Clan Watson

Clan Watson
Crest: Two hands holding the trunk of an oak tree sprouting the hands issuing out of clouds.[1]
MottoInsperata Floruit[2] (It has flourished unexpectedly[3])
Profile
RegionLowlands
DistrictLothian
Clan Watson no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seatSaughton House[4][5]
Last ChiefJames Watson of Saughton
Died1823
Septs of Clan Watson
MacQuat, MacQuattie, MacQuhat, MacQwat, MacQwattie, MacRowatt, MacWalter, MacWater, MacWatson, MacWatt, MacWatters, MacWattie, Vatsoun, Walter, Walterson, Wasson, Waters, Waterson, Watson, Watsone, Watsoun, Watt, Wattie, Wattson.[6]

Clan Watson is a Scottish clan that is recognised as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.[7][8][6] The clan does not currently have a chief recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon.

The name Watson is derived from Watt, a diminutive form of the personal name Walter, with the addition of the patronymic suffix " -son". The name Watson is believed to have been introduced to Scotland in the early 11th century, during the reign of Edward the Confessor.[9][1] However, being wide spread and patronymic, has no single origin.

According to the National Records of Scotland in 2021, Watson is the 19th most common surname in Scotland.[10]

  1. ^ a b Way of Plean, George (1994). Collins Scottish clan & family encyclopedia. Glasgow: Harper Collins. p. 469. ISBN 9780004705477.
  2. ^ A system of heraldry, speculative and practical, with the true art of blazon, according to the most approved heralds in Europe by Alexander Nisbet (Published 1816) p.22 - OCLC 181837040
  3. ^ Elvin, Charles Norton (1860). A Hand-book of Mottoes Borne by the Nobility, Gentry, Cities, Public Companies, &c. Bell and Daldy.
  4. ^ "Edinburgh, Broomhouse Crescent, Saughton House | Canmore". canmore.org.uk.
  5. ^ "SAUGHTON HOUSE". 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Watson". COSCA.
  7. ^ "MyClan.com : A-Z List of the Clans". 10 March 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  8. ^ Register of the Lyon Court (Vol. 2, Folio 178, 1818) - Available via ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk
  9. ^ "Watson Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 1 January 2000.
  10. ^ Team, National Records of Scotland Web (31 May 2013). "National Records of Scotland". National Records of Scotland.