Clan Grierson
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The name Grierson is frae the Scots lawlands.
The surname Grierson is no a patronymic form o the medieval Scots personal name Grier which is a form o the personal name Gregory.[3] It haes been speculatit bi some that they mey descend frae the same line as Clan Gregor, housomeivver this is refutit bi ithers ; David Alan Grierson suggests a closer leuk at the meanin o the surname o Grierson, wheniver translatit intae gaelic, literally means MacGriogair. The principal seat o the Griersons wis Lag, which wis obtained in aboot 1408.[4]
The current chief o the name Grierson, an a member o the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.[5] is Sarah Grierson of Lag,[1][6] the first female tae hauld this role in an unbroken line frae the family o Grierson o Lag.
The crest badge o a clan member o the Griersons contains the Laitin motto: HOC SECURIOR.[4]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 clanchiefs.org
- ↑ burkespeerage.com
- ↑ Grierson Name Meaning and History. Ancestry.com. Retrieved on 22 Apryle 2008. .; see an aa Grier Name Meaning and History. Ancestry.com. Retrieved on 22 Apryle 2008. .
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Clan Grierson. Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (clanchiefs.org). Retrieved on 15 Dizember 2010. .
- ↑ The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs Members of the Standing Council. Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (clanchiefs.org). Retrieved on 2 Dizember 2010. .
- ↑ clangrierson.com
