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Sources used in compiling this list:
The Surnames of Scotland, George Fraser Black, 1946
The Clans, Septs and Regiments of Scotland, Frank Adam, 1952
Tartan For Me! Philip D. Smith, 1984
Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia, George Way and Romilly Squire, 1994



Surname Alternate Spelling Associated Surname (s) District (s)
Raban     Aberdeenshire
Radernie     St Andrews
Radulf     Perthshire
Raeside     Ayrshire
Raffan     Strathspey
Rafferty     Strathspey
Raffles     Nithsdale
Ragg     Edinburgh
Raigmore     Inverness-shire
Railton     Edinburgh
Rain Rains   Strathclyde
Rainaldston     Roxburgh
Raining     Galloway
Rainy     Angus
Rais     Glasgow
Raith   MacRae Inverness-shire, Ross-shire
Ralston     Paisley
Ramage     Dundee
Ramornie     Fife
Ramsay Ramsey   Angus, Banffshire, Edinburgh, Perthshire
Ramsden     Roxburgh
Ramson     Aberdeenshire
Ranald   MacDonald of Clanranald Hebrides, Lochaber
Ranaldson     Glasgow
Randall Randale, Randell, Rendall   Fife, Orkney, St Andrews
Randallson     Fife
Randelston     Fife
Randie     Fife
Randolph Randolf Bruce Carrick, Fife, Galloway
Ranison     Aberdeenshire
Rankeillor     Fife
Rankin Ranken MacLean Ayrshire, Isle of Mull
Rankinson     Glasgow
Rannie     Angus
Raperlaw     Roxburgh
Ratcliff     Buchan
Rathen     Aberdeenshire
Rattray   Murray Atholl, Atholl, Lanarkshire
Rawlins Rawlin Maxwell Galloway, Roxburgh
Rawson     Edinburgh
Rayne     Aberdeenshire
Reach     Aberdeenshire
Reader     Edinburgh
Readie     Fife
Reavley     Roxburgh
Redbeard     Perthshire
Redden Reddens   Roxburgh
Reddick     Galloway
Reddie     Perthshire
Reddoch     Perthshire
Redfern     Inverness-shire
Redhead     Fife
Redland     Orkney
Redwell     Aberdeenshire
Reekie     Angus
Reeth     Inverness-shire
Reeve     Strathclyde
Refectorio     Musselburgh
Reginaldson     Aberdeenshire
Reid Read, Reed Robertson One of the top twelve most common surnames in Scotland for over 100 years; can be found in almost every Scottish District.
Reidfurd   Innes Moray
Reiff     Fife
Reith     Aberdeenshire
Rellie     Strathclyde
Rendall     Orkney
Renfrew     Strathclyde
Renilson     Roxburgh
Renison     Glasgow
Renanrius     Strathearn
Rennick     Strathclyde
Rennieston     Roxburgh
Rennoch     Edinburgh
Renwick     Tweedside
Reoch   Farquharson, MacDonald Aberdeenshire, Argyll, Dundee, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire
Reochtan     Galloway
Repper     Aberdeenshire
Rerik     Galloway
Restalrig     Edinburgh
Reston     Glasgow
Retson     Strathclyde
Rettie     Aberdeenshire
Reuel     Fife
Revie   MacDonald Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire
Rew     Strathclyde
Rewcastle     Roxburgh
Rewell     Fife
Rhynie     Aberdeenshire
Riach   Farquharson, MacDonald Aberdeenshire, Deeside
Ricarton     Fife
Riccalton     Roxburgh
Riccarts     Strathclyde
Richard Richards   Strathclyde
Richardson   Buchanan, Ogilvie Angus, Lennox, Menteith, Stirlingshire
Richieson     Musselburgh
Richman     Aberdeenshire
Richmond     Strathclyde
Rickart     Aberdeenshire
Rickson     Inverness-shire
Riddell     Roxburgh
Riddet     Ayrshire
Riddick     Galloway
Riddle     Dundee
Riddoch     Glasgow, Inverness-shire
Ridler     Aberdeenshire
Ridley     Paisley
Rigg     Dunbar
Rillewood     Roxburgh
Rimmer     Strathearn
Rimmon     Inverness-shire
Rimore     Roxburgh
Rintoul     Dundee
Ripley     Musselburgh
Ripon     Aberdeenshire
Riries     Fife
Rirson   MacDonald Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire
Risk   Buchanan Lennox, Menteith, Stirlingshire
Ritchie   MacKintosh Inverness-shire, Perthshire
Ritson     Roxburgh
Rittler     Dundee
Rix     Perthshire
Roach     Argyll
Roan     Tweedside
Robb   MacFarlane Argyll, Lennox
Robbie     Aberdeenshire
Roberts   Robertson Atholl, Perthshire, Strathclyde
Robertson Robeson, Robinson, Robson See: Clan Robertson Early Genealogy & History One of the top twelve most common surnames in Scotland for over 100 years; can be found in almost every Scottish District.
Robeson     Roxburgh
Robin     Stirlingshire
Robinson   Gunn, Robertson Atholl, Caithness, Perthshire, Strathclyde, Sutherland
Robison   Gunn, Robertson Atholl, Caithness, Perthshire, Strathclyde, Sutherland
Robson   Gunn, Robertson Atholl, Caithness, Perthshire, Strathclyde, Sutherland
Roby     Aberdeenshire
Roche Rock   Edinburgh
Rockhall     Galloway
Roddie     Galloway
Rodger Rodgers   Angus
Rodgerson     Aberdeenshire
Rodgie     Perthshire
Rodman     Ayrshire
Roger     Angus
Rogerson     Aberdeenshire
Rogie     Aberdeenshire
Rokby Rokeby   Angus
Roland     Aberdeenshire
Rollo Rolla   Aberdeenshire
Romanes     Roxburgh
Rome   Johnstone Galloway, Roxburgh
Ronald   Gunn, MacDonald Argyll, Caithness, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire, Sutherland
Ronaldson   Gunn, MacDonald Argyll, Caithness, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire, Sutherland
Ronan     Lochaber
Rook     Sutherland
Room     Argyll
Root     Galloway
Roper     Aberdeenshire
Rorison   MacDonald Argyll, Galloway
Rose   See: Clan Rose Early Genealogy & History Inverness-shire, Loch Laggan, Nairn
Rosewell     Edinburgh
Ross   See: Clan Ross Early Genealogy & History Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Ross-shire
Rossie   Ross Ross-shire
Rossiter     Galloway
Rossnett     Aberdeenshire
Roswell     Edinburgh
Rosyth     Fife
Rothesay     Rothesay
Rothis     Aberdeenshire
Rothney     Aberdeenshire
Roualeyn     Ayrshire
Rough     Perthshire
Roughhead     Tweedside
Rouley     Roxburgh
Rous     Stirlingshire
Routledge Rutledge   Roxburgh, Strathclyde
Row Rowe   Strathclyde
Rowan Rowand   Aberdeenshire
Rowat     Glasgow
Rownie     Inverness-shire
Roy   Robertson Atholl, Crieff, Perthshire, Strathclyde
Royden     Paisley
Royds     Fife
Ruchlaw     St Andrews
Ruddach     Aberdeenshire
Ruddock     Galloway
Rudge     Inverness-shire
Rudman     Edinburgh
Ruff     Strathclyde
Rulston Rulstone   Argyll
Rumbold     Strathspey
Rumgay     Fife
Runcie     Aberdeenshire
Runcieman     Roxburgh
Runewald     Fife
Rusk   Buchanan Lennox, Menteith, Stirlingshire, Strathearn
Ruskie     Perthshire
Ruskin   Buchanan Edinburgh, Lennox, Menteith, Stirlingshire
Rusland     Orkney
Russell Russel Cumming Badenoch, Fort William, Roxburgh
Rutherford Rutherfurd   Roxburgh
Rutherglen     Strathclyde
Ruthven     Angus
Rutledge     Roxburgh, Strathclyde
Ruxton     Aberdeenshire
Ryder     Dundee
Rye     Aberdeenshire
Rysland     Ayrshire
Ryssie     Dundee
Rystoun     Roxburgh