Description: If you’re interested in tracing your Scottish ancestry & genealogy, here are all the hints & tips you need to get started & connect to your Scottish roots.
If you’re interested in tracing your Scottish genealogy, we’ve got all the hints and tips you need to get started and connect to your Scottish roots.
HOW TO TRACE YOUR ANCESTRY PROFESSIONAL HELP & SUPPORT CONNECT WITH YOUR ROOTS How to Tell if You Have Scottish Ancestry So, how to tell if you have Scottish ancestry? One of the easiest ways to tell if you might have Scottish ancestry is by your surname, or that of your family members. You might think of Scottish surnames as being ‘Mc’ or ‘Mac’ names, like MacGregor or MacDonald, but there’s actually a lot more variety in Scottish surnames.
From Lindsay to Dunbar, there’s a wide range of Scottish surnames, many of which are tied to a specific Scottish clan . This is a great place to start researching your family history, as historically clans are usually tied to a specific part of Scotland.