The Most Dangerous Scottish Surnames Ever Recorded

Scottish surnames with origins in the Border Reivers, the raiding clans that the Parliament of Scotland named as criminal organizations in a 1587 act. If you are researching Scottish ancestry, clan names, or the meaning and etymology of your last name, your surname may be on that roll. 15. Car... 14. Jar... 13. Bea... 12. Mof... 11. Cro... 10. Irv... 9. Tho... 8. Lit... 7. Bel... 6. Joh... 5. Sco... 4. Ell... 3. Gra... 2. Nic... 1. ??? If your surname has a spelling nobody in your family can explain, leave it in the comments. The names that come up most often become the next video. You were named by history SOURCES This video draws on the Act of the Parliament of Scotland of 1587 for the punishment of the disorderly subjects of the borders, highlands and isles, with its attached roll of border clans (Records of the Parliaments of Scotland; National Archives of Scotland, PA2/13); the respite of 24 December 1594 issued to Sir James Johnstone and others following the death of John, Lord Maxwell; George MacDonald Fraser, The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers; and George F. Black, The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History. #ScottishSurnames #BorderReivers #ScottishAncestry