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It is weel seen that mony faimly names in Scots is cognate wi anes in the Soothron tongue an affen the differs atween them byles doun til a chenge in a consonant or vowel. The follaein is a leet o the mair common anes wi the Soothron-tuined ane follaein.

Aidom – Adam

Airchibald – Archibald

Airmstrang - Armstrong

Blackfoord  – Blackford

Broun – Brown

Butchart – Butcher

Cauder – Calder

Caudwell – Caldwell or Coldwell

Cheisom – Chisholm

Clerk – Clark

Craufoord – Crawford

Cunninghame – Cunningham

Din - Dunn

Dooglas – Douglas

Edwart – Edward(s)

Fermer – Farmer

Gairdner – Gardiner

Foord – Ford

Forseith – Forsyth

Glessfoord – Glassford

Haw – Hall

Heburn – Hepburn

Hendrie – Henry

Hamiltoun – Hamilton

Johns(t)oun – Johnson

Knicht – Knight

Lang – Long     

Lesslie – Leslie

MacAirtur – MacArthur

MacDonal – MacDonald

Maucom – Malcolm

Meason – Mason

Mershall – Marshall

Mertin – Martin

Mill – Milne

Muir – Moor/More

Muirheid – Murehead

Neisbit – Nisbet

Shairp - Sharp

Sheppart – Shepherd

Sma – Small

Smert – Smart

Stewart – Steward

Tailyer – Tailor

Turnour – Turner

Weelumsoun – Williamson

Wricht – Wright