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Anderson (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
This surname was originally a baptismal name meaning ‘the son of Andrew’ and was taken early to Scotland by settlers from England. It is derived from the personal name from the Greek ‘Andreas’, a derivative of the word ‘andreios’, meaning ‘man’ or ‘manly’.

 

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Mitchell (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A baptismal name meaning ‘the son of Michael’, which itself means ‘who is like God’. From the Hebrew name Michael through the softened French form Michel, and later as Mitchell. The Gaelic form of the name was ‘Mac Gille Michael’.

 

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Murray (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
There are several origins for this surname. (1) A locational name meaning ‘of Moray’, from the Moray Firth in North East Scotland. From Old Celtic and Gaelic elements meaning ‘a settlement by the sea’. (2) A development of the Gaelic Mac Muireadhaigh, meaning ‘the son of the sea man’. (3) From the Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhuire, which means ‘the son of the
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Scott (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
The Scotts, one of the most powerful of the border clans, take their name from a race who invaded west Scotland about the 5th century. The name derives from the Old English word ‘scotti’, which meant a Gael from Ireland who had taken part in the above invasion.

 

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Hamilton (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A locational name meaning ‘of Hamilton’, from places of the same name found in Scotland and England. The name itself derives from the Old English elements ‘hamel’, meaning ‘bare’ or ‘treeless’, and ‘dun’, meaning ‘hill’, to mean a hill or hilly area void of trees, for residence nearby.

 

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Wilson (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A baptismal name meaning ‘Will’s son’. Will is a shortened form of William or Willelm. Derived from ‘wil’, meaning ‘desire’, and ‘helm’, a ‘helmet’ which offered protection, to mean ‘willing warrior’. A popular name in Scotland, arriving by early settlers, mostly from England. There is a place in the English county of Devon called Wilson’s Rock.

 

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Wright (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
An occupational name meaning a carpenter, cartwright, a maker of wheels, and from a person who made their living as a shipwright. The name derives from the Old English word ‘wyrhta’ meaning a craftsman, from the verb ‘wyrcan’, meaning ‘to work or construct’. The name arrived in Scotland by settlers, where Rauf le Wrighte was burgess of Stirling in 1296.

 

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Brown (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A surname of nickname origin for someone with dark hair and a swarthy complexion, or for someone who habitually wore brown clothing, such as a monk or cleric. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon ‘brun’ or the Old Norse personal name ‘Bruni’, both meaning ‘brown’. Also recorded in the Latin ‘Brunus’.

 

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Thompson (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A baptismal name meaning ‘the son of Thom’ or ‘Thom’s son’, a nickname from Thomas, which is an Arabic Biblical name meaning ‘the twin’. The name spelt with a ‘p’ distinguished the family from the Thomsons, who were a Scottish Clan originally called MacThomas.

 

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