Scotland Genealogy

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After the Battle of Culloden in 1746 and the subsequent restrictive acts against the Highland clans, many people changed their surnames from clan names to less Gaelic names to avoid being punished by the British government for being associated with clans in disfavor with the crown. Sometimes several generations used a different surname before changing it back to the original clan name. Read more...

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 * National Archives of Scotland
 * Scotland Origins
 * Rampant Scotland

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