Scottish surname
C133
concept
A Scottish surname is a family name originating from Scotland, often derived from Gaelic, Norse, or Anglo-Norman roots and reflecting ancestral occupations, locations, or clan affiliations.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish surname canonical | 199 |
| Scottish family | 10 |
| Scottish aristocratic family name | 1 |
| Scottish family name | 1 |
| family name of Scottish origin | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Scottish surname
Generated description
A Scottish surname is a family name originating from Scotland, often derived from Gaelic, Norse, or Anglo-Norman roots and reflecting ancestral occupations, locations, or clan affiliations.
Instances (211)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Henderson | — |
| Livingstone | — |
| Whyte | — |
| Thomas Nelson (publisher family) | Scottish family |
| Adam family | Scottish family |
| McDermid | — |
| Buchan | — |
| Muirhead | — |
| Wemyss | — |
| Mure | — |
| MacVicar | — |
| McGregor | — |
| Malcolm (surname) | — |
| Hamilton (surname) | — |
| Tweed | — |
| Cochrane | — |
| Somerville | — |
| Baird | — |
| MacAskill | — |
|
Kirkpatrick (surname)
surface form:
Kirkpatrick
|
— |
| Mac Néill | — |
| Hamilton | — |
| Rennie | — |
| Allison | — |
| McLaughlin | — |
| McCoy | — |
| Scott (surname) | — |
| Miller | — |
| Lowden | — |
| Strachan | — |
| Murchison | — |
| Bulloch | — |
| Ure | — |
| MacGregor | — |
| Innes | — |
|
church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick)
surface form:
Kirkpatrick of Closeburn
|
— |
| Sinclair | — |
| Armour | — |
| Stevenson family of engineers | Scottish family |
| Geikie | — |
| Melville | — |
| McKellar | — |
|
Montgomery (toponymic surname)
surface form:
Montgomery
|
— |
| MacRobbie | — |
| MacRabbie | — |
| MacKerran | — |
| Gilroy | — |
| Bisset | — |
| Dundas of Arniston | Scottish family |
| Urquhart of Cromarty | Scottish family |