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The’r a puckle faimly names in Scots that can be equate wi anes used in Soothron, but whaur the Scots is parteeclar tae Scotland, or the Scots leid, an the sibness o the kenspeckle Scots ane tae the mak used in Soothron no necessar appearant. The follaein is a wheen o names in Scots alang wi the ane preferred in the Soothron leid.

Ainster – Anstruther

Aitchison – Atkinson

Askin – Erskine

Auld – Old

Baisler – Bachelor

Baxter – Baker

Berrich – Beveridge

Blaikit – Blackwood

Bosell – Boswell

Braid – Broad

Browster – Brewer or Brewster

Caumal – Campbell       

Chaumers – Chalmers

Cinikum – Cunningham

Colvin – Colville

Daviesoun, Dauvitsoun – Davidson

Finlaw – Findlay

Fleemin(g) – Fleming

Flookar – Flockhart

Freishel – Frazer

Froster – Forrester 

Gledstanes – Gladstone

Gourlaw – Gourlay

Hauden – Haldane

Haigie – Hay 

Huchon – Hutchi(n)son

Inness – Angus

Kirkup – Kirkhope

Lichton – Leighton

Mairchbanks – Marjorybanks

Matson – Mathieson

Melvin or Mellan – Melville

Muggumerie – Montgomery

Nimock – Nimmo

Orthick – Urquhart

Ossit – Oswald

Pook – Pollock

Reidheuch – Riddoch

Richiesoun – Richardson

Robiesoun – Robertson

Rollok – Rollo

Ruffoord – Rutherford

Shirra – Sheriff

Steensoun – Stevenson

Sumerall – Somerville

Tamsoun – Thomson

Theikar – Thatcher

Trummell – Turnbull

Wenster – Winchester