell surnames on my mothers side!!!

[@Hvnzangl819]

@@CelicEvie I have Bell on my mother’s side as well.

[@velozio]

Very awesome!

[@mikeparker2520]

My family descended from the Vikings in the 10-11th Century Orkney Islands... we did link with the early Brus clan (I believe through the 16th Jarl of Orkney, Brusi Sigurdsson, b-987) who may have passed his name to the Bruse/de Brus clan generations who followed? My people (knights) moved on ~1100 to Normandie, France and later to (~1200) England.

[@FXSTrider]

We always assumed our family was of English descent on my father’s side. My grandfather was a Brown and my grandmother a Watson. Recently my dad took a DNA test and we were both surprised to find that we’re of Scottish descent. I see the Browns on the map in 1377 and the Watsons in 1393. Thank you for this!

[@xIBEASTYFUNK]

You do know Scotland and England are right next to eachother?

[@herringfly]

​@@xIBEASTYFUNK We have much in common, but it is possible to make distinctions with DNA. For example, my folks come from the Outer Hebrides and I know they've been there for a very long time. DNA for those islands, Shetlands and the Orkneys show strongly for Norwegian. The majority of eastern, central and southern England is made up of a single, relatively homogeneous, genetic group with a significant DNA contribution from Anglo-Saxon migrations. Even the Celts across Britain aren't particularly related - for example, the Cornish are much more similar genetically to other English groups than they are to the Welsh or the Scots, yet they have a different genetic profile to neighbouring Devon. The most interesting thing for me is the fact that these profiles remain prominent in their areas. I remember, years ago, a locality in the West Country (I don't recall exactly where) where post-ice age human remains were found. DNA was extracted and a living 'relative' was found living nearby.

[@herringfly]

DNA analysis has been an eye-opener in all sorts of ways!

[@FXSTrider]

@@herringfly I believe it was Cheddar where the human remains were found and interestingly the relative lived in Cheddar

[@herringfly]

@@FXSTrider Thanks for the info!

[@sue-n-bobbybates5120]

What happened to my Clan? Clan Arthur or Clan MacArthur, (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Artair) is a highland Scottish clan that once held lands on the shores of Loch Awe opposite Inishail.[1] The clan has been described as one of the oldest clans in Argyll.[2] Clan Arthur and Clan Campbell share a common origin, and at one point the MacArthurs challenged the seniority of the leading Campbell family.[3] A branch of MacArthurs from the Isle of Skye were a sept of the MacDonalds of Sleat, and were hereditary pipers for the MacDonalds of the Isles.[1][4] In late 18th century the chief of the clan died without an heir, leaving the clan leaderless until the late 20th century. In 2002, the first chief of Clan Arthur (James Macarthur) was recognised in about 230 years.

[@jakeb7087]

Don't worry, my clan Clan Logan wasn't on there either lol

[@leeneufeld4140]

My Clan Robertson wasn't there either.

[@marcymoir3389]

Neither was Moir

[@b.bradley6525]

Obvious isn't it, your clan wasn't much more than a shit-smear in the breeches of Clan Campbell so the OP rightly decided it wasnee worth including.

[@maryn.4492]

I couldn't find the MUNRO'S

[@davemuckeye1516]

My family name is McKAY… is that just a variant of MacKay? Or does it have Irish influences…? As well my paternal grandmother’s family was KINNIBURGH and that family tree has been researched back to 1733 in the West Lothian area… can anyone tell me what clan that name is associated to…?? TIA.

[@Scott.Elliott]

I wish this video would have shown up in my suggestions a year ago. I don't see any Elliotts in the comments so I'll represent. Great video!

[@robanks3895]

I am 66% Scottish, my dad was from Caithness, surname Banks, but no clan with that surname. But we have loads of Bruces, Sinclairs, Sutherlands and Mackays on my dad's lineage. My mum was a Dunbar, but she was English, her great grandparents came over from Ireland, and must have come from Scotland before that. My closest clans are the Dunbars and the Bruces.

[@veemack6980]

I am an Australian, my paternal lineage are Mackay's. We do not know a lot about our history!

[@michaelbarnett2527]

I’m 2/3 Celtic, somewhat more Scottish than irish. Mom’s family were Johnstons and Cromarties , and Tyners on the Irish side. My dad’s family were supposedly english , Scottish,and irish, but Dna test said no english and so more Celtic than I had thought. Wallace on the Scottish side, and burke on the Irish…Also 1/5 scandinavian, which partly could come from the burkes I reckon , as they were Norman originally…and apparently Barnett is norman also…

[@jeffreymackay4343]

Hooray for Mackay!

[@SmokingLaddy]

If I could bet on this I would bet my live savings that you are American.

[@b.bradley6525]

Your right there isn't a Clan Banks, it's a lowland name. Your a lowland Scot, now have a wee cry and a swally of Buckies and deal with it.