clan name
Ancestral group identifier
A clan name identifies membership in a kinship group, typically a Scottish Highland clan or similar tribal organization.
Unlike surnames that pass through single family lines, clan names connect broader networks of families claiming common ancestry: The MacDonalds and Campbells were rival clans.
In some cultures, clan names function as surnames; in others, they exist alongside family names to indicate larger affiliations.
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- family treeChart of ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
family · heritage · tartan · crest · bloodline · blood ties · kinship · dynasty · house · chieftain · highland games · motto · war cry · Scottish · highland · coat of arms · coat of mail · genealogy
- namessurnames, nicknames, forenames, surname, nickname
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- Chinese namessurname, pinyin, character, Li, Zhang
- identifiersidentifier, title, rank, license, permit
- name typespatronymic, matronymic, nicknames, pseudonyms, nom de plume
- surname originspatronymic, matronymic, occupational, locational, descriptive
clan namegiven name
Personal name from birth
first name · personal name · Christian name · forename · birth name
clan namechosen name
Self-selected personal identifier
pen name · stage name · pseudonym · assumed name · nom de plume
clan, name, clans, clansman, clansmen, clanswoman, clannish, clannishness, names