Manson is a surname of Scottish origin. It is an Anglicised version of the Scandinavian name Magnusson, meaning son of Magnus, and a Sept of Clan Gunn. It is particularly common in the far northeast of Scotland in the county of Caithness and in Orkney and Shetland. It is also relatively common in southwest Scotland, in the country of Ayrshire.
Bartlet is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Gilchrist is a surname of Gaelic language origins. In many cases it is derived from a Scottish Gaelic name, Gille Chrìost, Gille Chriosd, meaning "servant of Christ" (i.e. gilla "servant", chriosd "Christ". Surnames of similar origins include MacGilchrist and McGilchrist, which are usually derived from Mac Giolla Chriosd or, literally, "son of the servant of Christ". Early, semi-anglicised versions of the surname, recorded include Geilchreist, Gilchryst, Gillchreist, Gillcryst, Mcillchreist and Mylchrest.
Orcadians are the indigenous inhabitants of the Orkney islands of Scotland. Historically, they are descended from the Picts, Norse, and Scots.
Magnusson, or Magnússon, is a surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning son of Magnus. It may refer to:
Creelman is a surname of Scottish Lowlands and later Ulster-Scottish origin.
Hercus is a Scottish surname. The name derives from “harecarres”, a Border name for a boundary marker made of rock. Although this medieval place name has been found in three other sites in south-east Scotland, the six modern variations of the surname – Hercus, Herkes, Harcus, Harkes, Harkess and Arcus come from the fourth medieval site today called Harcarse, in the parish of Fogo, Berwickshire, Scotland.
Fitzmaurice is a Hiberno-Norman, Cambro-Norman, Anglo-Norman surname. It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz-
derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of".
Burness is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Balfour is a Scottish surname born by members of the Clan Balfour.
Grieve is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gourlay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Honyman is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
Easson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname "Lyall" is found early in Scotland and was derived from the Old Norse given name "Liulfr", where "ulfr" means Wolf. After the Viking settlement in Scotland name sounds would have changed. For example, "Liulfr" is pronounced 'lee-oolv-ur', but after time probably softened in pronunciation to 'lee-ooler' and then 'loo-il' and finally 'lyall' after the Old Norse "R" was dropped off the end. The Lyall Clan is a Sept of Clan Sinclair a Highland Scottish clan of Norman origin a people descended from Norse Vikings who held lands in the north of Scotland, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians.
Westra is a toponymic surname of West Frisian origin, approximately meaning "from the West". People with the name include:
The Orcadian Women's Suffrage Association was an organisation involved in campaigning for women’s suffrage, based in Orkney, Scotland.
Mary Anne Baikie, was a Scottish suffragist who established the Orcadian Women's Suffrage Society (OWSS) and grew the membership and public interest in the debate, in the Orkney Isles, during the campaigns for Votes for Women.
The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day.
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