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MacGREGOR Associated Names You are here: Photo Albums • GRIERSON • MacGREGOR Associated Names Associated names have a hazy history. Sometimes they had more than one origin; also clouding the precise location of a particular surname might be that name's proscription or of course a migrant population. Even the spelling of surnames was subject to great variations, shifting from usually Latin or Gaelic and heeding rarely to consistent spelling. In early records there can be several spellings of the same name. Undoubtedly contributing to this inconsistency is the handwriting in official records, which was often open to more than one spelling interpretation. With regard to the 'Mac' prefix, this was, of course, from the Gaelic meaning, son of. It wasn't long before it was abbreviated to 'Mc' or 'M', until we have reached the position now where there are more 'Mc's' than 'Mac's'. COMRIE From nameplace in Perthshire. At the time of the proscription of the MacGregors, some of the clan moved to Comrie on the opposite bank from the village, where they assumed name of village. John Comerie, lived in Comrie, 1599. John Comrie, resident of Comrie, 1673. FLETCHER Originating from Old French, flechier, which later meant arrowmaker, with Fletcher, a later corruption. Some were arrow makers to the MacGregors. These Fletchers originally inhabited the most difficult parts of Glenorchy, Achallader and Baravurich. Their stronghold was Achallader Castle, on the shores of Loch Tulla. Ewin Flegicare granted remission for holding Dumbarton Castle against king, 1489. In 1631 a Fletcher of Innerpeffray, Perthshire listed as Flesher, in 1647 as Flescheour. GAIR From Gaelic gearr, short. Ewin McVean Gair of Urquhart was,fined for reset of Clan Gregor. John. Dow Gair, of Clan MacGregor, was killed at Enzie, Keith, Aberdeenshire. GREGOR, GREGORSON, GREGORY Variants of early clan name. GREIG First appeared commonly in Fife and north-east. Patrick Grige, burgess of Aberdeen, 1488. Johannes Greg, Aberdeen common councillor, 1502. David Greg, Stirling councillor, 1522. The Norwegian composer's Scottish ancestry from John Greig of Fraserburgh. GRIER Often thought abbreviation of MacGregor also later diminutive of Grierson. Gilbert Grier, Dumfries-shire witness, 1542. George Grier, Aberdeen minister, 1598. GRIERSON Possibly the Griersons of Lag, Dumfries-An, descended from MacGregors. John Greyson or Grierson, about 1526-59 provincial friar at Perth. At Kincardine ONeil, Aberdeenshire, many names were Grierson, formerly M'Gregor. GRIGOR Variant of Gregor. The northern Grigors are mostly descended from 300 MacGregors, whom the earl of Moray moved in 1624 to the north from his Monteith estate, to battle the Mackintoshes. GRUER See MacGruer. KING Spread throughout Scotland at an early time, including shires of Berwick, Fife and Aberdeen. Some proscribed MacGregors believed to have assumed the name. Robertus King bequeathed land to the church in St Andrews, 1247. John Kyng served as burgess of Perth, 1421. MACADAM From Gaelic, MacAdaim, son of Adam. Dolfinus mach Adam was' charter witness at St. Andrews, about 1160. The famous road builder, John MacAdam, who fled to Ayrshire in the first half of the 16th century was possibly a descendant of a MacGregor. John M'Cadame declared heir of his father Duncan, burgess of Ayr, 1609. MACARA From Gaelic ara, Charioteer. Still current in Perthshire the Macaras are a MacGregor Sept, originally around Balquidder and Crieff. John M'Ara, in 1614, an officer at Ayr. Donald M'Ara, Glenalmond resident, 1749. James M'Cara, Glasgow University matriculate, 1769. MACCONACHIE From Gaelic MacDhornchaidh, son of Duncan. According to clan authority Frank Adam, MacConachie is derived from Duncan, 17th Chief of MacGregor, who had three sons by his second wife. Swyne M'Conquhie and William Makconquhee gave rent to earl of Huntlie, 1543. Thomas McConchie, Corstorphine, Edinburgh schoolmaster, 1688. John McOnachy, Seaforth tenant, 1721. MACGROWTHER, MACGRUDER, MACGRUER From Gaelic Macgrudaire, brewer. This professional name sometimes became Brewer but 'Mac' prefix followed by grudaire variants common, particularly in South Perthshire and the Macgruers of the north, a Clan Fraser Sept. Many of this name and its variants were followers of MacGregor and Drummond. Donald McGruer, witness at Grantully, 1494. Duncan M'Rudder, Perth witness, 1547. MACNEE, MACNIE From Irish Mac niadh, which is variant of Mae neidhe, son of Nia, the champion. Macnia was a district king in county Down, 702. In 1594, a Maknee lived in Taymouth. Donald McNie and Gillemoire McNie fined in Balquhidder, 1613, for receiving stolen property from Clan MacGregor. MALLOCH Two possible origins for name. Mallochs were MacGregors who changed their names at the time of the proscription and/or they were named because of an ancestor with heavy eyebrows. Duncan Malloche, an officer in Urquhart fined for receiving stolen property from Clan MacGregor, 1613. Helen Malloche was wife of Robert Livingston, merchant burgess, Edinburgh, 1628. ORR Two possible origins for this name: a common name early in Renfrewshire, likely after an old family there; or from the Gaelic odhar, sallow complexion. In this group are likely MacGregor followers. Donald Oure, Atholl resident, 1512. Hugh Orr (1717-1798) Lochwinnoch, active part in military campaigns. PETER, PETERS, PETRIE From personal name, a rock, in Latin and Greek, and possibly former MacGregors assumed name at time of clan's proscription. John Peter charged in 1636 with resetting MacGregors. David Peter, commissary depute, Peebles, 1645. PETRIE This name is a diminutive of both Peter and Patrick. Andrew Petre was Wick vicar in 1530. David Petyre, charter witness, Tannadyce, 1613. SKINNER Occupational derivation for name, skinner or flayer of bides, Latin, pelliparius. William pelliparius, charter witness, St. Andrews, about 1250. Stephan Skynnar, landowner, Inverness, 1361. John Skinner, Aberdeen burgess, 1470. STALKER From a deerstalker. John Stalcare, Berwick burgess, 1447. William Staiker of Glasgow was a goldsmith 1607. WHITE, WHYTE From Old English, hevit, white, as personal name and nickname. Whyte is also Anglicized from Gaelic M'Illebhain It is also believed these two names were assumed by Clan Gregor members at the time of the clan's proscription. Uuiaett Hwite, at Coldingham witnessed King Edgar's charter, about 1097-1107
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