Clan Grierson

Grierson
Crest: A fetterlock Argent
MottoHoc securior
Profile
RegionLawlands
DestrictDumfriesshire
Chief
Sarah Grierson o Lag,[1]
Chief o the Name an Airms o Grierson.[2]
Historic seatLag Tower

The name Grierson is frae the Scots lawlands.

The surname Grierson is no a patronymic form o the medieval Scots personal name Grier which is a form o the personal name Gregory.[3] It haes been speculatit bi some that thay mey descend frae the same line as Clan Gregor, housomeivver this is refutit bi ithers ; David Alan Grierson suggests a closer leuk at the meanin o the surname o Grierson, wheniver translatit intae gaelic, literally means MacGriogair. The principal seat o the Griersons wis Lag, which wis obtained in aboot 1408.[4]

The current chief o the name Grierson, an a member o the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.[5] is Sarah Grierson of Lag,[1][6] the first female tae hauld this role in an unbroken line frae the faimily o Grierson o Lag.

The crest badge o a clan member o the Griersons contains the Laitin motto: HOC SECURIOR Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ a b "clanchiefs.org". Archived frae the original on 26 Julie 2011. Retrieved 15 Februar 2011.
  2. ↑ burkespeerage.com
  3. ↑ "Grierson Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 22 Apryle 2008.; see an aa "Grier Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 22 Apryle 2008.
  4. ↑ a b "Clan Grierson". Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (clanchiefs.org). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs Members of the Standing Council". Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (clanchiefs.org). Archived frae the original on 8 Julie 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "clangrierson.com". Archived frae the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 15 Februar 2011.