Dear Laurel To add to the Sinclairs, Rollos, Bruces and Jardines, many of the "Highland" Clans are actually of Norman origin including the Gordons, the Frasers, the Chisolms, the Colquhons, the Stewarts, the Montgomerys. Some say the Chisolms are of Celtic origin, but their crest is the badge of Rollo. Of course, over 1000 years since the Normans joined and intermarried with the established Norse who came straight from Norway (remember, the Kingdom of Norway extended as far south as Perth for nearly 600 years), the native Celts and the aboriginal Picts so all the Clans are quite a mixture. Since then we have been joined by Dutch (the Groats of Caithness started as de Groot), Flemings, who were weavers from the Low Countries. We also have some survivors of the Spanish Armada, and the last 100 years has seen new immigration to Scotland including Poles, Italian, Bangladeshis and Pakistanis. I first saw a Pakistani in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders some 25 years ago. Much more Scots than me and a awesome figure in his kilt! We even have a bit of Anglo Saxon! There is a very good website "Electric Scotland" which has summaries of all the Clans and major Scots Families (though no Lairds as yet, perhaps the Laird Family Association should consider getting a listing) and Scots History at "www.electric.scotland.com". The Clan pages have the tartans and crests as well as the history, so they are a good general reference. Yours aye Iain Laird