6 Ancient Scottish Clan Bloodlines Still Alive Today… [rDAC80TIC42]

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6 Ancient Scottish Clan Bloodlines Still Alive Today (Origin, DNA & Surnames Included)

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:39 Clan Robertson & MacGregor

6:38 Clan MacNeil

9:58 Scottish Clan System

10:24 Clan MacDuff

12:35 Clan Murray & Stewart

17:29 Other Clans

If you belong to one of these 6 clans, you connect to an incredibly rich and ancient history forged by your ancestors. And you may even be directly descended from the chiefly bloodline. 6 ancient clans, all still alive today, with people across the world carrying their origins, culture, history, and language, all within their surnames, often without fully realising the prestige they carry.

Now I should quickly note that this list is far from exhaustive of course, as there are many ancient lineages in Scotland. And I am planning on doing follow up videos on this topic with other clans, so let me know what your clan is in the comments below.

Clan Robertson (or Donnachaidh)

But first up is Clan Robertson, or should I harrison ford say Clan Donnachaidh. It is reckoned among the oldest documented clans in Scotland, yet it has went by a few names down through history. Its Gaelic name, Clann Dhonnchaidh, means "the Children of Duncan." And as far as their origins, there are two main theories. There is also an older clan tradition that the founder was a son of Angus MacDonald, Lord of the Isles but this is now usually treated as a weaker origin story than the following. The second story claims descent from the Celtic Earls of Atholl and the Royal House of Dunkeld the dynasty of Duncan I that began in the 11th century.

Sources:

Alexander Robertson (1420 - 1505) - Genealogy

Laird Duncanus de Atholia 3rd of Donnachaidh (13511443)

Clan Robertson - Wikipedia

History of Clan Robertson

Robertson Surname Meaning & Robertson Family History at Ancestry.co.uk

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-FGC19831

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-FGC19830

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-FGC19838

Clan Gregor - Wikipedia

MacGregor - Overview - FamilyTreeDNA

Gregor "of the Golden Bridles" MacGregor of Glenorchy, 1st Chief of Clan MacGregor (c.1330 - c.1390) - Genealogy

Iain "Cam" MacGregor of Glenorchy, 2nd Chief of Clan Gregor (c.1350 - 1390) - Genealogy

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-S690

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-S696

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L1065

Macneil clan shocked as DNA checks force rewrite of history | The Herald

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L165

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-A10884

MacNeil - Overview - FamilyTreeDNA

Clan MacDuff - Wikipedia

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-FT109486

Clan Murray - Wikipedia

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup I-L233

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup I-A16520

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-BY97629

Clan Stewart - Wikipedia

Stewart Family | University of Strathclyde

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup R-Z38845

FamilyTreeDNA Discover - Y-DNA Haplogroup primm nevada R-S781

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