List of Scottish clans
The following is a list of Scottish clans with and without chiefs.
The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland. The blazon of the heraldic crest is given, and the heraldic motto with its translation into English. While all the crest badges of the clan names listed are recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, only about one half of these have a clan chief who is acknowledged by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as the rightful claimant of the undifferenced arms upon which the crest badges are based.
Scottish crest badges are heraldic badges used by members of Scottish clans to show their allegiance to a specific clan or clan chief. Even though they are commonly used by clan members, the heraldic crest and motto within the crest badge belong only to the clan chief – never the clan member. A Scottish clan member's crest badge is made up of a heraldic crest, encircled by a strap and buckle which contains a heraldic motto. In most cases, both crest and motto are derived from the crest and motto of the chief's coat of arms. Crest badges intended for wear as cap badges are commonly made of silver or some other metal such as pewter. In the case of armigers they wear their own crest within a plain circlet showing their own motto or slogan, not a belt and buckle showing the chief's. Women may wear a crest badge as a brooch to pin a sash of their clan tartan at the right shoulder of their gown or blouse. Female clan chiefs, chieftains, or the wives of clan chiefs normally wear a tartan sash pinned at their left shoulder.
Today, Scottish crest badges are commonly used by members of Scottish clans. However, much like clan tartans, Scottish crest badges do not have a long history, and owe much to Victorian era romanticism, and the dress of the Highland Regiments. Scottish crest badges have only been worn by clan members on the bonnet since the 19th century.
| Clan name | Crest badge | Blazon of crest & motto within crest badge; War cry and Clan badge | Clan chief; and Clan seat, or historical seat | Notes | - |
| Abercromby | Crest: A falcon rising belled Proper. Motto: PETIT ALTA. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Abercrombie, Fife | - | ||
| Abernethy | Crest: A raven Sable, beaked and membered Gules Motto: SALUS PER CHRISTUM | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Abernethy, Perth and Kinross | - | ||
| Adair | Crest: A man's head couped and bloody. Motto: LOYAL AU MORT. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The crest and motto are derived from the arms of Adair of Kinhilt. | - | |
| Adam | Crest: A cross crosslet fitchée Gules surmounted by a sword in saltire Proper Motto: CRUX MIHI GRATA QUIES | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Blair Adam, estate in Kinross-shire | - | ||
| Agnew | Crest: An eagle issuant and reguardant Proper. Motto: CONSILIO NON PETU. | Chief: Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, 11th Baronet Seat: Lochnaw Castle, Dumfries and Galloway | - | ||
| Aikenhead | Crest: A demi-savage holding in his dexter hand three laurel slips fructed Proper Motto: RUPTO ROBORE NATI Latin: "We are born in a weak condition"] | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Aikenhead, Lanarkshire | - | ||
| Ainslie | Crest: Issuing out of a cap of maintenance a naked arm embowed grasping a scymitar all Proper Motto: PRO PATRIA SAEPE PRO REGE SEMPER | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Dolphinstone Castle, Jedburgh | - | ||
| Aiton | Crest: A hand pulling a rose Proper Motto: DECERPTAE DABUNT ODORUM | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Ayton, Berwickshire | - | ||
| Allardice | Crest: A demi-savage holding in the dexter hand a scimitar all Proper Motto: IN DEFENCE OF THE DISTRESSED | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Allardice Castle, Kincardineshire | - | ||
| Anderson | Crest: An oak tree Proper. Motto: STAND SURE as witnessed by armorial stones at Westerton, Banffshire dated 1664 and Botriphnie dated 1671; also by grant of Lord Lyon 20 March 1992 book 73, folio 78 to David Alexander Richard Waterton-Anderson. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | This motto has been used by the leading house of Andersons from at least 1664 and adopted for use as a clan member's crest badge. | - | |
| Anstruther | Crest: Two arms in armour holding a pole-axe with both hands gauntleted Proper. Motto: PERIISSEM NI PERIISSEM. . | Chief: Tobias Anstruther of that Ilk Seat: Balcaskie House, Fife | In note No. 12 of Waverley, Sir Walter Scott, while discussing canting of arms in heraldry wrote, "The Periissem ni per-iissem of the Anstruthers is liable to a similar objection. One of that ancient race, finding that an antagonist, with whom he had fixed a friendly meeting, was determined to take the opportunity of assassinating him, prevented the hazard by dashing out his brains with a battle-axe. Two sturdy arms, brandishing such a weapon, form the usual crest of the family, with the above motto, Periissem ni per-iissem—I had died, unless I had gone through with it". Note the crest used in the crest badge. | - | |
| Arbuthnott | Crest: A peacock's head couped at the neck Proper. Motto: LAUS DEO. . | Chief: Keith Arbuthnott 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott Seat: Arbuthnott House, Arbuthnott, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Armstrong | Crest: An arm from the shoulder, armed Proper. Motto: INVICTUS MANEO. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Gilnockie Tower, Dumfries and Galloway | - | ||
| Arnott | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Arnott, Portmoak in Kinross-shire | - | |||
| Arthur | Crest: Two laurel branches in orle Proper. Motto: FIDE ET OPERA. . Badge: Wild Myrtle or Fir Club Moss | Chief: John Alexander MacArthur of that Ilk Seat: Castle Kennedy House, Castle Kennedy, Wigtownshire | - | ||
| Auchinleck | Crest: An ear of rye Proper Motto: PRETIOSUM QUOD UTILE | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Auchinleck | - | ||
| Baillie | Crest: A boar's head erased Proper. Motto: QUID CLARIUS ASTRIS. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Baird | Crest: A gryphon's head erased Proper. Motto: DOMINUS FECIT. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Balfour | Crest: A dexter arm in armour erect the hand holding a baton in bend Gules tipped Argent Motto: Fordward | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Burleigh Castle | - | ||
| Bannatyne | Crest: A demi griffin, in his dexter paw a sword erect Proper. Motto: NEC CITO NEC TARDE. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Bannerman | Crest: A demi man in armour holding in his right hand a sword Proper. Motto: PRO PATRIA. | Chief: David Gordon Bannerman of Elsick, 15th Baronet | The ancestors of the Bannermans were hereditary banner-bearers to the kings of Scotland. | - | |
| Barclay | Crest: a hand holding a dagger Proper. Motto: AUT AGERE AUT MORI. . | Chief: Peter Barclay of Towie Barclay and of that Ilk Seat: Towie Barclay Castle, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Baxter | Crest: A lion rampant guardant Sable Motto: VINCIT VERITAS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Bell | Crest: Viz. Azure, three bells, the crest, a hand holding a dagger, paleways proper, with the motto, "I beir the bel." Motto: I BEIR THE BEL. | Chief: in the process, armigerous clan. Seat: Middlebie | - | ||
| Belshes | Crest: A greyhound's head couped Argent collared Azure Motto: FULGET VIRTUS INTAMINATA | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Bethune | Crest: An otter's head erased Argent. Motto: DE BONNAIRE. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Beveridge | Crest: Out of a mural crown Or a demi beaver Proper Motto: PERSEVERANDO | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Brucefield, estate in Fife | - | ||
| Binning | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Barony of Binning, in the parish of Uphall, West Lothian | - | |||
| Bissett | Crest: The trunk of an oak tree sprouting afresh Proper Motto: ABSCISSA VIRESCIT | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The chiefly line is thought to be Bisset of Lessendrum. | - | |
| Blackadder | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Old Tulliallan Castle, Kincardine, Fife | - | |||
| Blackstock | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Blair | Crest: A stag lodged Proper Motto: AMO PROBOS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Blair, Ayrshire | - | ||
| Blane | Crest: The sword of Justice paleways Proper Motto: PAX AUT BELLUM | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Blyth | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Lauderdale | - | |||
| Borthwick | Crest: A moor's head couped Proper wreathed Argent and Sable. Motto: QUI CONDUCIT. . | Chief: John Hugh Borthwick of that Ilk, 24th Lord Borthwick Seat: Borthwick Castle, Lothian | - | ||
| Boswell | Crest: A falcon Proper, hooded Gules, jessed and belled Or Motto: VRAYE FOI | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Boyd | Crest: A dexter hand erect and pale having the outer fingers bowed inwards. Motto: CONFIDO. . | Chief: Robin Jordan Boyd 8th Baron Kilmarnock Seat: Dean Castle, Ayrshire | Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock died 19 March 2009, but references continue to list him as Chief: see , , and only House of Boyd aka Clan Boyd has updated information regarding their Chief | - | |
| Boyle | Crest: A double headed eagle displayed, parted per pale embattled Gules and Argent. Motto: DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT. . | Chief: Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow Seat: Kelburn Castle, North Ayrshire | - | ||
| Brisbane | Crest: A stork's head erased holding in her beak a serpent nowed Proper Motto: DABIT OTIA DEUS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Killincraig, Largs, North Ayrshire | - | ||
| Brodie | Crest: A right hand holding a bunch of arrows all Proper. Motto: UNITE. Badge: periwinkle | Chief: Alexander Tristan Duff Brodie of Brodie Seat: Brodie Castle, Morayshire | - | ||
| Broun | Crest: A lion rampant, holding in the dexter paw a fleur de lis Or Floreat magestas Motto: FLOREAT MAGESTAS | Chief: Sir Wayne Broun of Coultson, Bt. Seat: Colstoun House, East Lothian | - | ||
| Bruce | Crest: A lion stantan Azure armed and langued Gules. Motto: FUIMUS. . Badge: rosemary | Chief: Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin Seat: Broomhall Hall, Dunfermline | - | ||
| Buchan | Crest: A sun shining upon a sunflower full blown Proper. Motto: NON INFERIORA SECUTUS. . | Chief: David Buchan of Auchmacoy Seat: Auchmacoy House, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Buchanan | Crest: A dexter hand holding up a ducal cap, tufted on the top with a rose Gules, within two laurel branches in orle. Motto: CLARIOR HINC HONOS. . Badge: billberry, oak, and birch | Chief: John Michael Baillie-Hamilton Buchanan of that Ilk and of Arnprior. Seat: Cambusmore House, Callander, Stirlingshire | Lord Lyon, King of Arms, granted the petition for Chief of the Name and Arms of Buchanan in August 2018. | - | |
| Butter | Crest: Two hands issuing from a cloud in dexter, extended to the sinister and drawing an arrow in a bow all Proper Motto: DIRIGET DEUS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Fascally, by Pitlochry, Perthshire | - | ||
| Byses | Crest: A cock reguardant Proper Motto: MARTE SUO TUTUS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Byses Castle, Haddington, East Lothian | - | ||
| Cairns | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Mid Calder, West Lothian | - | |||
| Calder | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire | - | |||
| Caldwell | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Caldwell, East Renfrewshire | - | |||
| Callender | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Callander, Stirlingshire | - | |||
| Cameron | Crest: A sheaf of five arrows points upwards Proper tied with a band Gules. Motto: AONAIBH RI CHÉILE. . Badge: crowberry, or oak | Chief: Donald Angus Cameron of Lochiel Seat: Achnacarry Castle, Fort William, Highlands | - | ||
| Campbell | Crest: On a boar's head erased fessways erased Or, armed Argent, langued Gules. Motto: NE OBLIVISCARIS. . Badge: fir club moss, or wild myrtle | Chief: Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll Seat: Inveraray Castle, Argyll and Bute | Though abundant in Argyll, Bog Myrtle drops its leaves in winter. | - | |
| Campbell of Breadalbane | Crest: A boar's head erased Proper. Motto: FOLLOW ME. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Breadalbane | - | ||
| Campbell of Cawdor | Crest: A swan, Proper, crowned, Or. Motto: BE MINDFUL. | Chief: Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor Seat: Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire | - | ||
| Campbell of Possil | Crest: A Boar's head erect, erased Or armed and langued Azure. Motto: FAC ET SPERA. | - | |||
| Carmichael | Crest: A dexter hand and arm in pale armed and holding a broken spear Proper. Motto: TOUT JOUR PREST. . | Chief: Richard Carmichael of Carmichael Seat: Carmichael, South Lanarkshire | - | ||
| Carnegie | Crest: A thunderbolt Proper, winged Or. Motto: DRED GOD. | Chief: David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife Seat: Elsick House, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire | - | ||
| Carruthers | Crest: A seraphim volant Proper Motto: PROMPTUS ET FIDELIS | Chief: Simon Peter Carruthers of Holmains, Chief of the Name and Arms of Carruthers. | - | ||
| Cathcart | Crest: A dexter hand couped above the wrist and erect Proper, grasping a crescent Argent. Motto: I HOPE TO SPEED. | Chief: Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart Seat: Gateley Hall | - | ||
| Chalmers | Crest: The head and neck of a lion Sable langued Gules Motto: AVANCE | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Charteris | Crest: A dexter hand holding up a dagger paleways Proper. Motto: THIS IS OUR CHARTER. | Chief: James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March Seat: Gosford House, East Lothian | - | ||
| Chattan | Crest: A cat salient Proper. Motto: TOUCH NOT THE CATT BOT A GLOVE. Badge: wild whortleberry | Captain: Malcolm K. MacKintosh of Clan Chattan | - | ||
| Cheyne | Crest: A cross pattée fitchée Argent Motto: PATIENTIA VINCIT | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Esslemont, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Chisholm | Crest: A dexter hand holding a dagger erect Proper, the point thereof transfixing a boar's head erased Or. Motto: FEROS FERIO. . Badge: fern | Chief: Hamish Chisholm of Chisholm | - | ||
| Clelland | Crest: A falcon upon a glove sinister Proper Motto: FOR SPORT | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Cleland, North Lanarkshire | See also: 18th century Clevland family of Tapley, North Devon. | - | |
| Clephane | Crest: A hand holding a helmet Proper Motto: UT SIM PARATIOR | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Carslogie, Fife | - | ||
| Cochrane | Crest: A horse passant Argent Motto: VIRTUTE ET LABOUR. . | Chief: Iain Alexander Douglas Blair Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald, 6th Marquess of Maranhão Seat: Lochnell Castle, Argyllshire | - | ||
| Cockburn | Crest: A cock crowing Proper. Motto: ACCENDIT CANTU. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Colquhoun | Crest: A hart's head couped Gules, attired Argent. Motto: SI JE PUIS. . Badge: hazel, or dogberry | Chief: Sir Malcolm Rory Colquhoun of Luss, 9th Baronet Seat: Rossdhu Mansion, Argyll & Bute | - | ||
| Colville | Crest: A hind's head couped at the neck Argent. Motto: OUBLIER NE PUIS. . | Chief: Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross | - | ||
| Congilton | Crest: A bee Proper Motto: MAGNA IN PARVO | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Craig | Crest: A chevalier on horseback in full charge grasping a broken lance in bend Proper. Motto: There are two Mottos: J’ai Bonne Esperance . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The last chief was Thomas Craig of Riccarton who died on 13 March 1823 Seat: Riccarton | - | |
| Cranstoun | Crest: A crane Proper dormant holding a stone in her claw. Motto: THOU SHALT WANT ERE I WANT. | Chief: David Cranston of that Ilk and Corehouse | - | ||
| Crawford | Crest: A stag's head erased Gules, between the attires a cross crosslet fitchée Sable. Motto: TUTUM TE ROBORE REDDAM. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Crichton | Crest: A dragon spouting out fire Proper. Motto: GOD SEND GRACE. | Chief: David Maitland Makgill Crichton of that Ilk Seat: Monzie Castle, Crieff | - | ||
| Crosbie | Crest: Out of a mount the trunk of a tree sprouting out new branches all Proper Motto: RESURGAM | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Cumming | Crest: A lion rampant Or, in his dexter paw a dagger Proper. Motto: COURAGE. Badge: cumin plant | Chief: Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon Cumming of Altyre, 7th Bt. Seat: Altyre House, Morayshire | Cumin plant is not even native to Britain. The 19th century writer James Logan attributed the clan with this plant. The clan's association with this badge was questioned by at least one other 19th century writer. | - | |
| Cunningham | Crest: A unicorn's head couped Argent, armed Or. Motto: OVER FORK OVER. | Chief: Sir John Christopher Foggo Montgomery Cunninghame of Kilmaurs, Baronet of Corsehill | - | ||
| Dalmahoy | Crest: A hand brandishing a sword aloft Proper Motto: ABSQZ , or METU | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: barony of Dalmahoy, Midlothian | - | ||
| Dalrymple | Crest: A rock Proper. Motto: FIRM. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Dalrymple | - | ||
| Dalziel | Crest: A dagger paleways Azure, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: I DARE. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Dalziel | - | ||
| Darroch | Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred miniver a demi-Negro, in his dexter hand a dagger Proper. Motto: BE WATCHFULL. | Chief: Duncan Darroch of Gourock | - | ||
| Davidson | Crest: A stag's head erased Proper. Motto: SAPIENTER SI SINCERE. . Badge: boxwood, or red whortleberry | Chief: Alister Davidson of Davidston | - | ||
| Dennistoun | Crest: A dexter arm in pale Proper, clothed Gules, and holding an antique shield Sable charged with a mullet Or Motto: ADVERSA VURTUTE REPELLO ' | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Dewar | Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or of four strawberry leaves, a dexter arm vambraced, brandishing a sword Proper, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: QUID NON PRO PATRIA. . | Chief: Michael Kenneth Dewar of that Ilk and Vogrie | - | ||
| Donnachaidh aka Clan Duncan aka Clan Robertson | Crest: A dexter hand holding up an imperial crown Proper. Motto: VIRTUTIS GLORIA MERCES. . Badge: bracken, or fern | Chief: Alexander Robertson of Struan. | The Celtic Magazine of 1884 states that this badge, compared to fine leaved heath, is the older badge. | - | |
| Douglas | Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a salamander Vert encircled with flames of fire Proper. Motto: JAMAIS ARRIÈRE. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The Douglas-Hamiltons are heirs to the chiefship, however the Lord Lyon requires them to assume the single name Douglas for them to be granted the title of chief. | - | |
| Drummond | Crest: On a crest coronet Or, a goshhawk wings displayed Proper, armed and belled Or, jessed Gules. Motto: VIRTUTEM CORONAT HONOS. . Badge: holly, or Wild thyme | Chief: John Eric Drummond, 18th Earl of Perth | - | ||
| Dunbar | Crest: A horse's head Argent, bridled and reined Gules. Motto: IN PROMPTU. . | Chief: Sir James Dunbar of Mochrum, 14th Bt. Seat: Mochrum Castle, Dumfries and Galloway | - | ||
| Duncan | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The Clan for present is being led by the head of The Territorial House of Duncan of Sketraw. | - | - | |
| Dundas | Crest: A lion's head affrontée looking through a bush of oak Proper. Motto: ESSAYEZ. . | Chief: David Dundas of Dundas | David Dundas of Dundas has not been heard from in over 30 years. It remains uncertain if he is still alive. | - | |
| Dunlop | Crest: A dexter hand holding a dagger erect all Proper Motto: MERITO | Chief: James Stuart Wallace Dunlop, Dunlop of that Ilk. Seat: Dunlop, in Cunningham, Ayrshire | - | ||
| Durie | Crest: A crescent Or Motto: CONFIDO. . | Chief: Andrew Durie of Durie | - | ||
| Edmonstone | Crest: A swan's head and neck Proper. Swan signifies musicality. Formerly: A camel's head and neck Proper Motto: VIRTUS AUGET HONOREM | Chief: Sir Archibald Bruce Charles Edmonstone of Duntreath, 7th Bt Seat: Duntreath, Glasgow | - | ||
| Eliott | Crest: A hand couped at the wrist in armour holding a cutlass in bend Proper. Motto: FORTITER ET RECTE. . | Chief: Margaret Eliott of Redheugh Seat: Redheugh, Roxburghshire | - | ||
| Elphinstone | Crest: A lady, from the waist upwards, richly habited in red, her arms extended, the right hand supporting a tower and the left holding a branch of laurel, all Proper Motto: CAUSE CAUSIT. | Chief: The Rt Hon. Lord Elphinstone | - | ||
| Erskine | Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a hand holding up a skene in pale Argent, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: JE PENSE PLUS. . | Chief: James Thorne Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar and 16th Earl of Kellie | - | ||
| Ewing | Crest: A demi-lion rampant holding in its dexter paw a star or mullet Motto: AUDACITER | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The Ewing coat of arms appears in the Workman Armorial dated 1566.. | - | |
| Fairlie | Crest: A lion's head couped or Motto: PARATUS SUM | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Fairley, Ayrshire | - | ||
| Falconer | Crest: An angel in a praying posture or, within an orle of laurel proper Motto: VIVE UT VIVAS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Farquharson | Septs: Falconer, Falkner, Faulkner, Faulknor, Fawkner | Crest: On a chapeau gules furred Ermine, a demi-lion Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword proper. Motto: FIDE ET FORTITUDINE. . Badge: Scots fir, red whortleberry, or foxglove | Chief: Alwyne Farquharson of Invercauld | ||
| Fenton | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Fenton, Dirleton, East Lothian | - | |||
| Fergusson | Crest: Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a bee on a thistle Proper. Motto: DULCIUS EX ASPERIS. . Badge: little sunflower | Chief: Sir Charles Fergusson of Kilkerran, 9th Bt. | - | ||
| Fleming | Crest: A goat's head erased Argent, armed Or Motto: LET THE DEED SHAW. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Fletcher | Crest: A demi bloodhound Azure, langued Gules, gorged with a ducal crown Or Motto: DIEU POUR NOUS. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Glenorchie, Argyll | Many clan emigrated to the United States and Canada after clearances by the Earl of Breadalbane. The fourteenth and last chief died in New York in 1911 | - | |
| Forbes | Crest: A stag's head attired with ten tines Proper. Motto: GRACE ME GUIDE. Badge: broom | Chief: Nigel Ivan Forbes, 23rd Lord Forbes Seat: Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Forrester | Crest: A hound's head erased Proper collared Gules Motto: BLAW HUNTER BLAW THY HORN. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Corstorphine Castle, Corstorphine, Lothian | - | ||
| Forsyth | Crest: A griffin sergeant Azure, armed and membered Sable, crowned Or. Motto: INSTAURATOR RUINAE. . | Chief: Alister Forsyth of that Ilk | - | ||
| Fotheringham | Crest: A) A griffin segreant Proper Motto: A) BE IT FAST Crest: B) A lion's paw erased holding a scimitar Proper Motto: B) DISSIPATE | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Powrie, Inverarity, Forfarshire | - | ||
| Fraser | Crest: On a mount a flourish of strawberries leaved and fructed Proper. Motto: ALL MY HOPE IS IN GOD Badge: yew | Chief: Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun | - | ||
| Fraser of Lovat | Crest: A buck's head erased Proper. Motto: JE SUIS PREST. . | Chief: Simon Fraser, 18th Lord Lovat Seat: Beaufort Castle, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Fullarton | Crest: An otter's head erased Gules Motto: LUX IN TENEBRIS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: barony of Fullarton, Ayrshire | - | ||
| Galbraith | Crest: A bear's head couped Argent muzzled Azure. Motto: AB OBICE SUAVIOR. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The chiefs were The Galbraith of Culcreuch. | - | |
| Galloway | Crest: A mound, bespread with the rays of the sun Proper embraced between two corn-ears in saltire, and ensigned with a crosslet Or Motto: HIGHER | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Gardyne | Crest: Two dexter hands conjoined Proper upholding a cross crosslet fitchée Or Motto: CRUCIATA CRUCE JUNGUNTUR | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Gardyne Castle | - | ||
| Gartshore | Crest: An eagle displayed Proper Motto: RENEW MY AGE | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Gartshore, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire | - | ||
| Gayre | Chief: Reinold Gayre of Gayre and Nigg | - | |||
| Ged | Crest: A pike's head Proper. Motto: DURAT DITAT PLACET. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The crest, of a pike, is a pun on the clan name Ged. A ged is the heraldic term for a pike. | - | |
| Gibsone | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Gladstains | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Glas | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Glen | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Glendinning | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Gordon | Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or a stag's head Proper attired with ten tines Or. Motto: BYDAND . Badge: ivy | Chief: Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly Seat: Aboyne Castle, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Graham | Crest: A falcon Proper, beaked and armed Or, killing a stork Argent, Armed Gules. Motto: NE OUBLIE. . Badge: spurge laurel | Chief: James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose Seat: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire | - | ||
| Grant | Crest: A burning hill Proper. Motto: CRAIG ELACHIE. . Badge: pine | Chief: James Patrick Trevor Grant of Grant, 6th Baron Strathspey | - | ||
| Gray | Crest: An anchor in pale Or. Motto: ANCHOR FAST ANCHOR. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | In 1950 the Lord Lyon barred those with double-barrelled names from the chiefship of clans. At the time Lord Gray had been chief of Clan Gray. | - | |
| Gregor | Crest: A lion's head erased Proper, crowned with an antique crown Or. Motto: ’S RIOGHAL MO DHREAM. . Badge: Scots pine | Chief: Sir Malcolm Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor, 7th Bart. | Clan of the historical figure Rob Roy MacGregor. | - | |
| Grierson | Crest: A fetterlock Argent. Motto: HOC SECURIOR. . Badge: Scottish bluebell | Chief: Madam Sarah Grierson of Lag | - | ||
| Gunn | Crest: A dexter hand wielding a sword in bend Proper. Motto: AUT PAX AUT BELLUM. . Badge: juniper, or roseroot | Chief: Iain Alexander Gunn of Banniskirk | The elements within the crest badge are not derived from the chiefly arms. No undifferenced arms of the name Gunn have ever been recorded. | - | |
| Guthrie | Crest: A dexter arm holding a drawn sword Proper. Motto: STO PRO VERITATE. . | Chief: Alexander Guthrie of Guthrie | - | ||
| Haig | Crest: A rock Proper. Motto: TYDE WHAT MAY. | Chief: Alexander Douglas Derrick Haig, 3rd Earl Haig Seat: Bemersyde, Roxburghshire | - | ||
| Haldane | Crest: An eagle's head erased Or Motto: SUFFER. | Chief: Martin Haldane of Gleneagles Seat: Gleneagles, Perthshire | - | ||
| Haliburton | Crest: A negro's head couped at the shoulders and armed with a helmet Proper Motto: WATCH WELL | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Haliburton, Berwickshire | - | ||
| Halkerston | Crest: A falcon's head erased Proper Motto: IN ARDUA NITOR | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Rathillet, Fife | - | ||
| Halket | Crest: A falcon's head erased Proper Motto: FIDES SUFFICIT | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Pitfirran, Fife | - | ||
| Hall | Crest: A Talbot's head Motto: Vive Ut Vivas " – | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Liddesdale, Roxburghshire | - | ||
| Hamilton | Crest: In a ducal cornet an oak tree fructed and penetrated transversely in the main stem by a frame saw Proper, the frame Or. Motto: THROUGH. | Chief: Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton | - | ||
| Hannay | Crest: A cross crosslet fitchée issuing out of a crescent Sable. Motto: PER ARDUA AD ALTA. . | Chief: David Hannay of Kirkdale and of that Ilk. | - | ||
| Harris | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Hay | Crest: Issuing out of a crest coronet a falcon volant Proper, armed, jessed and belted Or. Motto: SERVA JUGUM. . Badge: mistletoe | Chief: Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert Moncreiffe, 24th Earl of Erroll | - | ||
| Henderson | Crest: A cubit arm Proper the hand holding an estoile Or surmounted by a crescent Azure. Motto: SOLA VIRTUS NOBILITAT. . Badge: cotton grass | Chief: Alistair Donald Henderson of Fordell | - | ||
| Hepburn | Crest: A horse's head couped Argent, bridled Gules. Motto: KEEP TRYST. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Heron | Crest: A Demi lion Argent holding in his dexter paw a cross crosslet fitchée Gules Motto: PAR VALEUR | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Heron, Kirkcudbrightshire | - | ||
| Herries | Crest: A stag's head with ten tynes Argent. Motto: DOMINUS DEDIT. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Hogg | Crest: An oak tree Proper Motto: DAT GLORIA VIRES | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Newliston House, Kirkliston, Lothian | - | ||
| Home | Crest: On a cap of maintenance Proper, a lion's head erased Argent. Motto: A HOME. A HOME. A HOME. Badge: broom | Chief: David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home | - | ||
| Hope | Crest: A broken terrestrial globe surmounted by a rainbow issuing out of a cloud at each end all Proper. Motto: AT SPES INFRACTA. . | Chief: Sir John Hope of Craighall, Bt. | The motto is a pun on the clan name. | - | |
| Hopkirk | Crest: A dexter hand in armour erect and couped at the elbow the hand Proper pointing to a crescent in dexter chief Argent Motto: SPERO PROCEDERE | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Horsburgh | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Houston | Crest: A sand-glass Proper. Motto: IN TIME. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Houston | - | ||
| Hunter | Crest: A greyhound sejant Proper, gorged with an antique crown Or. Motto: CURSUM PERFICIO. . | Chief: Pauline Hunter of Hunterston Seat: Hunterston | - | ||
| Hutton | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Inglis | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Innes | Crest: A boar's head erased Proper. Motto: BE TRAIST. Badge: great bulrush | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The Duke of Roxburghe is undoubtedly the Chief of Clan Innes, however he cannot be so recognised as retains the name Innes-Ker. | - | |
| Irvine | Crest: A sheaf of Holly consisting of nine leaves Vert slipped and banded Gules. Motto: SUB SOLE SUB UMBRA VIRENS. . | Chief: Alexander Irvine of Drum, 27th Baron of Drum Seat: Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Jardine | Crest: A spur rowel of six points Proper. Motto: CAVE ADSUM. . | Chief: Sir William Murray Jardine of Applegirth, 13th Bt. | - | ||
| Johnstone | Crest: A winged spur Or. Motto: NUNQUAM NON PARATUS. . Badge: red hawthorn | Chief: Patrick Andrew Wentworth Johnstone of Annandale and of that Ilk, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell | - | ||
| Keith | Crest: Out of a crest coronet Or, a roebuck's head Proper, attired Or. Motto: VERITAS VINCIT. . | Chief: James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore Seat: Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Kelly | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Kennedy | Crest: A dolphon naiant Proper. Motto: AVISE LA FIN. . Badge: oak | Chief: David Thomas Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa | - | ||
| Kerr | Crest: The sun in his splendour Or. Motto: SERO SED SERIO. . | Chief: Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian | - | ||
| Kincaid | Crest: A triple towered castle Argent, masoned Sable, and issuing from the centre tower a dexter arm from the shoulder embowed, vested in the proper tartan of Kincaid and grasping a drawn sword all Proper. Motto: THIS I"LL DEFEND. | Chief: Arabella Kincaid of Kincaid | - | ||
| Kinloch | Crest: A young eagle perched and looking up to the sun in splendour all Proper Motto: NON DEGENER | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Kinnaird | Crest: A crescent arising from a cloud having a star issuing from between its horns, all within two branches of palm disposed in orle Proper. Motto: ERRANTIA LUMINA FALLUNT. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Kinnear | Crest: Two anchors in saltire Proper. Motto: I LIVE IN HOPE. | Chief: The Clan, although not ruled by a Chief, has a senior male in the way of Malcolm MacIntyre Kinnear armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Kinninmont | Crest: An oak tree Vert. Motto: STABO. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Kirkcaldy | Crest: A man's head with the face looking upwards Proper Motto: FORTISSIMA VERITAS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Kirkcaldy, Fife | - | ||
| Kirkpatrick | Crest: Upraised hand holding a dagger dripping blood Motto: I MAK SIKKAR | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Laing | Crest: A Dove, in the mouth a sprig of olive Motto: Misericordia Est Mea Cupido | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Lammie | Crest: A hand Proper holding a crosier Or Motto: PER VARIOS CASUS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Lamont | Crest: A dexter hand couped at the wrist Proper. Motto: NE PARCUS NEC SPERNAS. . . Badge: crab-apple tree, trefoil or dryas | Chief: The Rev. Father Peter Lamont of that Ilk | - | ||
| Langlands | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Learmonth | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Leask | Crest: A crescent Argent. Motto: VIRTUTE CRESCO. . | Chief: Jonathan Leask of that Ilk. | - | ||
| Lennox | Crest: Two broadswords in saltire behind a swan's head and neck all Proper. Motto: I'LL DEFEND. | Chief: Edward Lennox of that Ilk | - | ||
| Leslie | Crest: A demi griffin Proper, armed, beaked and winged Or. Motto: GRIP FAST. | Chief: James Malcolm David Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes | - | ||
| Lindsay | Crest: Issuing from an antique ducal coronet Or, the head, neck and wings of a swan Proper. Motto: ENDURE FORT. . | Chief: Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres | - | ||
| Little | Crest:A demi lion Sable powdered with saltires Argent, armed Gules, in dexter paw a cutlass Proper and in sinister a saltire Argent Motto:Concedo nulli or Fidei coticula crux | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Lockhart | Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a boar's head erased Argent, langued Gules. Motto: CORDA SERRATA PANDO. . | Chief: Angus Lockhart of The Lee | The motto is a pun on the clan name. | - | |
| Logan | Crest: A passion nail piercing a human heart, Proper. Motto: HOC MAJORUM VIRTUS. . Badge: furze | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Logie | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Lumsden | Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or a naked arm grasping a sword Proper. Motto: AMOR PATITUR MORAS. . | Chief: Gillem Lumsden of that Ilk | - | ||
| Lundin | Crest: A lion Gules, issuant from an antique crown Or, holding in its dexter paw a sword erect and in its sinister a thistle slipped both Proper Motto: DEI DONO SUM QUOD SUM | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Lyle | Crest: A cock Or, crested and barbed Gules Motto: AN I MAY | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Lyon | Crest: Within a garland of bay leaves, a lady from the middle richly attired, holding in her dexter hand a thistle all Proper. Motto: IN TE DOMINE SPERAVI. . | Chief: Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | The crest alludes to the alliance of Sir John Lyon with the daughter of Robert II, Princess Jean. | - | |
| MacAlister | Crest: A dexter arm in armour erect, the hand holding a dagger in pale all Proper. Motto: FORTITER. . Badge: common heath | Chief: William MacAlester of Loup and Kennox | - | ||
| MacAlpin/e | Crest: A boar's head. Motto: Cuimhnich Bàs Ailpein. from Scottish Gaelic: "Remember the Death of Alpin". Badge: Sprig of Pine. | Chief: none, m Commander: Michael T. McAlpin, Armigers: Eight MacAlpine armigers. | No chiefly arms have been recorded in the Lyon Register. | - | |
| MacAulay | Crest: A boot couped at the ankle and theron a spur Proper. Motto: DULCE PERICULUM. . or "Sweet danger"]. Badge: pine, or cranberry | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Ardencaple Castle, Argyll & Bute | No chiefly arms have been recorded in the Lyon Register.Note August 7, 2011 Hector MacAulay elected as "Chief of the Clan MacAulay Association", at the assoc | - | |
| MacBain | Crest: A grey demi-cat-a-mountain salient, on his sinister foreleg a Highland targe Gules. Motto: TOUCH NOT A CATT BOT A TARGE. Badge: boxwood, or red whortleberry | Chief: James McBain of McBain | - | ||
| MacBrayne | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | - | ||
| MacDonald | Crest: On a crest coronet Or, a hand in armour fessways couped at the elbow Proper holding a cross crosslet fitchée Gules. Motto: PER MARE PER TERRAS. . Badge: common heath | Chief: Godfrey James Macdonald of Macdonald, 8th Baron Macdonald of Slate | - | ||
| MacDonald of Clanranald | Crest: A triple-towered castle Argent masoned Sable, and issuing from the centre tower a dexter arm in armour embowed grasping a sword all Proper. Motto: MY HOPE IS CONSTANT IN THEE. Badge: common heath | Chief: Ranald Alexander MacDonald, Captain of Clanranald | - | ||
| MacDonald of Keppoch | Badge: common heath, or white heather | Chief: Ranald Macdonald of Keppoch | - | ||
| MacDonald of Sleat | Crest: A hand in armour fesswise holding a cross crosslet fitchée Gules. Motto: PER MARE PER TERRAS. . | Chief: Sir Ian MacDonald of Sleat, Bt. | - | ||
| MacDonell of Glengarry | Crest: A raven Proper perching on a rock Azure. Motto: CRAGAN AN FHITHICH. . Badge: common heath | Chief: Ranald MacDonnell of Glengarry | - | ||
| MacDougall | Crest: a dexter arm in armour embowed fessways couped Proper, holding a cross crosslet fitchée erect Gules. Motto: BUAIDH NO BAS. . Badge: bell heather | Chief: Madame Morag MacDougall of MacDougall | - | ||
| Macdowall | Crest: A lion's paw erased and erected Proper holding a dagger point upwards Proper, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: VINCERE VEL MORI. . | Chief: Fergus D. H. McDowall of Garthland | - | ||
| MacDuff | Crest: A demi-lion Gules holding in the dexter paw a broadsword erected in pale Proper, hilted and pommelled Or. Motto: DEUS JUVAT. . Badge: boxwood or red whortleberry | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| MacEwen | Crest: A trunk of an oak tree sprouting Proper. Motto: REVIRESCO. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | This motto is not from the chiefly arms, but is derived from the arms of the McEwen baronets. | - | |
| Macfarlane | Crest: A demi-savage brandishing in his dexter hand a broad sword Proper and pointing with his sinister to an Imperial Crown Or standing by him on the Wreath. Motto: THIS I'LL DEFEND Badge: cranberry or cloudberry | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Macfie | Crest: A demi lion rampant Proper. Motto: PRO REGE. . Badge: pine, oak or crowberry | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | This motto is not from the chiefly arms, but is derived from a coat of arms registered in 1864. The Macfies are one of the clans of Siol Alpin, it has been claimed that the motto was chosen in reference to Alpin father of Cináed mac Ailpín traditional first king of Scots. | - | |
| Macgillivray | Crest: A cat-a-mountain sejuant guardant Proper, his dexter fore-paw on the ground, his sinister in a guardant posture and his tail reflexed under his sinister paw. Motto: TOUCH NOT THIS CAT | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Badge: boxwood or red whortleberry | In 2016 four Clan MacGillivary Societies of Scotland, America, Australia and the Netherlands elected Iain MacGillivray as Clan Commander | - | |
| MacInnes | Crest: A sinister arm from the shoulder bendways, attired in the close sleeve of the proper tartan of Clan Aonghais, cuff flashes yellow with three buttons Or, grasping a bow Vert, stringed Gules. Motto: GHIFT DHE AGUS AN RIGH . Badge: holly | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | This motto is not derived from the chiefly arms, but from a modern coat of arms. | - | |
| MacIntyre | Crest: A dexter hand holding a dagger in pale Proper. Motto: PER ARDUA. . Badge: common heath or White Heather | Chief: Donald R. MacIntyre of Glenoe Seat: Glenoe, Argyll and Bute | - | ||
| MacIver | Crest: A boar's head couped Or. Motto: NUNQUAM OBLIVISCAR. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | Both crest and motto are very similar to the Campbell crest badge. | - | |
| Mackay | Crest: A dexter arm erect couped at the elbow the hand grasping a dagger also erect all Proper. Motto: MANU FORTI. . Badge: great bulrush or broom | Chief: Æneas Simon Mackay, 15th Lord Reay | - | ||
| Mackenzie | Crest: A mount in flames Proper. Motto: LUCEO NON URO. . Badge: variegated holly or deer's grass | Chief: John Ruaridh Grant MacKenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie Seat: Castle Leod, Ross-shire | The crest and motto within the crest badge are derived from that of the Macleods of Lewis. In the 17th century Mackenzie of Kintail took possession of Lewis, married a daughter of Macleod of Lewis, and added Macleod of Lewis's arms to that of his own. Even today the chiefs of Clan Mackenzie are styled Baron Macleod of Castle Leod. Innes of Learney claimed that heath club rush may be confused with club moss. Club moss has also been attributed to the Macraes, who were the Mackenzie's "shirt of mail". Even if it is a confusion both 'deer's grass' and 'staghorn moss' likely refer to caberfeidh in the Mackenzie chiefly arms. | - | |
| Mackie | Crest: A raven Proper. Motto: LABORA. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | Derived from the arms of Mackie of. The Mackies of were the principal branch of the clan. | - | |
| Mackinnon | Crest: A boar's head erased and holding in its mouth the shank of a deer all Proper. Motto: ADENTES FORTUNA JUVAT. . Badge: pine or St John's wort | Chief: Madam Anne Mackinnon of Mackinnon. | - | ||
| MacKinlay | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | United States President William McKinley murdered 1901 was a member of this Clan | - | ||
| Mackintosh | Crest: A cat-a-mountain salient guardant Proper. Motto: TOUCH NOT THE CAT BOT A GLOVE. Badge: red whortleberry, bearberry or boxwood | Chief: John Lachlan Mackintosh of Mackintosh | - | ||
| Maclachlan | Crest: a castle set upon a rock all Proper. Motto: FORTIS ET FIDUS. . Badge: rowan or lesser periwinkle | Chief: Euan Maclachlan of Maclachlan. | - | ||
| Maclaine of Lochbuie | Crest: A branch of laurel and a branch of cypress in saltire surmounted of a battle axe in pale all Proper. Motto: VINCERE VEL MORI. . Badge: bilberry, bramble, holly or black berry heath | Chief: Lorne MacLaine of Lochbuie | - | ||
| MacLaren | Crest: A lion's head erased Sable crowned with an antique crown of six points Or, between two branches of laurel issuing from the Wreath at either side of the head both Proper. Motto: CREAG AN TUIRC. . Badge: laurel | Chief: Donald MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine | - | ||
| MacLaurin | Crest: A lady from the middle upwards ifouing out of the Wreath in her arms a Child both proper and habited Vert Motto: Bi'se mac ant' Slaurie | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| MacLea or Livingstone | Crest: A demi-man representing the figure of Saint Moluag Proper, his head ensigned of a circle of glory Or, having about his shoulders a cloak Vert, holding in his dexter hand the great Staff of Saint Moluag Proper and in his sinister hand a cross crosslet fitchée Azure. Motto: CNOC AINGEIL. | Chief: Niall Livingstone of Bachuil | A very modern slogan which appears in the arms of the current chief. It refers to a hill on the Isle of Lismore. | - | |
| Maclean | Crest: A tower embattled Argent. Motto: VIRTUE MINE HONOUR. Badge: crowberry or holly | Chief: Major The Hon Sir Lachlan MacLean of Duart and Morvern, Bt. | - | ||
| MacLellan | Crest: A naked arm supporting on the point of a sword, a moor's head. Motto: THINK ON. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | Lord Kirkcudbright's crest alludes to the tradition that a MacLellan killed an Irish bandit which had terrorised the lands around Kirkcudbright. The king offered anyone who brought the bandit in, dead or alive, the barony of Bomby. When the king appeared to forget his promise, MacLellan supposedly exclaimed "Think on!". See Black Morrow for more info. | - | |
| MacLennan | Crest: A demi-piper all Proper, garbed in the proper tartan of the Clan Maclennan. Motto: DUM SPIRO SPERO. . Badge: furze | Chief: Ruairidh MacLennan of MacLennan | - | ||
| Macleod | Crest: A bull's head cabossed Sable, horned Or, between two flags Gules, staved at the First. Motto: HOLD FAST. Badge: juniper | Chief: Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod Seat: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye | - | ||
| Macleod of the Lewes | Crest: The sun in splendor, Proper. Motto: I BIRN QUHIL I SE. Badge: red whortleberry | Chief: Torquil MacLeod of the Lewes | - | ||
| MacMillan | Crest: A dexter and a sinister hand issuing from a Wreath grasping and brandishing aloft a two-handed sword Proper. Motto: MISERIS SUCCURRERE DISCO. . Badge: holly | Chief: George MacMillan of Macmillan and Knap | - | ||
| Macnab | Crest: The head of a savage affrontée proper. Motto: TIMOR OMMIS ABESTO. . Badge: stone bramble or common heath | Chief: James Macnab of Macnab | - | ||
| Macnaghten | Crest: A tower embattled Gules. Motto: I HOIP IN GOD. Badge: trailing azalea | Chief: Sir Patrick Macnaghten of Macnaghten, Bt. | - | ||
| MacNeacail | Crest: A hawk's head erased Gules. Motto: SGORR-A-BHREAC. | Chief: John MacNeacail of MacNeacail and Scorrybreac | - | ||
| MacNeil | Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a rock Proper. Motto: BUAIDH NO BAS. . Badge: dryas or trefoil | Chief: Ian R. MacNeil of Barra | The clan badge may actually be attributed to the McNeills of Gigha, a branch of Clan MacNeil. Trefoil has also been atrributed to the Lamonts, another clan in Argyl. The Lamonts and MacNeils/McNeills both claim descent from the same O'Neill who settled in Scotland in the Middle Ages. | - | |
| Macpherson | Crest: A cat sejant Proper. Motto: TOUCH NOT THE CAT BUT A GLOVE. Badge: white heather, boxwood or red whortleberry | Chief: Sir William Macpherson of Cluny | - | ||
| Macquarrie | Badge: pine | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Macqueen | Crest: An heraldic tyger rampant Ermine holding an arrow, point downwards Argent pheoned Gules. Motto: CONSTANT AND FAITHFUL. Badge: boxwood or red whortleberry | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The chief's family is believed to have moved to New Zealand and the clan became scattered throughout Scotland and the rest of the English-speaking world. | - | |
| Macrae | Crest: A cubit arm grasping a sword all Proper. Motto: FORTITUDINE. . Badge: club moss | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | Club moss sometimes referred to as staghorn grass, may refer to the Mackenzie chiefly arms, or at least the Macrae's close association with the Mackenzies. | - | |
| MacTavish | Crest: A boar's head erased Or langued Proper. Motto: NON OBLITUS. . | Chief: Steven MacTavish of Dunardry | Both the crest and motto echo those from the chief of Clan Campbell. The MacTavishes had been considered a part of Clan Campbell until 1997 when "Chief of the Clan MacTavish" was recognised by the Lord Lyon. The motto is a response to the Campbell chief's NE OBLIVISCARIS. | - | |
| MacThomas | Crest: A demi-cat-a-mountain rampant guardant Proper, grasping in his dexter paw a serpent Vert, langued Gules, its tail environing the sinister paw. Motto: DEO JUVANTE INVIDIAM SUPERABO. . | Chief: Andrew MacThomas of Finegand | - | ||
| Maitland | Crest: A lion sejant affrontée Gules, ducally crowned Proper, in his dexter paw a sword Proper hilted and pommelled Or, in his sinister a fleur de lis Azure. Motto: CONSILIO ET ANIMIS. . | Chief: Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale | - | ||
| Makgill | Crest: A phoenix in flames Proper. Motto: SINE FINE. . | Chief: Ian Arthur Alexander Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird | - | ||
| Malcolm | Crest: A tower Argent, window and port Azure. Motto: IN ARDUA TENDIT. . Badge: rowan berries | Chief: Robin Malcolm of Poltalloch | - | ||
| Mar | Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, two wings, each of ten pen feathers, erected and addorsed, both blazoned as in the Arms. Motto: PANS PLUS. . | Chief: Margaret of Mar, 30th Countess of Mar | - | ||
| Marjoribanks | Crest: A demi-griffin Proper, issuant from a crest coronet Or. Motto: ET CUSTOS ET PUGNAX. . | Chief: Andrew George Marjoribanks of that Ilk | - | ||
| Masterton | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Matheson | Crest: Issuant from an antique crown Or, a hand brandishing a scimitar fessways all Proper. Motto: FAC ET SPERA. . Badge: broom or holly | Chief: Fergus John Matheson of Matheson, 7th Bt. | - | ||
| Maule | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Maxton | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Maxwell | Crest: A stag Proper, attired Argent, couchant before a Holly bush proper. Motto: REVIRESCO. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| McCorquodale | Crest: A stag at gaze Proper attired Gules. Motto: VIVAT REX. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| McCulloch | Crest: A hand throwing a dart Proper Motto: VI ET ANIMO | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| McKerrell | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| McRitchie | Motto: VIRTUTUE ACQUIRITUR HONOS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Meldrum | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Melville | Crest: A ratch hound's head erased Proper, collared Gules. Motto: DENIQUE COELUM. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Menzies | Crest: A savage head erased Proper. Motto: VIL GOD I SAL. Badge: menzie's heath | Chief: David R.S. Menzies of Menzies | - | ||
| Mercer | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Middleton | Crest: Issuing out of a tower Sable, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure. Motto: FORTIS IN ARDUS. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Moffat | Crest: A crest coronet and issuing therefrom a cross crosslet fitchée Sable surmounted of a saltire Argent. Motto: SPERO MELIORA. . | Chief: Jean Moffat of that Ilk | - | ||
| Moncreiffe | Crest: Issuing from a crest coronet Or, a demi-lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure. Motto: SUR ESPERANCE. . Badge: oak | Chief: Peregrine Moncreiffe of that Ilk | Oak-leaves appear on a stone carving of the 12th laird's heraldic mantling of 1634. | - | |
| Moncur | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Monteith | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Montgomery | Crest: A lady dressed in ancient apparel Azure holding in her dexter hand an anchor and in her sinister hand the head of a savage couped suspended by the hair all Proper. Motto: GARDE BIEN. . | Chief: Hugh Archibald William Montgomerie, 19th Earl of Eglinton and 7th Earl of Winton | - | ||
| Monypenny | Crest: A figure representing Neptune, namely a naked man, bearded Proper, crowned with an antique crown Vert, bestriding a dolphin naiant Or, finned Gules, in waves of the sea Argent and Azure, holding in his sinister hand, bridling the dolphin Gules, and in his dexter hand a trident Azure. Motto: IMPERAT AEQUOR | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Pitmilly, Fife | - | ||
| Morrison | Crest: Issuant from waves of the sea Azure crested Argent, a mount Vert, thereon a battlemented wall Azure masoned Argent, and issuing therefrom a cubit arm naked Proper, the hand grasping a dagger hilted Or. Motto: TEAGHLACH PHABBAY. . Badge: driftwood | Chief: Dr. John Ruairidh Morrison of Ruchdi | This motto refers to the chief's descent from the Morrisons of North Uist and Harris, rather than from the Morrisons of Lewis. The Morrisons of North Uist and Harris are not traditionally thought to be related to the Morrisons of Lewis. | - | |
| Mouat | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Moubray | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Mow | Crest: A phoenix rising out of the flames Proper. Motto: POST FUNERA FAENUS. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Muir | Motto: DURUM PATIENTIA FRANGO. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Muirhead | Crest: The sword of Willielmo De Muirhead, 1st Laird of Muirhead, used to execute Bertram de Shotts Motto: AUXILIO DEI | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Munro | Crest: An eagle perching Proper. Motto: DREAD GOD. Badge: common club moss | Chief: Hector W. Munro of Foulis Seat: Foulis Castle, Ross-shire | - | ||
| Murray | Crest: On a Wreath Or and Sable a demi-savage Proper wreathed about the temples and waist with laurel, his arms extended and holding in the right hand a dagger, in the left a key all Proper. Motto: FURTH FORTUNE AND FILL THE FETTERS. Badge: butcher's broom or juniper | Chief: Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl | - | ||
| Murray of Atholl | Motto: TOUT PREST. | - | |||
| Nairn | Crest: A celestial globe on a stand Proper Motto: PLUS ULTRA | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Nairn, Nairnshire | - | ||
| Napier | Crest: A dexter arm erect couped below the elbow Proper, grasping a crescent Argent. Motto: SANS TACHE. . | Chief: Francis Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier | - | ||
| Nesbitt | Crest: A boar passant Sable, armed Argent and langued Gules. Motto: I BYD IT. | Chief: Mark Nesbitt of that Ilk | - | ||
| Nevoy | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Newlands | Motto: HONOUR THE SPUR. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | The crest badge is not derived from the chiefly arms, but from a recently granted coat of arms. | - | |
| Newton | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Nicolson | Crest: A lion issuant Or armed and langued Gules. Motto: GENEROSITATE. . Badge: juniper | Chief: Vacant | - | ||
| Norvel | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Ochterlony | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Ogilvy | Crest: A lady affrontée from the middle upward Proper in Azure vestments richly attired holding a portcullis Gules. Motto: A FIN. . Badge: whitethorn, hawthorn or evergreen alkanet | Chief: David George Patrick Coke Ogilvy, 8th Earl of Airlie | - | ||
| Oliphant | Crest: A unicorn's head couped Argent armed and manned Or. Motto: TOUT POURVOIR. . Badge: bull rush | Chief: Richard Oliphant of that Ilk | - | ||
| Orrock | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Paisley | Crest: A dexter arm from the shoulder in armour grasping a dagger all Proper Motto: BE SURE | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Paterson | Crest: A dexter hand issuing out of a cloud holding a branch of laurel, all Proper Motto: HUC TENDIMUS OMNES | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Patullo | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Pennycook | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Pentland | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Peter | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Pitblado | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Pitcairn | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Pollock | Crest: A boar passant shot through with a dart Proper. Motto: AUDACTER ET STRENUE. . . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Polwarth | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Porterfield | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Preston | Crest: An angel Proper Motto: PRAESTO UT PRAESTEM | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Primrose | Crest: A demi-lion rampant Gules holding in his dexter paw a primrose Or. Motto: FIDE ET FIDUCIA. . . | Chief: Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery | - | ||
| Pringle | Crest: An escallop Or. Motto: AMICITIA REDDIT HONORES. | Chief: Sir Norman Murray Archibald MacGregor Pringle of that Ilk and Stichill, 10th Baronet | - | ||
| Purves | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Rait | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Ralston | Crest: A Falcon Proper Motto: FIDE ET MARTE | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Historic Seats: Ralston, Renfrewshire; Beith, Ayrshire | - | ||
| Ramsay | Crest: A unicorn's head couped Argent armed Or. Motto: ORA ET LABORA . Badge: blue harebell | Chief: James Hubert Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie | - | ||
| Rattray | Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or, a star Or and thereon a flaming heart Proper. Motto: SUPER SIDERA VOTUM. . | Chief: Lachlan Rattray | - | ||
| Renton | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Riddell | Crest: A demi greyhound Proper. Motto: I HOPE TO SHARE. | Chief: Sir John Riddell of that Ilk, Bt. | - | ||
| Robertson | Chief: Gilbert Robertson of Struan | - | |||
| Rollo | Crest: A stag's head couped Proper. Motto: LA FORTUNE PASSE PARTOUT. . | Chief: David Eric Howard Rollo, 14th Lord Rollo | - | ||
| Rose | Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a harp Azure. Motto: CONSTANT AND TRUE. Badge: wild rosemary | Chief: Anna Elizabeth Guillemard Rose of Kilravock | - | ||
| Ross | A hand holding a garland of juniper Proper. Motto: SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT. . Badge: juniper or bearberry | Chief: David Campbell Ross of Ross and Balnagowan | The 19th century historian W. F. Skene listed this clan's badge as uva ursi, which is sometimes known as bearberry. | - | |
| Rossie | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Routledge | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Russell | Crest: A dexter hand holding a skene dubh and on the point thereof a pair of balances, all Proper. Motto: VIRTUS SINE MACULA. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Aden in Aberdeenshire. | - | ||
| Rutherford | Motto: NEC SORTE NEC FATO. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Ruthven | Crest: A ram's head couped Sable armed Or. Motto: DEID SCHAW. | Chief: Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie | - | ||
| Sandilands | Motto: SPERO MELIORA. . | Chief: The Rt Hon. the Lord Torphichen | - | ||
| Schaw | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Scott | Crest: A stag trippant Proper, attired and unguled Or. Motto: AMO. . | Chief: Richard Walter John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch 12th Duke of Queensberry | - | ||
| Scrymgeour | Crest: A lion's paw erased in bend Or holding a crooked sword or scymitar Argent. Motto: DISSIPATE. . | Chief: Alexander Henry Scrymgeour of Dundee, 12th Earl of Dundee | - | ||
| Sempill | Crest: A stag's head Argent attired with ten tynes Azure and collared with a prince's crown Or. Motto: KEEP TRVST. | Chief: James William Stuart Whitmore Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill | - | ||
| Seton | Crest: On a ducal coronet, a dragon Vert, spouting fire Proper, with wings elevated and charged with a star Argent Motto: HAZARD YET FORWARD ON Badge: yew | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Seton Palace, East Lothian | The chiefs of Seton were the Lords Seton and Earls of Winton, whose titles and estates were confiscated due to their support of the Jacobite rising of 1715. | - | |
| Shaw of Tordarroch | Crest: A dexter cubit arm couped and holding a dagger erect and all Proper. Motto: FIDE ET FORTITUDINE. . | Chief: John Shaw of Tordarroch | - | ||
| Sinclair | Crest: A cock Proper, armed and beaked Or. Motto: COMMIT THY WORK TO GOD. Badge: furze or white clover | Chief: Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness | - | ||
| Skene | Crest: A dexter arm issuing from the shoulder out of a cloud, holding forth in the hand a triumphal crown, Proper. Motto: VIRTUTIS REGIA MERCES. . | Chief: Danus Skene of Skene | - | ||
| Skirving | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Somerville | Crest: A dragon, Vert, spouting fire, Proper, standing on a wheel, Argent Motto: FEAR GOD IN LIFE | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Spalding | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Spens | Crest: A hart's head erased Proper. Motto: SI DEUS QUIS CONTRA. . | Chief: Patrick Spens, 4th Baron Spens | The Spens heir has not yet contacted the Lord Lyon or the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs | - | |
| Spottiswood | Crest: An eagle rising Proper looking at the sun in his splendour Or Motto: PATIOR UT POTIAR | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Spottiswood, Gordon, Berwickshire | - | ||
| Stewart | Crest: A pelican Argent, winged Or, in her nest feeding her young, Proper. Motto: VIRECIT VULNERE VIRTUS. . Badge: oak or Thistle | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Stewart of Appin | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Stirling | Crest: Issuing out of an antique coronet Or a hart's head couped Azure. Motto: GANG FORWARD. | Chief: Francis John Stirling of Cadder | - | ||
| Strachan | Crest: A demi stag springing Or holding a thistle in his mouth Proper. Motto: NON TIMEO SED CAVEO. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Straiton | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Strange | Chief: Timothy Strange of Balcaskie | - | |||
| Stuart of Bute | Crest: A demi-lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure. Motto: NOBILIS EST IRA LEONIS. . | Chief: The Most Hon. John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute | - | ||
| Sutherland | Crest: A cat-a-mountain sejant rampant Proper. Motto: SANS PEUR. . Badge: cotton sedge | Chief: Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland | - | ||
| Swinton | Crest: A boar chained to a tree Proper. Motto: J'ESPERE. . | Chief: John Walter Swinton of that Ilk | - | ||
| Sydserf | Crest: An eagle's head couped Gules Motto: VIRTUTE PROMOREO | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Ruchlaw estate ', East Lothian | - | ||
| Symmers | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Baljordie, Angus | - | |||
| Tailyour | Crest: A hand holding a passion cross Gules Motto: IN CRUCE SALUS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Tait | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Pirn, Tweeddale | - | |||
| Tennant | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | |||
| Trotter | Crest: A knight in armour Proper, holding his courser Argent caparisoned Gules. Motto: IN PROMPTU. . | Chief: Alexander Trotter of Mortonhall | - | ||
| Troup | Crest: A hind's head erased Proper Motto: VERITAS VINCIT | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Turnbull | Crest: A bull's head. Motto: I SAVED THE KING. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Tweedie | Crest: A bull's head. Motto: THOL AND THINK. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | This crest badge is derived from the arms of Tweedie of Drumelzier. | - | |
| Udny | Crest: A fleur de lis Gules Motto: ALL MY HOPE IS IN GOD | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Udny Castle, Aberdeenshire | - | ||
| Urquhart | Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or, a naked woman from the waist upwards Proper, brandishing in her desxter hand a sword Azure, hilted and pommelled Gules, and holding in her sinister hand a palm sapling Vert. Motto: MEANE WEIL SPEAK WEIL AND DOE WEIL. Badge: wallflower, or gillyflower | Chief: Wilkins Fisk Urquhart of Urquhart | - | ||
| Vans | Crest: On a chapeau Azure furred Ermine a lion rampant Proper holding in his paws a balance Gules Motto: BE FAITHFUL | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian | The Chiefly line was originally "de Vaus of Dirleton", but changed to "Vans of Barnbarroch" after the loss of Dirleton | - | |
| Walkinshaw | Crest: A martlet. Motto: IN SEASON. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Wallace | Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet of four strawberry leaves Or, a dexter arm vambraced, the hand brandishing a sword all Proper. Motto: PRO LIBERTATE. . | Chief: Ian Francis Wallace of that Ilk | - | ||
| Wardlaw | Crest: A celestial star Or Motto: FAMILIAS FIRMAT PIETAS | Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Torry, Fife | - | ||
| Watson | Crest: Two hands holding the trunk of an oak tree sprouting the hands issuing out of clouds Motto: INSPERATA FLORUIT | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Wauchope | Crest: A garb Proper Motto: INDUSTRIA DITAT | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Wedderburn | Crest: An eagle's head erased Proper. Motto: NON DEGENER. . . | Chief: Henry David Wedderburn of that Ilk, Lord Scrymgeour, Master of Dundee | - | ||
| Weir | Crest: Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a boar statant Azure armed Or. Motto: VERO NIHIL VERIUS. . | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | Crest badge derived from the arms of Weir of Blackwood. | - | |
| Wemyss | Crest: A swan Proper. Motto: JE PENSE. . | Chief: David Wemyss of that Ilk | - | ||
| Whitefoord | Crest: A garb Or standing upright and thereon a dove Proper Motto: TOUT EST D’EN HAUT | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Whitelaw | Crest: A crescent. Motto: GRADATIM PLENA. | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Wishart | Crest: A demi eagle with wings expanded Proper Motto: MERCY IS MY DESIRE | Chief: none, armigerous clan. | - | ||
| Wood | Crest: A ship under sail Proper. Motto: TUTUS IN UNDIS Badge: A sprig of oak | Chief: Joseph John Hugh Fawcett Wood of Largo.. | The Arms are those of Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, who is considered the founder of the present chiefly line. | - | |
| Young | Crest: A demi lion issuant Gules, holding a sword Proper Motto: ROBORE PRUDENTIA PRÆSTAT | Chief: none, armigerous clan.'' | - |