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Question:I'm looking for what Scottish clan my family belongs to, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone know some good resources for this that contain extended lists of family names and not just the main ones?

(The surname is Flint, btw)


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm looking for what Scottish clan my family belongs to, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone know some good resources for this that contain extended lists of family names and not just the main ones?

(The surname is Flint, btw)

Try this website:

http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans/cla...

My family is from the Forsyth Clan (last name Forsyth) and the Keith Clan (last name Marshall). We have a McCraken too, but so far I haven't been able to find what clan they belonged to.

Have a look at the link posted below, I don't know for certain whether the answer is on there but it may be,
http://www.heraldry.co.uk/scottish_clans...
hope this helps.
The following information came from www.ancestry.com
Flint Name Meaning and History
English and German: topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint, Old English, Low German flint, or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual.
Welsh: habitational name from Flint in Clwyd, which gave its name to the old county of Flintshire.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Flinte ‘shotgun’.

This looks like a good site to get started on.
Rampantscotland.com/genealogies