List of Scottish clans

The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information.

Clan map of Scotland

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 (about 140)^[1] 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.^[2][3] Scottish crest badges have only been worn by clan members on the bonnet since the 19th century.^[2]

  Highland and Island clans

  Lowland and Border clans

Clan name	Crest badge and tartan	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.^[4] Motto: PETIT ALTA.^[5] [from Latin: "He seeks high deeds"].^[4]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Abercrombie, Fife
Abernethy		Crest: A raven Sable, beaked and membered Gules Motto: SALUS PER CHRISTUM [from Latin: Salvation through Christ]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Abernethy, Perth and Kinross
Adair		Crest: A man's head couped and bloody.^[6] Motto: LOYAL AU MORT.^[6] [from French: "Loyal unto death"]^[6]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	The crest and motto are derived from the arms of Adair of Kinhilt.^[6]
Adam		Crest: A cross crosslet fitchée Gules surmounted by a sword in saltire Proper Motto: CRUX MIHI GRATA QUIES [from Latin: The cross gives me welcome rest]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Blair Adam, estate in Kinross-shire
Agnew		Crest: An eagle issuant and reguardant Proper.^[7] Motto: CONSILIO NON PETU.^[7] [from Latin: "By wisdom not force"]^[7]	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 [from Latin: "For country often, for King always"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Dolphinstone Castle (ruin), Jedburgh^[8]
Aiton^[citation needed]		Crest: A hand pulling a rose Proper Motto: DECERPTAE DABUNT ODORUM ["Roses plucked will give sweet smell"]	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.{Lyon Court Records 1673/5: Book 1, folio 239 as recorded for James Anderson of Westerairdbreck and also grant by Lord Lyon 20 March 1992 book 73, folio 78: to David Alexander Richard Waterton-Anderson, a descendant of the original grantee} 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.^[9]	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.^[9]
Anstruther		Crest: Two arms in armour holding a pole-axe with both hands gauntleted Proper.^[10] Motto: PERIISSEM NI PERIISSEM.^[11] [from Latin: "I would have perished had I not persisted"].^[10]	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".^[12] Note the crest used in the crest badge.
Arbuthnott		Crest: A peacock's head couped at the neck Proper.^[13] Motto: LAUS DEO.^[13] [from Latin: "Praise God"].^[13]	Chief: Keith Arbuthnott 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott Seat: Arbuthnott House, Arbuthnott, Aberdeenshire
Armstrong		Crest: An arm from the shoulder, armed Proper.^[14] Motto: INVICTUS MANEO.^[14] [from Latin: "I remain unvanquished"].^[14]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Gilnockie Tower, Dumfries and Galloway
Arnott^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Arnott, Portmoak in Kinross-shire
Arthur		Crest: Two laurel branches in orle Proper.^[15] Motto: FIDE ET OPERA.^[15] [from Latin: "By fidelity and labour"].^[15] Badge: Wild Myrtle or Fir Club Moss	Chief: John Alexander MacArthur of that Ilk Seat: Castle Kennedy House, Castle Kennedy, Wigtownshire
Auchinleck^[citation needed]		Crest: An ear of rye Proper Motto: PRETIOSUM QUOD UTILE ["What is useful is valuable"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Auchinleck
Baillie		Crest: A boar's head erased Proper.^[16] Motto: QUID CLARIUS ASTRIS.^[17] [from Latin: "What is brighter than the stars?"].^[16]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Baird		Crest: A gryphon's head erased Proper.^[18] Motto: DOMINUS FECIT.^[18] [from Latin: "The Lord has done this"].^[18]	Chief: none	In August 2019 Sir James Baird, 11th Bt. of Saughtonhall petitioned for the Chiefship. Petition under review as of Summer 2021.^[19] Also in August 2019 Richard Holman Baird was commissioned commander to serve a term up to 5 years.^[20]
Balfour		Crest: A dexter arm in armour erect the hand holding a baton in bend Gules tipped Argent Motto: Fordward ["Forward"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Burleigh Castle^[21]
Bannatyne		Crest: A demi griffin, in his dexter paw a sword erect Proper.^[22] Motto: NEC CITO NEC TARDE.^[23] [from Latin: "Neither fast nor slow"].^[22]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Bannerman		Crest: A demi man in armour holding in his right hand a sword Proper.^[24] Motto: PRO PATRIA.^[25] [from Latin: "For my county"]^[26]	Chief: David Gordon Bannerman of Elsick, 15th Baronet	The ancestors of the Bannermans were hereditary banner-bearers to the kings of Scotland.^[26]
Barclay		Crest: (On a chapeau doubled Ermine) a hand holding a dagger Proper.^[27] Motto: AUT AGERE AUT MORI.^[27] [from Latin: "Either to do or die"].^[27]	Chief: Peter Barclay of Towie Barclay and of that Ilk Seat: Towie Barclay Castle, Aberdeenshire
Baxter^[citation needed]		Crest: A lion rampant guardant Sable Motto: VINCIT VERITAS ["Truth prevails"]	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.^[28]	Chief: in the process, armigerous clan. Seat: Middlebie
Belshes^[citation needed]		Crest: A greyhound's head couped Argent collared Azure Motto: FULGET VIRTUS INTAMINATA ["Virtue shines unstained"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Bethune		Crest: An otter's head erased Argent.^[29] Motto: DE BONNAIRE.^[30] [from French: "Gracious"].^[29]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Beveridge^[citation needed]		Crest: Out of a mural crown Or a demi beaver Proper Motto: PERSEVERANDO ["By persevering"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Brucefield, estate in Fife
Binning^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Barony of Binning, in the parish of Uphall, West Lothian
Bissett^[citation needed]		Crest: The trunk of an oak tree sprouting afresh Proper Motto: ABSCISSA VIRESCIT ["That torn down re-grows"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	The chiefly line is thought to be Bisset of Lessendrum.
Blackadder^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Old Tulliallan Castle, Kincardine, Fife
Blackstock^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Blair^[citation needed]		Crest: A stag lodged Proper Motto: AMO PROBOS ["I love the virtuous"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Blair, Ayrshire
Blane^[citation needed]		Crest: The sword of Justice paleways Proper Motto: PAX AUT BELLUM ["Peace or war"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Blyth^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Lauderdale
Borthwick		Crest: A moor's head couped Proper wreathed Argent and Sable.^[31] Motto: QUI CONDUCIT.^[31] [from Latin: "He who leads"].^[31]	Chief: John Hugh Borthwick of that Ilk, 24th Lord Borthwick Seat: Borthwick Castle, Lothian
Boswell^[citation needed]		Crest: A falcon Proper, hooded Gules, jessed and belled Or Motto: VRAYE FOI ["True faith"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Boyd		Crest: A dexter hand erect and pale having the outer fingers bowed inwards.^[32] Motto: CONFIDO.^[32] [from Latin: "I trust"].^[32]	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 Burks, , and only House of Boyd aka Clan Boyd has updated information regarding their Chief Boyd clan web site
Boyle		Crest: A double headed eagle displayed, parted per pale embattled Gules and Argent.^[33] Motto: DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT.^[34] [from Latin: "The Lord will provide"].^[33]	Chief: Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow Seat: Kelburn Castle, North Ayrshire
Brisbane^[citation needed]		Crest: A stork's head erased holding in her beak a serpent nowed Proper Motto: DABIT OTIA DEUS ["God will give repose"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Killincraig, Largs, North Ayrshire
Brodie		Crest: A right hand holding a bunch of arrows all Proper.^[35] Motto: UNITE.^[35] Badge: periwinkle^[36]	Chief: Alexander Tristan Duff Brodie of Brodie Seat: Brodie Castle, Morayshire
Broun^[citation needed]		Crest: A lion rampant, holding in the dexter paw a fleur de lis Or Floreat magestas (Let majesty flourish) Motto: FLOREAT MAGESTAS ["Let majesty flourish"]	Chief: Sir Wayne Broun of Coultson, Bt. Seat: Colstoun House, East Lothian
Bruce		Crest: A lion stantan Azure armed and langued Gules.^[37] Motto: FUIMUS.^[37] [from Latin: "We have been"].^[37] Badge: rosemary^[36]	Chief: Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin Seat: Broomhall Hall, Dunfermline
Buchan		Crest: (upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine) A sun shining upon a sunflower full blown Proper.^[38] Motto: NON INFERIORA SECUTUS.^[38] [from Latin: "Not having followed mean pursuits"].^[38]	Chief: David Buchan of Auchmacoy Seat: Auchmacoy House, Aberdeenshire
Buchanan		Crest: A dexter hand holding up a ducal cap (Proper), tufted on the top with a rose Gules, within two laurel branches in orle (also Proper).^[39] Motto: CLARIOR HINC HONOS.^[39] [from Latin: "Hence the brighter honour"].^[39] Badge: billberry (blaeberry), oak, and birch^[36]	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.^[40]
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 ["God directs"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Fascally, by Pitlochry, Perthshire
Byses^[citation needed]		Crest: A cock reguardant Proper Motto: MARTE SUO TUTUS ["Safe by his own exertions"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Byses Castle (ruin), Haddington, East Lothian
Cairns^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Mid Calder, West Lothian
Calder^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire
Caldwell^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Caldwell, East Renfrewshire
Callender^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Callander, Stirlingshire
Cameron		Crest: A sheaf of five arrows points upwards Proper tied with a band Gules.^[41] Motto: AONAIBH RI CHÉILE.^[41] [from Scottish Gaelic: "Unite"].^[41] Badge: crowberry, or oak^[36]	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.^[42] Motto: NE OBLIVISCARIS.^[42] [from Latin: "Do not forget"].^[42] Badge: fir club moss, or wild myrtle (bog myrtle)^[36]	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.^[43]
Campbell of Breadalbane		Crest: A boar's head erased Proper.^[44] Motto: FOLLOW ME.^[45]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Breadalbane
Campbell of Cawdor		Crest: A swan, Proper, crowned, Or.^[46] Motto: BE MINDFUL.^[47]	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.^[48]^[49]^[50] Motto: FAC ET SPERA.^[50] [from Latin: "Do and Hope"]^[48]
Carmichael		Crest: A dexter hand and arm in pale armed and holding a broken spear Proper.^[51] Motto: TOUT JOUR PREST.^[51] [from French: "Always ready"].^[51]	Chief: Richard Carmichael of Carmichael Seat: Carmichael, South Lanarkshire
Carnegie		Crest: A thunderbolt Proper, winged Or.^[52] Motto: DRED GOD.^[52]	Chief: David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife Seat: Elsick House, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire
Carruthers		Crest: A seraphim volant Proper^[53]^[54] Motto: PROMPTUS ET FIDELIS ["Ready and faithful"]	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.^[55] Motto: I HOPE TO SPEED.^[55]	Chief: Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart Seat: Gateley Hall
Chalmers^[citation needed]		Crest: The head and neck of a lion Sable langued Gules Motto: AVANCE ["Advance"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Charteris		Crest: A dexter hand holding up a dagger paleways Proper.^[56] Motto: THIS IS OUR CHARTER.^[56]	Chief: James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March Seat: Gosford House, East Lothian
Chattan		Crest: A cat salient Proper.^[57] Motto: TOUCH NOT THE CATT BOT A GLOVE.^[57] Badge: wild whortleberry^[36]	Captain: Malcolm K. MacKintosh of Clan Chattan	A unique federation of smaller clans such as Clan Macpherson, Clan Macbean and Clan Macphail lead by Clan Macintosh.
Cheyne		Crest: A cross pattée fitchée Argent Motto: PATIENTIA VINCIT ["Patience conquers"]	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.^[58] Motto: FEROS FERIO.^[58] [from Latin: "I am fierce with the fierce"].^[58]Badge: fern^[36]	Chief: Hamish Chisholm of Chisholm
Clelland^[citation needed]		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.^[59]
Clephane^[citation needed]		Crest: A hand holding a helmet Proper Motto: UT SIM PARATIOR ["That I may be the more ready"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Carslogie, Fife
Cochrane		Crest: A horse passant Argent^[60] Motto: VIRTUTE ET LABOUR.^[60] ["By valour and exertion"].^[60]	Chief: Iain Alexander Douglas Blair Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald, 6th Marquess of Maranhão Seat: Lochnell Castle, Argyllshire
Cockburn		Crest: A cock crowing Proper.^[61] Motto: ACCENDIT CANTU.^[62] [from Latin: "He rouses us with song"].^[61]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Colquhoun		Crest: A hart's head couped Gules, attired Argent.^[63] Motto: SI JE PUIS.^[63] [from French: "If i can"].^[63] Badge: hazel,^[36] or dogberry^[64]	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.^[65] Motto: OUBLIER NE PUIS.^[65] [from French: "I cannot forget"].^[65]	Chief: Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross
Congilton^[citation needed]		Crest: A bee Proper Motto: MAGNA IN PARVO ["Much in little"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Craig		Crest: A chevalier on horseback in full charge grasping a broken lance in bend Proper.^[66] Motto: There are two Mottos: J’ai Bonne Esperance [from French: "I have Good Hope"^[67] and the less common Vive Deo Et Vives.^[68] [from Latin: "Live for God and you shall have life"].^[66]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Riccarton	The last chief was Thomas Craig of Riccarton who died on 13 March 1823^[69]
Cranstoun		Crest: A crane Proper dormant holding a stone in her claw.^[70] Motto: THOU SHALT WANT ERE I WANT.^[70]	Chief: David Cranston of that Ilk and Corehouse
Crawford		Crest: A stag's head erased Gules, between the attires a cross crosslet fitchée Sable.^[71] Motto: TUTUM TE ROBORE REDDAM.^[71] [from Latin: "I will give you safety though strength"].^[71]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Crichton		Crest: A dragon spouting out fire Proper.^[72] Motto: GOD SEND GRACE.^[73]	Chief: David Maitland Makgill Crichton of that Ilk Seat: Monzie Castle, Crieff
Crosbie^[citation needed]		Crest: Out of a mount the trunk of a tree sprouting out new branches all Proper Motto: RESURGAM ["I shall rise again"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Cumming		Crest: A lion rampant Or, in his dexter paw a dagger Proper.^[74] Motto: COURAGE.^[74] Badge: cumin plant^[36]	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.^[75]
Cunningham		Crest: A unicorn's head couped Argent, armed Or.^[76] Motto: OVER FORK OVER.^[76]	Chief: Sir John Christopher Foggo Montgomery Cunninghame of Kilmaurs, Baronet of Corsehill^[77]
Dalmahoy^[citation needed]		Crest: A hand brandishing a sword aloft Proper Motto: ABSQZ ["absque"], or METU ["Without fear"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: barony of Dalmahoy, Midlothian
Dalrymple		Crest: A rock Proper.^[78] Motto: FIRM.^[79]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Dalrymple
Dalziel		Crest: A dagger paleways Azure, hilted and pommelled Or.^[80] Motto: I DARE.^[81]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Dalziel
Darroch		Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred miniver a demi-Negro, in his dexter hand a dagger Proper.^[82] Motto: BE WATCHFULL.^[83]	Chief: Duncan Darroch of Gourock
Davidson		Crest: A stag's head erased Proper.^[84] Motto: SAPIENTER SI SINCERE.^[84] ["Wisely if sincerely"].^[84] Badge: boxwood, or red whortleberry^[36]	Chief: Alister Davidson of Davidston	Of the old blood of the Clan Chattan Federation.
Dennistoun^[citation needed]		Crest: A dexter arm in pale Proper, clothed Gules, (issuing out of the Wreath) and holding an antique shield Sable charged with a mullet Or Motto: ADVERSA VURTUTE REPELLO ["I repel adversity with fortitude"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Dewar		Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or of four (three visible) strawberry leaves, a dexter arm vambraced, brandishing a sword Proper, hilted and pommelled Or.^[citation needed] Motto: QUID NON PRO PATRIA.^[85] [from Latin: "What would one not do for his country"].^[86]	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.^[87] Motto: VIRTUTIS GLORIA MERCES.^[87] [from Latin: "Glory is the reward of valour"].^[87] Badge: bracken,^[36] or fern^[64]	Chief: Alexander Robertson of Struan.	The Celtic Magazine of 1884 states that this badge (fern), compared to fine leaved heath, is the older badge.^[64]
Douglas		Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a salamander Vert encircled with flames of fire Proper.^[88] Motto: JAMAIS ARRIÈRE.^[88] [from French: "Never behind"].^[88]	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.^[89]
Drummond		Crest: On a crest coronet Or, a goshhawk wings displayed Proper, armed and belled Or, jessed Gules.^[90] Motto: VIRTUTEM CORONAT HONOS.^[90] [from Latin: "Honour crowns virtue"].^[90] Badge: holly,^[36] or Wild thyme^[64]	Chief: James David Drummond, 19th Earl of Perth
Dunbar		Crest: A horse's head Argent, bridled and reined Gules.^[91] Motto: IN PROMPTU.^[91] ["In readiness"].^[91]	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.^[92]
Dundas		Crest: A lion's head affrontée looking through a bush of oak Proper.^[93] Motto: ESSAYEZ.^[93] [from French: "Try"].^[93]	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.^[94]
Dunlop^[citation needed]		Crest: A dexter hand holding a dagger erect all Proper Motto: MERITO ["Deservedly"]	Chief: James Stuart Wallace Dunlop, Dunlop of that Ilk. Seat: Dunlop, in Cunningham, Ayrshire
Durie		Crest: A crescent Or^[95] Motto: CONFIDO.^[96] [From Latin: "I trust"].^[95]	Chief: Andrew Durie of Durie
Edmonstone^[citation needed]		Crest: A swan's head and neck Proper. Swan signifies musicality. Formerly: A camel's head and neck Proper (time of change uncertain) Motto: VIRTUS AUGET HONOREM [from Latin: "Virtue Increases Honor"]	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.^[97] Motto: FORTITER ET RECTE.^[97] [from Latin: "Boldly and rightly"].^[97]	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^[98] Motto: CAUSE CAUSIT.^[99] ["Cause caused it"]^[98]	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.^[100] Motto: JE PENSE PLUS.^[100] [From French: "I think more"].^[100]	Chief: James Thorne Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar and 16th Earl of Kellie
Ewing^[citation needed]		Crest: A demi-lion rampant holding in its dexter paw a star or mullet Motto: AUDACITER ["Boldly"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	The Ewing coat of arms appears in the Workman Armorial dated 1566.^[101]
Fairlie^[citation needed]		Crest: A lion's head couped or Motto: PARATUS SUM ["I am prepared"]	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 ["Live that you may have life"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	Septs: Falconer, Falkner, Faulkner, Faulknor, Fawkner
Farquharson		Crest: On a chapeau gules furred Ermine, a demi-lion Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword proper.^[102] Motto: FIDE ET FORTITUDINE.^[102] [from Latin: "By fidelity and fortitude"].^[102] Badge: Scots fir, red whortleberry,^[36] or foxglove.^[103]	Chief: Alwyne Farquharson of Invercauld	Part of the Clan Chattan Federation through its association with Clan Shaw.
Fenton^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Fenton, Dirleton, East Lothian
Fergusson		Crest: Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a bee on a thistle Proper.^[104] Motto: DULCIUS EX ASPERIS.^[104] [From Latin: "Sweeter after difficulties"].^[104] Badge: little sunflower^[103]	Chief: Sir Charles Fergusson of Kilkerran, 9th Bt.
Fleming		Crest: A goat's head erased Argent, armed Or Motto: LET THE DEED SHAW.^[105]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Fletcher		Crest: A demi bloodhound Azure, langued Gules, gorged with a ducal crown Or Motto: DIEU POUR NOUS.^[106] ["God for us"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Glenorchie, Argyll	Many clan immigrated 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.^[107] Motto: GRACE ME GUIDE.^[107] Badge: broom^[36]	Chief: Lord Malcolm Nigel Forbes, 23rd Lord Forbes Seat: Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire
Forrester		Crest: A hound's head erased Proper collared Gules Motto: BLAW HUNTER BLAW THY HORN.^[108]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Corstorphine Castle (demolished), Corstorphine, Lothian
Forsyth		Crest: A griffin sergeant Azure, armed and membered Sable, crowned Or.^[109] Motto: INSTAURATOR RUINAE.^[109] [From Latin: "A repairer of ruin"].^[109]	Chief: Alister Forsyth of that Ilk
Fotheringham^[citation needed]		Crest: A) A griffin segreant Proper (Fotheringham) Motto: A) BE IT FAST Crest: B) A lion's paw erased holding a scimitar Proper Motto: B) DISSIPATE ["Disperse"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Powrie, Inverarity, Forfarshire
Fraser		Crest: On a mount a flourish of strawberries leaved and fructed Proper.^[110] Motto: ALL MY HOPE IS IN GOD^[110] Badge: yew^[36]	Chief: Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun
Fraser of Lovat		Crest: A buck's head erased Proper.^[111] Motto: JE SUIS PREST.^[112] [From French: "I am ready"].^[111]	Chief: Simon Fraser, 18th Lord Lovat Seat: Beaufort Castle, Aberdeenshire
Fullarton^[citation needed]		Crest: An otter's head erased Gules Motto: LUX IN TENEBRIS ["Light in darkness"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: barony of Fullarton, Ayrshire
Galbraith		Crest: A bear's head couped Argent muzzled Azure.^[113] Motto: AB OBICE SUAVIOR.^[114] [From Latin: "Gentler because of the obstruction"].^[114]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	The chiefs were The Galbraith of Culcreuch (untraceable since about 1700).^[115]
Galloway^[citation needed]		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 ["Troubles are connected with the cross"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.^[116] Seat: Gardyne Castle
Gartshore^[citation needed]		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.^[117] Motto: DURAT DITAT PLACET.^[117] [from Latin: "It sustains, it enriches, it pleases"].^[117]	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^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Gladstains^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Glas^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Glen^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Glendinning^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Gordon		Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or a stag's head (affrontée) Proper attired with ten tines Or.^[118] Motto: BYDAND ["abiding, steadfast", an adjectival use of the Middle Scots present participle of bide^[119] or from Latin: "Remaining"^[118]]. Badge: ivy^[36]	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.^[120] Motto: NE OUBLIE.^[120] ["Do not forget"].^[120] Badge: spurge laurel^[36]	Chief: James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose Seat: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire
Grant		Crest: A burning hill Proper.^[121] Motto: CRAIG ELACHIE.^[121] [from Scottish Gaelic: "The rock of alarm"].^[121] Badge: pine (Scots fir)^[36]	Chief: James Patrick Trevor Grant of Grant, 6th Baron Strathspey
Gray		Crest: An anchor in pale Or.^[122] Motto: ANCHOR FAST ANCHOR.^[123]	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.^[123]
Gregor		Crest: A lion's head erased Proper, crowned with an antique crown Or.^[124] Motto: 'S RIOGHAL MO DHREAM.^[124] [from Scottish Gaelic: "My race is royal"].^[124] Badge: Scots pine (Scots fir)^[36]	Chief: Sir Malcolm Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor, 7th Bart.	Clan of the historical figure Rob Roy MacGregor.
Grierson		Crest: A fetterlock Argent.^[125] Motto: HOC SECURIOR.^[126] [from Latin: "More secure by this"].^[125] Badge: Scottish bluebell^[36]	Chief: Madam Sarah Anne Grierson of Lag	Clan of the notable baronet, Auld Lag, whom Sir Walter Scott based a character on in his novel Redgauntlet.
Gunn		Crest: A dexter hand wielding a sword in bend Proper.^[127] Motto: AUT PAX AUT BELLUM.^[127] [from Latin: Either peace or war"].^[127] Badge: juniper,^[36] or roseroot^[103]	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.^[128] Motto: STO PRO VERITATE.^[129] [from Latin: "I stand for the truth"].^[128]	Chief: Alexander Guthrie of Guthrie
Haig		Crest: A rock Proper.^[130] Motto: TYDE WHAT MAY.^[130]	Chief: Alexander Douglas Derrick Haig, 3rd Earl Haig Seat: Bemersyde, Roxburghshire
Haldane		Crest: An eagle's head erased Or^[131] Motto: SUFFER.^[132]	Chief: Martin Haldane of Gleneagles Seat: Gleneagles, Perthshire
Haliburton^[citation needed]		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^[citation needed]		Crest: A falcon's head erased Proper Motto: IN ARDUA NITOR ["I endeavour in difficulties"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Rathillet, Fife
Halket^[citation needed]		Crest: A falcon's head erased Proper Motto: FIDES SUFFICIT ["Faith is sufficient"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Pitfirran, Fife
Hall^[citation needed]		Crest: A Talbot's head Motto: Vive Ut Vivas ["Live, So That You May Live"] " –	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.^[133] Motto: THROUGH.^[133]	Chief: Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
Hannay		Crest: A cross crosslet fitchée issuing out of a crescent Sable.^[134] Motto: PER ARDUA AD ALTA.^[134] ["Through difficulties to higher things"].^[134]	Chief: David Hannay of Kirkdale and of that Ilk.
Harris^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Hay or Leith		Crest: Issuing out of a crest coronet a falcon volant Proper, armed, jessed and belted Or.^[135] Motto: SERVA JUGUM.^[135] ["Keep the yoke"].^[135] Badge: mistletoe^[36]	Chief: Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
Henderson		Crest: A cubit arm Proper the hand holding an estoile Or surmounted by a crescent Azure.^[136] Motto: SOLA VIRTUS NOBILITAT.^[136] ["Virtue alone ennobles"].^[136] Badge: cotton grass^[36]	Chief: Alistair Donald Henderson of Fordell
Hepburn		Crest: A horse's head couped Argent, bridled Gules.^[137] Motto: KEEP TRYST.^[138]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Heron^[citation needed]		Crest: A Demi lion Argent holding in his dexter paw a cross crosslet fitchée Gules Motto: PAR VALEUR ["By bravery"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Heron, Kirkcudbrightshire
Herries		Crest: A stag's head with ten tynes Argent.^[139] Motto: DOMINUS DEDIT.^[140] [from Latin: "The Lord has given"].^[139]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Hogg^[citation needed]		Crest: An oak tree Proper Motto: DAT GLORIA VIRES ["A good name gives strength"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Newliston House, Kirkliston, Lothian
Hogarth^[citation needed]		Crest: A pegasus Motto: CANDOR DAT VIRIBUS ALAS ["Sincerity gives wings to strength."]	Chief: William Hogarth. Seat: Berwickshire and later Firhil
Home		Crest: On a cap of maintenance Proper, a lion's head erased Argent.^[141] Motto: A HOME. A HOME. A HOME.^[141] Badge: broom^[36]	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.^[142] Motto: AT SPES INFRACTA.^[143] [from Latin: "But hope is unbroken"].^[142]	Chief: Sir John Hope of Craighall, Bt.	The motto is a pun on the clan name.
Hopkirk^[citation needed]		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 ["I hope to prosper"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Horsburgh^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Houston		Crest: A sand-glass Proper.^[144] Motto: IN TIME.^[145]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Houston, Renfrewshire
Hunter		Crest: A greyhound sejant Proper, gorged with an antique crown Or.^[146] Motto: CURSUM PERFICIO.^[146] [from Latin: "I accomplish the hunt"].^[146]	Chief: Pauline Hunter of Hunterston Seat: Hunterston
Hutton^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Inglis^[citation needed]	Demi Lion.	Motto: Nobilis Est Ira Leonis	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Innes		Crest: A boar's head erased Proper.^[147] Motto: BE TRAIST.^[147] Badge: great bulrush^[36]	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.^[148]
Irvine		Crest: A sheaf of Holly consisting of nine leaves Vert slipped and banded Gules.^[149] Motto: SUB SOLE SUB UMBRA VIRENS.^[149] [From Latin: "Flourishing both in sunshine and in shade"].^[149]	Chief: Alexander Irvine of Drum, 27th Baron of Drum^[150]^[151]^[152] Seat: Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire
Irving		Crest: An arm gauntleted holding a branch of holly consisting of seven leaves all proper.^[149] Motto: HAUD ULLIS LABENTIA VENTIS. [From Latin: "Yielding Under No Winds"].	Chief: Rupert Irving of Bonshaw^[150]^[153] Seat: Bonshaw Tower, Dumfriesshire
Jardine		Crest: A spur rowel of six points Proper.^[154] Motto: CAVE ADSUM.^[154] ["Beware i am present"].^[154]	Chief: Sir William Murray Jardine of Applegirth, 13th Bt.
Johnstone		Crest: A winged spur Or.^[155] Motto: NUNQUAM NON PARATUS.^[155] [from Latin: "Never unprepared"].^[155] Badge: red hawthorn^[36]	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.^[156] Motto: VERITAS VINCIT.^[156] [from Latin: "Truth conquers"].^[156]	Chief: James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore Seat: [1] Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire
Kelly^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Kennedy		Crest: A dolphon naiant Proper.^[157] Motto: AVISE LA FIN.^[157] ["Consider the end"].^[157] Badge: oak^[36]	Chief: David Thomas Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa
Kerr		Crest: The sun in his splendour Or.^[158] Motto: SERO SED SERIO.^[158] ["Late but in earnest"].^[158]	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.^[159] Motto: THIS I"LL DEFEND.^[159]	Chief: Arabella Kincaid of Kincaid
Kinloch^[citation needed]		Crest: A young eagle perched and looking up to the sun in splendour all Proper Motto: NON DEGENER ["Not degenerate"]	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.^[160] Motto: ERRANTIA LUMINA FALLUNT.^[161] [from Latin: "Wandering lights deceive"].^[160]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Kinnear		Crest: Two anchors in saltire Proper.^[162] Motto: I LIVE IN HOPE.^[162]	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.^[163] Motto: STABO.^[163] ["I shall stand"].^[163]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Kirkcaldy^[citation needed]		Crest: A man's head with the face looking upwards Proper Motto: FORTISSIMA VERITAS ["Truth is the strongest"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Kirkcaldy, Fife
Kirkpatrick^[citation needed]		Crest: Upraised hand holding a dagger dripping blood Motto: I MAK SIKKAR ["I'll Make Sure"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Laing^[citation needed]		Crest: A Dove, in the mouth a sprig of olive Motto: Misericordia Est Mea Cupido ["Mercy is my desire"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Lammie^[citation needed]		Crest: A hand Proper holding a crosier Or Motto: PER VARIOS CASUS ["By various fortunes"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Lamont		Crest: A dexter hand couped at the wrist Proper.^[164] Motto: NE PARCUS NEC SPERNAS.^[164] ["Neither spare nor dispose"].^[164] ["Neither spare nor scorn"].^[165] Badge: crab-apple tree,^[36] trefoil^[64] or dryas^[103]	Chief: The Rev. Father Peter Lamont of that Ilk
Langlands^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Learmonth^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Leask		Crest: A crescent Argent.^[166] Motto: VIRTUTE CRESCO.^[167] [from Latin: "I grow by virtue"].^[166]	Chief: Jonathan Leask of that Ilk.
Lennox		Crest: Two broadswords in saltire behind a swan's head and neck all Proper.^[168] Motto: I'LL DEFEND.^[168]	Chief: Edward Lennox of that Ilk
Leslie		Crest: A demi griffin Proper, armed, beaked and winged Or.^[169] Motto: GRIP FAST.^[169]	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.^[170] Motto: ENDURE FORT.^[170] ["Endure boldly"].^[170]	Chief: Anthony Robert Lindsay, 30th Earl of Crawford and 13th Earl of Balcarres
Little^[citation needed]		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.^[171] Motto: CORDA SERRATA PANDO.^[172] [from Latin: "I open locked hearts"].^[171]	Chief: Ranald William Angus Lockhart, 26th Baron of Lee
Logan		Crest: A passion nail piercing a human heart, Proper.^[173] Motto: HOC MAJORUM VIRTUS.^[174] [from Latin: "This is valour of my ancestors"].^[175] Badge: furze^[36]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Logie^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Lumsden		Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or a naked arm grasping a sword Proper.^[176] Motto: AMOR PATITUR MORAS.^[176] ["Love endures delays"].^[176]	Chief: Gillem Lumsden of that Ilk
Lundin^[citation needed]		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 ["By the grace of God I am what I am"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Lyle^[citation needed]		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.^[177] Motto: IN TE DOMINE SPERAVI.^[178] [from Latin: "In Thee O Lord have I put my trust"].^[177]	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.^[177]
MacAlister		Crest: A dexter arm in armour erect, the hand holding a dagger in pale all Proper.^[179] Motto: FORTITER.^[179] ["Boldly"].^[179] Badge: common heath^[36]	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 (Scots fir).	Chief: none Commander: Michael T. McAlpin, Armigers: Eight MacAlpine armigers.^[180]	No chiefly arms have been recorded in the Lyon Register.
MacAulay		Crest: A boot couped at the ankle and theron a spur Proper.^[181] Motto: DULCE PERICULUM.^[181] [from Latin: "Danger is sweet"].^[181] or "Sweet danger"].^[182] Badge: pine (Scots fir), or cranberry^[36]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Ardencaple Castle, Argyll & Bute	No chiefly arms have been recorded in the Lyon Register.Note 7 August 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.^[183] Motto: TOUCH NOT A CATT BOT A TARGE.^[183] Badge: boxwood, or red whortleberry^[36]	Chief: James McBain of McBain	Of the old blood of the Clan Chattan Federation.
MacBrayne^[citation needed]			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.^[184] Motto: PER MARE PER TERRAS.^[184] ["By sea and land"].^[184] Badge: common heath (Scots heather)^[36]	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.^[185] Motto: MY HOPE IS CONSTANT IN THEE.^[185] Badge: common heath (Scots heather)^[36]	Chief: Ranald Alexander MacDonald, Captain of Clanranald
MacDonald of Keppoch		Crest: An eagle displayed, Gules, crowned of a ducal coronet, Or. Badge: common heath (Scots heather), or white heather^[36]	Chief: Ranald Macdonald of Keppoch
MacDonald of Sleat		Crest: A hand in armour fesswise holding a cross crosslet fitchée Gules.^[186] Motto: PER MARE PER TERRAS.^[186] ["By sea and land"].^[186]	Chief: Sir Ian MacDonald of Sleat, Bt.
MacDonell of Glengarry		Crest: A raven Proper perching on a rock Azure.^[187] Motto: CRAGAN AN FHITHICH.^[187] [from Scottish Gaelic: "The rock of the raven"].^[187] Badge: common heath^[36]	Chief: Ranald MacDonnell of Glengarry
MacDougall		Crest: (On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine) a dexter arm in armour embowed fessways couped Proper, holding a cross crosslet fitchée erect Gules.^[188] Motto: BUAIDH NO BAS.^[188] [from Scottish Gaelic: "To conquer or die"].^[188] Badge: bell heather^[36]	Chief: Madame Morag MacDougall of MacDougall
Mac Domhnaill	Motto: Seas le Urram.^[188]	Chief: Steven Mitchell of Clan Mac Domhnaill
Macdowall		Crest: (issuant from a crest coronet Or) A lion's paw erased and erected Proper holding a dagger point upwards Proper, hilted and pommelled Or.^[189] Motto: VINCERE VEL MORI.^[190] [from Latin: "To conquer or die"].^[189]	Chief: Fergus D. H. McDowall of Garthland
McDowell^[citation needed]		Crest: Lion Rampant Or (Gold), crowned Gules (Red), holding a cross crosslet fitchée Gules (Red). Motto: TIMOR DEI [from Latin: "Fear God"] Eagal Dhè [Scottish Gaelic]	Chief:
MacDuff		Crest: A demi-lion Gules holding in the dexter paw a broadsword erected in pale Proper, hilted and pommelled Or.^[191] Motto: DEUS JUVAT.^[191] [from Latin: "God assists"].^[191] Badge: boxwood or red whortleberry^[36]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
MacEwen (or MacEwan)		Crest: A trunk of an oak tree sprouting Proper.^[192] Motto: REVIRESCO.^[192] ["I grow strong again"].^[192]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	This motto is not from the chiefly arms, but is derived from the arms of the McEwen baronets.^[193]
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.^[194] Motto: THIS I'LL DEFEND^[194] Badge: cranberry or cloudberry^[36]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Macfie		Crest: A demi lion rampant Proper.^[195] Motto: PRO REGE.^[195] ["For the king"].^[195] Badge: pine (Scots fir), oak or crowberry^[36]	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.^[196] Motto: TOUCH NOT THIS CAT^[196]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Badge: boxwood or red whortleberry^[36]	Part of the Clan Chattan Federation. In 2016 four Clan MacGillivary Societies of Scotland, America, Australia and the Netherlands elected Iain MacGillivray as Clan Commander^[197]^[198]
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.^[199] Motto: GHIFT DHE AGUS AN RIGH [from Scottish Gaelic: "By the grace of God and king"].^[199] Badge: holly^[36]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	This motto is not derived from the chiefly arms, but from a modern coat of arms (from the arms of MacInnes of Malagawatch).^[200] Tartan for the Clann Innes.
MacIntyre		Crest: A dexter hand holding a dagger in pale Proper.^[201] Motto: PER ARDUA.^[201] [from Latin: "Through difficulties"].^[201] Badge: common heath^[36] or White Heather	Chief: Donald R. MacIntyre of Glenoe Seat: Glenoe, Argyll and Bute
MacIver		Crest: A boar's head couped Or.^[202] Motto: NUNQUAM OBLIVISCAR.^[202] [from Latin: "I will never forget"].^[202]	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.^[203] Motto: MANU FORTI.^[203] [from Latin: "With a strong hand"].^[203] Badge: great bulrush^[36] or broom^[103]	Chief: Æneas Simon Mackay, 15th Lord Reay
Mackenzie		Crest: A mount in flames Proper.^[204] Motto: LUCEO NON URO.^[204] [from Latin: "I shine not burn"].^[204] Badge: variegated holly or deer's grass (heath club rush)^[36]	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 ('deer's grass') may be confused with club moss ('staghorn 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 ("deer's antlers") in the Mackenzie chiefly arms.^[36]
McKenzie of Torry^[citation needed]		Crest: None Motto: VINCET ["He shall conquer"]	Chieftain: Keith Ngamphon McKenzie of Torry Seat: Torry
Mackie		Crest: A raven Proper.^[205] Motto: LABORA.^[205] [from Latin: "Endeavour"].^[205]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	Derived from the arms of Mackie of Larg. The Mackies of Larg were the principal branch of the clan.^[205]
Mackinnon		Crest: A boar's head erased and holding in its mouth the shank of a deer all Proper.^[206] Motto: ADENTES FORTUNA JUVAT.^[206] [from Latin: "Fortune assists the daring"].^[206] Badge: pine (Scots Fir) or St John's wort (St. Columba's flower)^[36]	Chief: Madam Anne Mackinnon of Mackinnon.
MacKinlay^[citation needed]			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.^[207] Motto: TOUCH NOT THE CAT BOT A GLOVE.^[207] Badge: red whortleberry, bearberry^[36] or boxwood^[64]	Chief: John Lachlan Mackintosh of Mackintosh	Clan Macintosh heads the Clan Chattan Federation.
Maclachlan		Crest: (Issuant from a crest coronet of four (three visible) strawberry leaves Or) a castle set upon a rock all Proper.^[208] Motto: FORTIS ET FIDUS.^[208] [from Latin: "Brave and faithful"].^[208] Badge: rowan (mountain ash)^[36]^[209] or lesser periwinkle^[209]	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.^[210] Motto: VINCERE VEL MORI.^[210] [from Latin: "To conquer or die"].^[210] Badge: bilberry (blaeberry), bramble,^[36] holly or black berry heath^[103]	Chief: Lorne MacLaine of Lochbuie
MacLaren		Crest: A lion's head erased Sable crowned with an antique crown of six (four visible) points Or, between two branches of laurel issuing from the Wreath at either side of the head both Proper.^[211] Motto: CREAG AN TUIRC.^[211] [from Scottish Gaelic: "The boar's rock"].^[211] Badge: laurel^[36]	Chief: Donald MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine
MacLaurin^[citation needed]	Maclaurincrest	Crest: A lady from the middle upwards ifouing out of the Wreath in her arms a Child both proper and habited Vert^[212] Motto: Bi'se mac ant' Slaurie^[212]	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.^[213] Motto: CNOC AINGEIL.^[214] [from Scottish Gaelic: "Hill of Fire"]	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.^[215] Motto: VIRTUE MINE HONOUR.^[215] Badge: crowberry^[36] or holly^[64]	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.^[216] Motto: THINK ON.^[217]	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!".^[218] See Black Morrow for more info.
MacLennan		Crest: A demi-piper all Proper, garbed in the proper tartan of the Clan Maclennan.^[219] Motto: DUM SPIRO SPERO.^[219] [from Latin: "While i breathe i hope"].^[219] Badge: furze^[36]	Chief: Ruairidh MacLennan of MacLennan
Macleod		Crest: A bull's head cabossed Sable, horned Or, between two flags Gules, staved at the First.^[220] Motto: HOLD FAST.^[220] Badge: juniper^[36]	Chief: Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod Seat: Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye
Macleod of the Lewes		Crest: The sun in splendor, Proper.^[citation needed] Motto: I BIRN QUHIL I SE.^[citation needed] Badge: red whortleberry^[36]	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.^[221] Motto: MISERIS SUCCURRERE DISCO.^[221] [from Latin: "I learn to succour the unfortunate"].^[221] Badge: holly^[36]	Chief: George MacMillan of Macmillan and Knap
Macnab		Crest: The head of a savage affrontée proper.^[222] Motto: TIMOR OMMIS ABESTO.^[222] [from Latin: "Let fear be far from all"].^[222] Badge: stone bramble^[36] or common heath^[64]	Chief: James Macnab of Macnab
Macnaghten		Crest: A tower embattled Gules.^[223] Motto: I HOIP IN GOD.^[223] Badge: trailing azalea^[36]	Chief: Sir Patrick Macnaghten of Macnaghten, Bt.	Tartan of MacNaughton
MacNeacail		Crest: A hawk's head erased Gules.^[224] Motto: SGORR-A-BHREAC.^[224]	Chief: John MacNeacail of MacNeacail and Scorrybreac
MacNeil	[[File:| Macneil of Colonsay tartan (Clan Macneil).jpg|75px|right]]	Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a rock Proper.^[225] Motto: BUAIDH NO BAS.^[225] [from Scottish Gaelic: "To conquer or die"].^[225] Badge: dryas^[36] or trefoil^[64]	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 attributed 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.
Macphail^[citation needed]		Crest: A stag's head erased Proper Motto: MEMOR ESTO [from Latin: "Be Mindful"] Badge: Red whortelberry	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	Of the old blood of the Clan Chattan Federation. MacPhails today however can be found with Clan Macintosh in the East or with Clan Cameron in the west.
Macpherson		Crest: A cat sejant Proper.^[226] Motto: TOUCH NOT THE CAT BUT A GLOVE.^[226] Badge: white heather,^[36] boxwood or red whortleberry^[64]	Chief: Sir William Macpherson of Cluny	Of the old blood of the Clan Chattan Federation.
Macquarrie		Badge: pine (Scots fir)^[36]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Macqueen		Crest: An heraldic tyger rampant Ermine holding an arrow, point downwards Argent pheoned Gules.^[227] Motto: CONSTANT AND FAITHFUL.^[227] Badge: boxwood or red whortleberry^[36]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	Part of the Clan Chattan Federation. 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.^[228]
Macrae		Crest: A cubit arm grasping a sword all Proper.^[229] Motto: FORTITUDINE.^[229] [from Latin: "With fortitude"].^[229] Badge: club moss^[36]	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.^[36]
MacTavish		Crest: A boar's head erased Or langued Proper.^[230] Motto: NON OBLITUS.^[231] [from Latin: "Not forgetful"].^[232]	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 ("Do not forget").^[232]
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.^[233] Motto: DEO JUVANTE INVIDIAM SUPERABO.^[233] [from Latin: "I will overcome envy with God's help"].^[233]	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.^[234] Motto: CONSILIO ET ANIMIS.^[235] [from Latin: "By wisdom and courage"].^[234]	Chief: Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale
Makgill		Crest: A phoenix in flames Proper.^[236] Motto: SINE FINE.^[237] ["Without end"].^[236]	Chief: Ian Arthur Alexander Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird
Malcolm (MacCallum)		Crest: A tower Argent, window and port Azure.^[238] Motto: IN ARDUA TENDIT.^[238] ["He has attempted difficult things"].^[238] Badge: rowan berries^[36]	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.^[239] Motto: PANS PLUS.^[239] [from French: "Thinks more"].^[239]	Chief: Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar
Marjoribanks		Crest: A demi-griffin Proper, issuant from a crest coronet Or.^[240] Motto: ET CUSTOS ET PUGNAX.^[241] ["Both a preserver and a champion"].^[240]	Chief: Andrew George Marjoribanks of that Ilk
Masterton^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Matheson		Crest: Issuant from an antique crown Or, a hand brandishing a scimitar fessways all Proper.^[242] Motto: FAC ET SPERA.^[242] ["Do and hope"].^[242] Badge: broom or holly^[36]	Chief: Fergus John Matheson of Matheson, 7th Bt.
Maule^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Maxton^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Maxwell		Crest: A stag Proper, attired Argent, couchant before a Holly bush proper.^[243] Motto: REVIRESCO.^[243] ["I grow strong again"].^[243]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
McCorquodale		Crest: A stag at gaze Proper attired Gules.^[244] Motto: VIVAT REX.^[244] [from Latin: "Long live the king"].^[244]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
McCulloch^[citation needed]		Crest: A hand throwing a dart Proper Motto: VI ET ANIMO ["By strength and courage"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
McKerrell^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
McRitchie^[citation needed]		Motto: VIRTUTUE ACQUIRITUR HONOS ["Honour is acquired by virtue."]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Meldrum^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Melville		Crest: A ratch hound's head erased Proper, collared Gules.^[245] Motto: DENIQUE COELUM.^[246] [from Latin: "Heaven at last"].^[245]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Menzies		Crest: A savage head erased Proper.^[247] Motto: VIL GOD I SAL.^[247] Badge: menzie's heath^[36]	Chief: Robert Ronald Menzies of Menzies
Mercer^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Middleton		Crest: Issuing out of a tower Sable, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure.^[248] Motto: FORTIS IN ARDUS.^[249] [from Latin: "Brave in difficulty"].^[248]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Moffat		Crest: A crest coronet and issuing therefrom a cross crosslet fitchée Sable surmounted of a saltire Argent.^[250] Motto: SPERO MELIORA.^[251] [from Latin: "I aspire to greater things"].^[250]	Chief: Jean Moffat of that Ilk
Moncreiffe		Crest: Issuing from a crest coronet Or, a demi-lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure.^[252] Motto: SUR ESPERANCE.^[252] ["Upon hope"].^[252] Badge: oak^[253]	Chief: Peregrine Moncreiffe of that Ilk	Oak-leaves appear on a stone carving of the 12th laird's heraldic mantling of 1634.^[253]
Moncur^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Monteith^[citation needed]			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.^[254] Motto: GARDE BIEN.^[254] [from French: "Watch well"].^[254]	Chief: Hugh Archibald William Montgomerie, 19th Earl of Eglinton and 7th Earl of Winton
Monypenny^[citation needed]		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 ["He rules the sea"]	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.^[255] Motto: TEAGHLACH PHABBAY.^[255] [from Scottish Gaelic: "Pabbay family"].^[255] Badge: driftwood^[36]	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^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Moubray^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Mow		Crest: A phoenix rising out of the flames Proper.^[256] Motto: POST FUNERA FAENUS.^[257] [from Latin: "An interest after death"].^[256]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Muir		Motto: DURUM PATIENTIA FRANGO.^[258]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Muirhead^[citation needed]		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.^[259] Motto: DREAD GOD.^[259] Badge: common club moss^[36]	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.^[260] Motto: FURTH FORTUNE AND FILL THE FETTERS.^[260] Badge: butcher's broom or juniper^[36]	Chief: Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl
Murray of Atholl		Motto: TOUT PREST.^[261]
Nairn^[citation needed]		Crest: A celestial globe on a stand Proper Motto: PLUS ULTRA ["More beyond this"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Nairn, Nairnshire
Napier		Crest: A dexter arm erect couped below the elbow Proper, grasping a crescent Argent.^[262] Motto: SANS TACHE.^[262] ["Without stain"].^[262]	Chief: Francis Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier
Nesbitt		Crest: A boar passant Sable, armed Argent and langued Gules.^[263] Motto: I BYD IT.^[264]	Chief: Mark Nesbitt of that Ilk
Nevoy^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Newlands		Motto: HONOUR THE SPUR.^[265]	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.^[266] Motto: GENEROSITATE.^[266] ["By generosity"].^[266] Badge: juniper^[36]	Chief: Vacant^[267]
Norvel^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Ochterlony^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Ogilvy		Crest: A lady affrontée from the middle upward Proper in Azure vestments richly attired holding a portcullis Gules.^[268] Motto: A FIN.^[268] ["To the end"].^[268] Badge: whitethorn,^[36] hawthorn^[103] or evergreen alkanet^[64]	Chief: David George Patrick Coke Ogilvy, 8th Earl of Airlie
Oliphant		Crest: A unicorn's head couped Argent armed and manned Or.^[269] Motto: TOUT POURVOIR.^[269] [from French: "Provide for all"].^[269] Badge: bull rush^[64]	Chief: Richard Oliphant of that Ilk
Orrock^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Paisley^[citation needed]		Crest: A dexter arm from the shoulder in armour grasping a dagger all Proper Motto: BE SURE	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Paterson^[citation needed]		Crest: A dexter hand issuing out of a cloud holding a branch of laurel, all Proper Motto: HUC TENDIMUS OMNES ["We all strive for this"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Patullo^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Pennycook^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Pentland^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Peter^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Pitblado^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Pitcairn^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Pollock		Crest: A boar passant shot through with a dart Proper.^[270] Motto: AUDACTER ET STRENUE.^[271] [from Latin: "Boldly and readily"].^[270] [from Latin: "Boldly and strongly"].^[272]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Polwarth^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Porterfield^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Preston^[citation needed]		Crest: An angel Proper Motto: PRAESTO UT PRAESTEM ["I undertake what I may perform"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Primrose		Crest: A demi-lion rampant Gules holding in his dexter paw a primrose Or.^[273] Motto: FIDE ET FIDUCIA.^[274] [from Latin: "By faith and trust"].^[273] [from Latin: "By faith and confidence"].^[275]	Chief: Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery
Pringle		Crest: An escallop Or.^[276] Motto: AMICITIA REDDIT HONORES.^[277]	Chief: Sir Norman Murray Archibald MacGregor Pringle of that Ilk and Stichill, 10th Baronet
Purves^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Rait^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Ralston		Crest: A Falcon Proper Motto: FIDE ET MARTE [from Latin: "with fidelity and bravery] [from Latin: "faith and warlike]^[228]^[278]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Historic Seats: Ralston, Renfrewshire; Beith, Ayrshire^[228]^[278]
Ramsay		Crest: A unicorn's head couped Argent armed Or.^[279] Motto: ORA ET LABORA^[279] [from Latin: "Pray and labour"].^[280] Badge: blue harebell^[281]	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.^[282] Motto: SUPER SIDERA VOTUM.^[283] [from Latin: "My wishes are above the stars"].^[282]	Chief: Lachlan Rattray
Renton^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Riddell		Crest: A demi greyhound Proper.^[284] Motto: I HOPE TO SHARE.^[285]	Chief: Sir John Riddell of that Ilk, Bt.
Robertson		Motto: VIRTUTIS GLORIA MERCES [from Latin, "Glory is the reward of valor"]^[286]	Chief: Gilbert Robertson of Struan
Rollo		Crest: A stag's head couped Proper.^[287] Motto: LA FORTUNE PASSE PARTOUT.^[288] [from French: "Fortune passes over everywhere"].^[287]	Chief: David Eric Howard Rollo, 14th Lord Rollo
Rose		Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a harp Azure.^[289] Motto: CONSTANT AND TRUE.^[289] Badge: wild rosemary^[36]	Chief: Anna Elizabeth Guillemard Rose of Kilravock
Ross		A hand holding a garland of juniper Proper.^[290] Motto: SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT.^[290] ["Success nourishes hope"].^[290] Badge: juniper or bearberry^[36]	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.^[291]
Rossie^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Routledge^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Russell		Crest: A dexter hand holding a skene dubh and on the point thereof a pair of balances, all Proper.^[292] Motto: VIRTUS SINE MACULA.^[292] ["Virtue without stain"].^[292]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.^[citation needed] Aden in Aberdeenshire.^[citation needed]
Rutherford		Motto: NEC SORTE NEC FATO. ["Neither by chance nor by fate"].^[293]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Ruthven		Crest: A ram's head couped Sable armed Or.^[294] Motto: DEID SCHAW.^[295]	Chief: Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie
Sandilands		Motto: SPERO MELIORA.^[296] ["I hope for better things"].^[297]	Chief: The Rt Hon. the Lord Torphichen
Schaw^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Scott		Crest: A stag trippant Proper, attired and unguled Or.^[298] Motto: AMO.^[298] ["I love"].^[298]	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.^[299] Motto: DISSIPATE.^[300] [from Latin: "Disperse"].^[299]	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.^[301] Motto: KEEP TRVST.^[302]	Chief: James William Stuart Whitmore Sempill, 21s^t 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^[36]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Seton Palace, East Lothian	The chiefs of Seton were the Lords Seton and Earls of Winton (first creation), 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.^[303] Motto: FIDE ET FORTITUDINE.^[303] [from Latin: "By faith and fortitude"].^[303]	Chief: Iain Shaw of Tordarroch	Part the Clan Chattan Federation through its association with Clan Mackintosh.
Sinclair		Crest: A cock Proper, armed and beaked Or.^[304] Motto: COMMIT THY WORK TO GOD.^[304] Badge: furze (whin) or white clover^[36]	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.^[305] Motto: VIRTUTIS REGIA MERCES.^[305] [from Latin: "A palace the reward of bravery"].^[305]	Chief: Danus Skene of Skene
Skirving^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Somerville^[citation needed]		Crest: A dragon, Vert, spouting fire, Proper, standing on a wheel, Argent Motto: FEAR GOD IN LIFE	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Spalding^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Spens		Crest: A hart's head erased Proper.^[306] Motto: SI DEUS QUIS CONTRA.^[307] [from Latin: "If God is for us, who is against us"].^[306]	Chief: Patrick Spens, 4th Baron Spens	The Spens heir has not yet contacted the Lord Lyon or the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs^[267]
Spottiswood^[citation needed]		Crest: An eagle rising Proper looking at the sun in his splendour Or Motto: PATIOR UT POTIAR ["I suffer that I may obtain"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Spottiswood, Gordon, Berwickshire
Stewart		Crest: A pelican Argent, winged Or, in her nest feeding her young, Proper.^[308] Motto: VIRECIT VULNERE VIRTUS.^[308] [from Latin: "Courage grows strong at a wound"].^[308] Badge: oak^[36] or Thistle^[citation needed]	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.^[309] Motto: GANG FORWARD.^[310]	Chief: Francis John Stirling of Cadder
Strachan		Crest: A demi stag springing Or holding a thistle in his mouth Proper.^[311] Motto: NON TIMEO SED CAVEO.^[312] [from Latin: "I do not fear but am careful"].^[311]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Straiton^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Strange^[citation needed]			Chief: Timothy Strange of Balcaskie
Stuart of Bute		Crest: A demi-lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure.^[313] Motto: NOBILIS EST IRA LEONIS.^[314] [from Latin "The lion's anger is noble"].^[313]	Chief: The Most Hon. John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute
Sutherland		Crest: A cat-a-mountain sejant rampant Proper.^[315] Motto: SANS PEUR.^[315] ["Without fear"].^[315] Badge: cotton sedge^[36]	Chief: Alistair Charles St Clair Sutherland, 25th Earl of Sutherland
Swinton		Crest: A boar chained to a tree Proper.^[316] Motto: J'ESPERE.^[317] [from French "I hope"].^[316]	Chief: John Walter Swinton of that Ilk
Sydserf^[citation needed]		Crest: An eagle's head couped Gules Motto: VIRTUTE PROMOREO ["By virtue I prevail"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Ruchlaw estate (see Stenton), East Lothian
Symmers^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Baljordie, Angus
Tailyour^[citation needed]		Crest: A hand holding a passion cross Gules Motto: IN CRUCE SALUS ["Salvation from the cross"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Tait^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Pirn, Tweeddale
Tennant^[citation needed]			Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Trotter		Crest: A knight in armour Proper, holding his courser Argent caparisoned Gules.^[318] Motto: IN PROMPTU.^[319] [from Latin "In readiness"].^[318]	Chief: Alexander Trotter of Mortonhall
Troup^[citation needed]		Crest: A hind's head erased Proper Motto: VERITAS VINCIT ["Truth conquers"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Turnbull		Crest: A bull's head.^[320]^[unreliable source?] Motto: I SAVED THE KING.^[unreliable source?]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Tweedie		Crest: A bull's head.^[321] Motto: THOL AND THINK.^[321]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	This crest badge is derived from the arms of Tweedie of Drumelzier.^[321]
Udny^[citation needed]		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.^[322] Motto: MEANE WEIL SPEAK WEIL AND DOE WEIL.^[322] Badge: wallflower,^[36] or gillyflower^[103]	Chief: Wilkins Fisk Urquhart of Urquhart
Vans^[citation needed]		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.^[323] Motto: IN SEASON.^[323]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Wallace		Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet of four (three visible) strawberry leaves Or, a dexter arm vambraced, the hand brandishing a sword all Proper.^[324] Motto: PRO LIBERTATE.^[324] [from Latin: "For liberty"].^[324]	Chief: Ian Francis Wallace of that Ilk
Wardlaw^[citation needed]		Crest: A celestial star Or Motto: FAMILIAS FIRMAT PIETAS ["Religion strengthens families"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Torry, Fife
Watson^[citation needed]		Crest: Two hands holding the trunk of an oak tree sprouting the hands issuing out of clouds Motto: INSPERATA FLORUIT ["Unexpectedly Flourished"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan. Historic Seat: Saughton, Edinburgh
Wauchope^[citation needed]		Crest: A garb Proper Motto: INDUSTRIA DITAT ["Industry enriches"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Wedderburn		Crest: An eagle's head erased Proper.^[325] Motto: NON DEGENER.^[326] [From Latin: "Not degenerate"].^[325] [from Latin: "Not unworthy"].^[327]	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.^[328] Motto: VERO NIHIL VERIUS.^[328] [from Latin: "Nothing truer than truth"].^[328]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.	Crest badge derived from the arms of Weir of Blackwood.^[328]
Wemyss		Crest: A swan Proper.^[329] Motto: JE PENSE.^[329] [from French: "I think"].^[329]	Chief: David Wemyss of that Ilk
Whitefoord^[citation needed]		Crest: A garb Or standing upright and thereon a dove Proper Motto: TOUT EST D’EN HAUT ["All is from above"]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Whitelaw		Crest: A crescent.^[330] Motto: GRADATIM PLENA.^[330]	Chief: none, armigerous clan.
Wishart^[citation needed]		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 [from Latin: "safe on the waves"] Badge: A sprig of oak^[331]	Chief: Oonagh Elizabeth Susan Fawcett Wood of Largo.^[332]	The Arms are those of Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, who is considered the founder of the present chiefly line.^[333]
Young^[citation needed]		Crest: A demi lion issuant Gules, holding a sword Proper Motto: ROBORE PRUDENTIA PRÆSTAT	Chief: none, armigerous clan.

See also

•  Clans of Scotland portal

• List of ancient Celtic peoples and tribes
• List of Irish clans
• List of tartans § Scottish clan tartans
• Scottish clan

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