The use of the name "Scot" in the central middle ages, part two: "Scot" as a Surname, north of the Firth of Forth

Hammond, M. (2012) The use of the name "Scot" in the central middle ages, part two: "Scot" as a Surname, north of the Firth of Forth. Journal of Scottish Name Studies, 6, pp. 11-50.

Abstract

The first part of this article (Hammond 2007) examined the use of the second name Scot as a by-name in the central middle ages and explored the contexts for the coining of this ethnonymic among three groups of people: merchants, clerics and knights. The remaining two parts of the article will consider the use of the name Scot as a hereditary surname, asking why families adopted the surname Scot, what contexts they operated in and how their naming practices changed across generations. Part 2 will take in turn three case studies of families based north of the Forth-Clyde isthmus who used the surname Scot – those based at Allardice KCD, Monorgan PER and Balwearie FIF. Part 3, in a future issue, will examine Scot families based in southern Scotland.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Medieval Scotland, Prosopography, Scots of Balwearie, Scots of Allardyce, Scottish identity, Surnames, Anthroponymy
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hammond, Dr Matthew
• Authors: Hammond, M.
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History
• Journal Name: Journal of Scottish Name Studies
• Journal Abbr.: JSNS
• ISSN: 1747-7387