Scottish Last Names

  1. Drummond
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "ridge"
    • Description:

      At one time associated with the fictional detective Bulldog Drummond, this formal surname name does boast the cute nickname Drum.
  2. Allister
    • Morrow
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "morning"
      • Description:

        This word name is an archaic form of "morning", as in the phrase "on the morrow". It's been very occasionally used for boys, probably from the surname. With a good temporal meaning and with word names like Meadow on the rise, it could have potential.
    • Magee
      • Origin:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "son of Hugh"
      • Description:

        Magee became one of the first gender-bending Irish surname names so popular today thanks to New York television newswoman Magee Hickey. In case you don't know, the g is hard, as in Maggie, but with the opposite emphasis.
    • Wallis
      • Airlie
        • Origin:

          Scottish
        • Meaning:

          "place name"
        • Description:

          This Scottish surname and Scottish and Australian place name has a pleasant airy and breezy sound to it. Camden mayor Lara Symkowiak chose the name for her daughter born in 2016.
      • Macgregor
        • Origin:

          Scottish
        • Meaning:

          "son of Gregor"
        • Description:

          Interesting possibility for the son or grandson of a Gregory.
      • Firth
        • Origin:

          Scottish nature name
        • Meaning:

          "estuary or arm of the sea"
        • Description:

          Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.
      • Westwood
        • Origin:

          English surname
        • Meaning:

          "dweller by the west wood"
        • Description:

          Notable British surname associated with fashion designer Vivienne.
      • Munroe
        • Kedzie
          • Origin:

            Scottish surname
          • Description:

            Upbeat Scottish surname reminiscent of Kenzie. Kedzie Avenue is a major North-South street in Chicago, named after real estate developer John Hume Kedzie.
        • Menzies
          • Origin:

            Scottish surname of Norman origin
          • Meaning:

            "to reside, abide"
          • Description:

            Traditionally pronounced "ming-iz" and thus the relationship to the jazzy Mingus, Menzies is an old Scottish surname related to the more common Manners.
        • Maine
          • Origin:

            Place-name
          • Description:

            Strong and spare state name, maybe better in the middle -- or for a boy.
        • Mackay
          • Mckenzie
            • Origin:

              Scottish
            • Meaning:

              "son of Kenneth"
            • Description:

              Form of Mackenzie
          • Scot
            • Davies
              • Origin:

                Welsh
              • Meaning:

                "son of David"
              • Description:

                This is a both fresher and cooler spin on David.
            • Macauley
              • Reddick
                • Origin:

                  Scottish surname
                • Description:

                  Habitational surname that derives from the towns of Rerrick and Rerwick in ancient Scotland.
              • Bower