Got this book out of the library last week and finally got around to looking at it. It has suggested Tartans for Scottish, Scotch-Irish, Irish and North American Surnames with Lists of Clan, Family and District Tartans, by Philip D. Smith (Heritage Books, Inc.) Found my surnames I am researching: For the surname: closest Namematch Tartan McCaull MacCaul Mac Coll tartan Mc Mann MacMan(n) Manson tartan Warren Warren Fife District tartan Christie Christie Christie Christie Christie Farquharson McAuslin MacAuslan(D) Buchannon MacAuslan (E) Buchannon Helm Helm(s) Roxburch District He states in this book that "Mac, Gaelic for "son", is the most common element of Scottish and Irish surnames. In both countries, Mc is always an abbreviation of Mac. There is absolutely no truth to the American myth that Mac is Scottish and mc is Irish. Mac used to be abbreviated M' although this spelling is not common now. At times, all three versions can be seen. In an early book on Highland music, the author spelled his own family name three different ways on the first two pages-"MacDonald", "McDonald", and "M' Donald." He also goes on to state that "Spelling differences among names are usually trivial no matter how much pride a person has in a prticular version. Many of our ancestors were illiterate until recently, especially if they were Gaelic speakers." Thought this was interesting since I have been bounced back and forth between the Irish and Scottish lists looking for my McManns. Linda