Scottish Last Names
- Drummond
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"ridge"Description:
At one time associated with the fictional detective Bulldog Drummond, this formal surname name does boast the cute nickname Drum.
- Allister
- Morrow
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"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:
IrishMeaning:
"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:
ScottishMeaning:
"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:
ScottishMeaning:
"son of Gregor"Description:
Interesting possibility for the son or grandson of a Gregory.
- Firth
Origin:
Scottish nature nameMeaning:
"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 surnameMeaning:
"dweller by the west wood"Description:
Notable British surname associated with fashion designer Vivienne.
- Munroe
- Kedzie
Origin:
Scottish surnameDescription:
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 originMeaning:
"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-nameDescription:
Strong and spare state name, maybe better in the middle -- or for a boy.
- Mackay
- Mckenzie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"son of Kenneth"Description:
Form of Mackenzie
- Scot
- Davies
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"son of David"Description:
This is a both fresher and cooler spin on David.
- Macauley
- Reddick
Origin:
Scottish surnameDescription:
Habitational surname that derives from the towns of Rerrick and Rerwick in ancient Scotland.
- Bower