Linguistic Archaeology: Highland Scot family names

 Highland Family Names

1. Abbotson
2. Abernethy
3. Adamson
4. Adie
5. Alexander
6. Allan
7. Allardice
8. Anderson
9. Angus
10. Arthur
11. Bain
12. Bannatyne
13. Bartholomew
14. Baxter
15. Beath
16. Bell
17. Bethune
18. Bontein
19. Bontine
20. Boyd
21. Brebner
22. Brown
23. Buchan
24. Buntine
25. Burdon
26. Burnett
27. Burns
28. Caird
29. Calder
30. Callum
31. Campbell
32. Cariston
33. Caw
34. Chalmers
35. Cheyne
36. Clanachan
37. Clarke
38. Clouston
39. Colleir
40. Colman
41. Colyear
42. Combich
43. Comine
44. Comrie
45. Conacher
46. Coutts
47. Cowan
48. Crerar
49. Crombie
50. Cruickshank
51. Cumming
52. Dallas
53. Darroch
54. Davie
55. Davis
56. Denoon
57. Deuchar
58. Dingwall
59. Dis
60. Dochart
61. Donald
62. Donaldson
63. Donlevy
64. Donnelson
65. Dove
66. Dow
67. Drummond
68. Duff
69. Duffy
70. Duilach
71. Duncanson
72. Dunnachie
73. Edie
74. Ennis
75. Esson
76. Ewing
77. Farquarson
78. Federith
79. Ferguson
80. Ferries
81. Fersen
82. Findlay
83. Findlayson
84. Finlayson
85. Fletcher
86. Fordyce
87. Foulis
88. Frissell
89. Fullarton
90. Fullerton
91. Galbraith
92. Gallie
93. Gaunson
94. Georgeson
95. Gibson
96. Gilbertson
97. Gilchrist
98. Gilfillan
99. Gillespie
100. Gillies
101. Gilroy
102. Glen
103. Gordon
104. Gow
105. Gowan
106. Grant
107. Gray
108. Gregorson
109. Gregory
110. Greusach
111. Grewar
112. Grierson
113. Griesk
114. Gruamach
115. Gruer
116. Hallyard
117. Hardie
118. Harper
119. Harres
120. Harris
121. Haws
122. Hawson
123. Henderson
124. Hendrie
125. Howison
126. Hughson
127. Hutcheon
128. Hutcheson
129. Inches
130. Innes
131. Isles
132. Jameson
133. Johnson
134. Kean
135. Keene
136. Kellie
137. Kelly
138. Kennedy
139. Kenneth
140. Kilpatrick
141. King
142. Kinnieson
143. Kirkpatrick
144. Lamb
145. Lambie
146. Lamondson
147. Lamont
148. Lang
149. Lean
150. Leckie
151. Lees
152. Lennie
153. Leslie
154. Lewis
155. Linklater
156. Linsay
157. Livingstone
158. Lobban
159. Loudon
160. Love
161. Luke
162. Lyon
163. MacAdam
164. MacAfee
165. MacAindra
166. MacAllan
167. MacAllister
168. MacAndrew
169. MacAngus
170. Macaree
171. MacArthur
172. MacAslan
173. MacAulay
174. MacAuley
175. MacAusland
176. MacAy
177. MacBean
178. MacBeath
179. MacBeth
180. MacBrayne
181. MacBrieve
182. MacCaa
183. MacCainsh
184. MacCaishe
185. MacCallum
186. MacCalman
187. MacCamie
188. MacCammond
189. MacCardney
190. MacCartair
191. MacCash
192. MacCause
193. MacCausland
194. MacCay
195. MacChlery
196. MacChruiter
197. MacClerich
198. MacClure
199. MacClymont
200. MacColl
201. MacColman
202. MacComas
203. MacCombe
204. MacConacher
205. MacConachie
206. MacConnach
207. MacConnell
208. MacConochie
209. MacCorckle
210. MacCorkill
211. MacCormick
212. MacCoul
213. MacCrae
214. MacCrain
215. MacCrea
216. MacCrie
217. MacCritchie
218. Maccrouther
219. MacCuaig
220. MacCuffie
221. MacCulloch
222. MacCunn
223. MacCurrach
224. Macdade
225. Macdaid
226. MacDavid
227. MacDearmid
228. MacDonachie
229. MacDonald
230. MacDonnell
231. Macdrain
232. MacDuloth
233. MacEachern
234. MacEarachar
235. MacElfrish
236. MacEoin
237. MacEwan
238. MacFadden
239. MacFall
240. MacFarlane
241. MacFater
242. MacFeat
243. Macfie
244. MacGaw
245. MacGibbon
246. MacGilbert
247. MacGilledow
248. MacGillegowie
249. MacGillivour
250. MacGillonie
251. Macgilp
252. MacGilvernock
253. MacGilvra
254. Macglashan
255. Macglasrich
256. MacGoun
257. MacGowan
258. Macgreusich
259. Macgrewar
260. Macgrime
261. MacGrory
262. Macgruder
263. MacGruer
264. MacGuaran
265. Machaffie
266. MacHardie
267. MacHarold
268. MacHay
269. MacHenry
270. MacHowell
271. MacHutcheon
272. MacIan
273. Macilduy
274. Macililvain
275. Macilrevie
276. Macilroy
277. Macilvrae
278. Macilvride
279. Macilzegowie
280. Macinally
281. Macindear
282. Macinnes
283. Macinroy
284. Macintyre
285. MacIsaac
286. MacIvor
287. MacJames
288. MacKames
289. Mackay
290. MacKean
291. Mackechie
292. Mackee
293. MacKeggie
294. MacKellaig
295. MacKelloch
296. MacKenzie
297. MacKerchar
298. MacKerlich
299. MacKersey
300. MacKessock
301. Mackie
302. MacKiggan
303. MacKillop
304. MacKim
305. Mackindlay
306. Mackinlay
307. MacKinnel
308. Mackinney
309. Mackintosh
310. MacKirdy
311. MacKissock
312. Maclae
313. Maclagan
314. Maclamond
315. MacLardie
316. Maclary
317. MacLaurin
318. MacLaws
319. Maclean
320. MacLeish
321. MacLeister
322. Macleod
323. MacLergain
324. MacLewis
325. MacLiver
326. Maclock
327. MacLugash
328. MacLulich
329. MacMartin
330. MacMaster
331. MacMaurice
332. MacMenzies
333. Macmillan
334. MacMinn
335. MacMorran
336. MacMunn
337. MacMurdo
338. MacMurdoch
339. MacMurrich
340. Macnab
341. MacNair
342. MacNaughton
343. MacNee
344. MacNeilage
345. MacNeish
346. MacNeur
347. MacNichol
348. MacNider
349. MacNish
350. MacNiven
351. Macnuyer
352. MacOnie
353. MacOurlic
354. MacPatrick
355. MacPetrie
356. MacPhadden
357. MacPhater
358. MacPhedran
359. MacPheidiran
360. Macpherson
361. MacPhorich
362. MacPhun
363. Macquarrie
364. Macqueen
365. Macquire
366. Macrach
367. Macrae
368. MacRaith
369. MacRankin
370. MacRobb
371. MacRobert
372. MacRory
373. MacRury
374. MacShimes
375. MacSorley
376. MacSwen
377. MacSwyde
378. MacTaggart
379. MacTavish
380. MacTear
381. MacTier
382. MacTire
383. MacUre
384. Macvail
385. MacVarish
386. MacVeagh
387. MacVey
388. MacVinish
389. MacWalter
390. MacWattie
391. MacWhir
392. MacWhirter
393. MacWilliams
394. Malcomson
395. Malloch
396. Marnoch
397. Marr
398. Mason
399. Masterton
400. Mathiesen
401. Mavor
402. McRob
403. McTary
404. Meiklham
405. Mein
406. Menteith
407. Menzies
408. Michie
409. Miller
410. Milne
411. Minnus
412. Mitchell
413. Monteith
414. Moray
415. Morison
416. Morren
417. Munn
418. Munro
419. Murchison
420. Murdo
421. Murdoson
422. Murray
423. Neal
424. Neilson
425. Neish
426. Nichol
427. Nicol
428. Nish
429. Niven
430. Norie
431. Norman
432. O’May
433. O’Shaig
434. Ogilvy
435. Oliphant
436. Paterson
437. Patrick
438. Peter
439. Polson
440. Purcell
441. Rattray
442. Redford
443. Reoch
444. Revie
445. Risk
446. Ritchie
447. Robertson
448. Robison
449. Ronald
450. Ronaldson
451. Ross
452. Ruskin
453. Russell
454. Sandison
455. Shaw
456. Sime
457. Simpson
458. Sinclair
459. Sittal
460. Small
461. Sorley
462. Spence
463. Spens
464. Sporran
465. Stalker
466. Stewart
467. Stuart
468. Sutherland
469. Swanson
470. Syme
471. Taggart
472. Tarrill
473. Tawse
474. Taylor
475. Thomas
476. Thomason
477. Thomson
478. Todd
479. Tonnochy
480. Tosh
481. Tough
482. Towart
483. Train
484. Tweedie
485. Tyre
486. Vass
487. Wass
488. Watt
489. Weaver
490. Wemyss
491. Whannel
492. Whyte
493. Wilson
494. Wright
495. Yule


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
354  71%  256  51%  213  43%  173  34%    91  18%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
40   8%     288  58%   84  16%     26  5%        69  13%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
129  26%   3  <1%       51  10%    168  33%    288  58%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
218  44%   25  5%       3   <1%      214  43%    141  28%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
100  20%   30  6%      46    9%      2   <1%        61  12%

Z       %
4   <1%


Popularity of use
71% A:
58% M, C, A: MacCaa,
51% E, M, C, A:
44% N, E, M, C, A: MacNee,
43% R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Mein, Macrae, Marr, MacNair, MacMinn, MacCrae, MacCrain, MacCrea, MacCrie, Macaree, MacCamie, Crerar,
34% O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Morren, Norie, Norman, MacMorran, MacOnie, MacEoin, Comine, Comrie,
33% L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Neal, Nicol, Miller, Milne, Maclae, MacLaurin, Maclean, Macmillan, MacColman, MacConnell, MacIan, MacCalman, MacColl, MacAllan, Lean, Lennie, Allan, Colleir, Colman,
28% S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Ross, Sime, Sinclair, Small, Morison, Neilson, Mason, Malcomson, Macinnes, MacIsaac, MacComas, Ennis, Esson,
26% H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Nish, Reoch, Neish, Nichol, Michie, Malloch, Marnoch, Macrach, MacShimes, MacNeish, MacNichol, MacLeish, MacNish, MacConochie, MacEachern, MacEarachar, MacConacher, MacConachie, MacConnach, MacCash, MacClerich, MacCainsh, MacCaishe, Harres, Harris, Inches, Chalmers, Clanachan, Conacher,
20% T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Tarrill, Thomas, Thomason, Thomson, Tosh, Train, Ritchie, Sittal, Menteith, Mitchell, Monteith, Masterton, Mathiesen, MacTear, MacTier, MacTire, MacLeister, MacMartin, MacMaster, MacRaith, MacCritchie, MacAllister, MacCartair, Lamont, Cariston,
18% U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Russell, Stuart, Munn, Munro, Murchison, Minnus, MacOurlic, MacUre, MacNeur, MacMunn, MacMurrich, MacLulich, MacMaurice, Maccrouther, MacCulloch, MacCunn, MacCurrach, MacHutcheon, MacCoul, MacCause, MacChruiter, MacClure, MacArthur, MacCallum, Hutcheon, Hutcheson, Clouston, Coutts, Callum, Arthur,
16% D, U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Sutherland, Todd, Ronaldson, Sandison, Ronald, Murdo, Murdoson, MacMurdo, MacMurdoch, MacNider, Maclamond, MacLardie, Macleod, Macdade, Macdaid, MacDearmid, MacDonachie, MacDonald, MacDonnell, Macdrain, MacDuloth, MacHardie, MacHarold, Macindear, MacCammond, MacCausland, MacAusland, Loudon, MacAdam, MacAindra, Henderson, Hendrie, Lamondson, Hardie, Dallas, Darroch, Denoon, Deuchar, Dis, Dochart, Donald, Donaldson, Donnelson, Drummond, Duilach, Duncanson, Dunnachie, Edie, Caird, Calder, Allardice, Anderson, Adamson, Adie,
13% G, D, U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Taggart, Tough, O’Shaig, MacNeilage, MacTaggart, MacNaughton, Maclagan, MacLergain, MacLugash, MacGillonie, Macglashan, Macglasrich, MacGoun, Macgreusich, Macgrime, Macgruder, MacGruer, MacGuaran, MacCuaig, Glen, Gordon, Grant, Gregorson, Greusach, Grierson, Gruamach, Gruer, Hughson, MacAngus, Lang, Gallie, Gaunson, Georgeson, Gilchrist, Gillies, Angus, Cumming,
12% Y, G, D, U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Tonnochy, Tyre, Yule, Sorley, Syme, Taylor, O’May, Rattray, McTary, Moray, Murray, MacRory, MacRury, MacSorley, Macnuyer, Maclary, Macinroy, Macintyre, Macilduy, Macilroy, Macinally, MacHay, MacHenry, MacGrory, MacCay, MacChlery, MacClymont, MacCardney, MacAulay, MacAuley, MacAy, Hallyard, Linsay, Lyon, Gilroy, Gray, Gregory, Cheyne, Colyear,
10% K, Y, G, D, U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Ruskin, Stalker, Risk, Meiklham, Mackie, MacKiggan, MacKillop, MacKim, Mackindlay, Mackinlay, MacKinnel, Mackinney, Mackintosh, MacKirdy, MacKissock, Maclock, MacRankin, MacKames, Mackay, MacKean, Mackechie, Mackee, MacKeggie, MacKellaig, MacKelloch, MacKerchar, MacKerlich, MacKersey, MacKessock, MacCorckle, MacCorkill, MacCormick, Linklater, Luke, Leckie, Kean, Keene, Kellie, Kelly, Kennedy, Kenneth, King, Kinnieson, Griesk, Clarke, Cruickshank,
9% W, K, Y, G, D, U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Wass, Watt, Wemyss, Whannel, Whyte, Wilson, Wright, Towart, Tweedie, Stewart, Swanson, Tawse, Shaw, MacWalter, MacWattie, MacWhir, MacWhirter, MacWilliams, MacSwen, MacLaws, MacLewis, MacSwyde, MacHowell, MacGowan, Macgrewar, MacEwan, MacGaw, MacGilledow, MacGillegowie, Lewis, MacAndrew, Haws, Hawson, Howison, Grewar, Gow, Gowan, Dow, Ewing, Dingwall, Caw, Cowan,
8% B, W, K, Y, G, D, U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Robertson, Robison, McRob, Macnab, MacRobb, MacRobert, MacCombe, MacGibbon, MacGilbert, MacBean, MacBeath, MacBeth, MacBrayne, Lamb, Lambie, Lobban, Gibson, Gilbertson, Galbraith, Combich, Crombie, Bain, Bannatyne, Bartholomew, Beath, Bell, Bethune, Bontein, Bontine, Boyd, Brebner, Brown, Buchan, Buntine, Burdon, Burnett, Burns, Abbotson, Abernethy,
6% V, B, W, K, Y, G, D, U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Vass, Revie, Weaver, Ogilvy, Niven, Mavor, MacTavish, Macvail, MacVarish, MacVeagh, MacVey, MacVinish, MacNiven, MacLiver, Macilvrae, Macilvride, MacIvor, Macililvain, Macilrevie, MacGilvernock, MacGilvra, MacGillivour, MacDavid, Love, MacBrieve, Livingstone, Donlevy, Dove, Davie, Davis,
5% P, F, V, B, W, K, Y, G, D, U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Spence, Spens, Sporran, Simpson, Oliphant, Paterson, Patrick, Peter, Polson, Purcell, Redford, MacPatrick, MacPetrie, MacPhadden, MacPhater, MacPhedran, MacPheidiran, Macpherson, MacPhorich, MacPhun, Macgilp, Machaffie, MacFadden, MacFall, MacFarlane, MacFater, MacFeat, Macfie, MacCuffie, MacElfrish, Kirkpatrick, MacAfee, Kilpatrick, Harper, Federith, Ferguson, Ferries, Fersen, Findlay, Findlayson, Finlayson, Fletcher, Fordyce, Foulis, Frissell, Fullarton, Fullerton, Gilfillan, Gillespie, Duff, Duffy, Campbell,
<1% Z, X, Q, J, P, F, V, B, W, K, Y, G, D, U, T, H, S, L, O, R, I, N, E, M, C, A: Menzies, Macquarrie, Macqueen, Macquire, MacMenzies, MacJames, MacKenzie, Macilzegowie, Jameson, Johnson, Baxter, Farquarson, Alexander,

Conclusion: They begin at 58% with MacCaa, undergo a cultural bandgap at 51% and recover at 44% with MacNee. They peak culturally at 16% before declining down through <1%. Mac-/Mc- prefix skews the analytic to the point where they are now related to either the Mayans because of the high C value, or Ngoni and Papuans thanks to the high M value.

       (A; C)                                                    (A; M)

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(A; C; U; L, H)            (A; C, M; E; N; I, R)     |
MayanMF (46%)    Scot. high fam. (71%)  |

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        (A; M; K; S; U)  (A; M; L; E, I, O, K, N)  (A; M; E, I; R, N)  (A; M; I; N; E)

         Mask (80%)        NgoniM (66%)           PapuanF (68%)   Honey (52%)