Septs of Clan Gregor

Septs are part of the extended family of the clan that hold a different family name from the clan itself. These smaller families were sometimes linked though marriage or lived on the land of the larger clan. They would follow the cheif and were considered part of the clan. Clan Gregor has an exceptionally large list of septs due to the Clan and name Gregor being banned for 171 years. For more information about the clan’s history check out our Clan History page.

"MacGregor". A plate illustrated by R. R. McIan, from James Logan's The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, published in 1845.


List A:

People who bear the following surnames, or who descend from a woman with one of the following surnames, are eligible for membership as recognized by the Clan Gregor Society. The prefixes M', Mc and Mac are considered interchangeable, and spelling variations are also omitted from this list, but also are still accepted.

MacAdam

MacAlpin

Macara

Macaree

Macaldowie

MacChoiter

MacConachie

MacCrowther

Greig

Grewer

Grier

Grierson

Grigg

Grigor

Gruer

King

Alpin

Fletcher

Greer

Gregg

Gregor

Gregory

Gregorson

Gregson

MacEan

MacEwin

MacGregor

MacGrigor

MacGrowther

MacGruder

Macilduy

MacLeister

MacLiver

MacNee

MacNie

MacNeice

MacNeish

MacPeter(s)

MacPetrie

Magruder

Malloch

Neish

Patullo

Peter(s)

Petrie


List B:

The following names are documented aliases of MacGregor from the proscription. Membership is available for individuals who can show evidence of descent or a family tradition of MacGregor connection.

Bain

Beachley

Black

Bowie

Bower(s)

Callum

Coleman

Comrie

Dochart

Dunn

Landless

Lakie

Leckie

Lockie

More

Roy

Skinner

White

Whyte

Willox


List C:

The following names are traditional aliases of MacGregor with little documented evidence. Membership is available for individuals who can show evidence of descent or a family tradition of MacGregor connection.

Argyl

Arrowsmith

Begland

Bowmaker

Brewer

Caird

Callander

Clark

Craigdallie

Crerar

Crowther

Denison

Docherty

Dorward

Dowie

Fisher

Gair

Goodsir

Grayson

Grieve

Gudger

Guiness

Gun

Kirkwood

Leishman

MacAndrew

MacAngus

MacCanish

MacGaeach

Macgehee

Macghee

MacGill

MacGrew

Macinstalker

Macnocaird

Macnucator

Nelson

Neilson

Nucator

Orr

Paterson

Peat

Peterson

Shankland


Stalker

Stringer

Tainsh

Telfer

Telford

Tossach

Walker

Weliver

The following names are other clan names that are known to have been used by the MacGregors. People with the names from this list are properly the domain of other Clan and Family societies, however the MacGregor clan welcomes inquiries from persons bearing these names who can show their descent from a MacGregor who adopted the name as an alias.

Erskine

Ferguson

Gordon

Graham

Grant

Hay

MacEwan

MacFarlane

MacIan

MacInnes

MacNeil

MacLaren

Johnson

Johnston

Livingston

MacAlastair

MacDonald

MacDougal

Balfour

Buchanan

Campbell

Cunningham

Douglas

Drummond

List D:

MacNicol

MacPherson

MacWilliam

Menzies

Murray

Ramsay

Robertson

Sinclair

Stewart

Stirling

Wilson