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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gadie | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gaffney | Dundee | ||
| Gain | Glasgow | ||
| Galacher | Dundee | ||
| Galashan | Fife | ||
| Galbraith | Galbreath, Calbraith | MacDonald, MacFarlane | Lennox |
| Gallard | Fife | ||
| Gallatley | Gallatlie | Aberdeenshire | |
| Gallie | Gunn | Caithness, Sutherland | |
| Gallimore | Gallamore | Angus | |
| Gallow | Edinburgh | ||
| Galloway | Galloway | ||
| Galpin | MacAlpine | Argyll | |
| Galston | Galstone | Ayrshire | |
| Galt | MacDonald | Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire | |
| Galwie | Galwey | Galloway | |
| Gamery | Buchan | ||
| Gamilson | Stirlingshire | ||
| Gammack | Mar | ||
| Gammery | Gammerie | Buchan | |
| Gammie | Gammey | Inverness-shire | |
| Gande | Sutherland | ||
| Gander | Inverness-shire | ||
| Gane | Inverness-shire | ||
| Gannochan | Galloway | ||
| Gannon | Dundee | ||
| Garden | Gardyne | Gordon | Angus, Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Perthshire |
| Gardenkirk | Strathclyde | ||
| Gardner | Gardiner | Gordon | Angus, Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Perthshire |
| Gargowinn | Ayrshire | ||
| Gargyne | Angus | ||
| Garmach | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Garman | Argyll | ||
| Garner | Argyll | ||
| Garnock | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Garrett | Garret, Garrat, Garratt | Nithsdale | |
| Garrick | Garioch, Garriock | Gordon | Aberdeenshire, Orkney |
| Garrigan | Dundee | ||
| Garrow | Stewart | Atholl, Edinburgh, Galloway, Perthshire, Stirlingshire | |
| Garroway | Galloway | ||
| Garruchel | Lennox | ||
| Garstin | Garstang | Galloway | |
| Garside | Garsyde | Roxburgh | |
| Garthgeuerone | Menteith | ||
| Gartie | Gartey, Garty | Aberdeenshire | |
| Gargluggie | Stirlingshire | ||
| Gartly | Gartley | Aberdeenshire | |
| Gartnait | Mar | ||
| Gartshore | Lennox | ||
| Garvald | Stirlingshire | ||
| Garvan | Glasgow | ||
| Garvey | Garvie | MacLean | Hebrides, Isle of Mull |
| Garvock | Garvoch | Perthshire | |
| Gask | Perthshire | ||
| Gass | Galloway | ||
| Gaston | Roxburgh | ||
| Gates | Lennox | ||
| Gatherer | Inverness-shire | ||
| Gatmilk | Fife | ||
| Gatt | Roxburgh | ||
| Gaukroger | Edinburgh | ||
| Gauldey | Gauldie | Edinburgh | |
| Gaunson | Gunn | Caithness, Sutherland | |
| Gaunt | Sutherland | ||
| Gavillock | Edinburgh | ||
| Gavin | Gaven | Roxburgh | |
| Gawie | Gawey | Stirlingshire | |
| Gay | Gaye | Dundee | |
| Gayne | Glasgow | ||
| Gayton | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Geallatly | Geallatlie | Aberdeenshire | |
| Geals | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gebbie | Ayrshire | ||
| Gedd | Ged | Fife | |
| Gedder | Angus | ||
| Geddes | Gedess; | Gordon, Rose, Scott | Aberdeenshire, Huntly, Inverness-shire, Tweedside |
| Geddie | Geddey | Angus | |
| Geekie | Geekey | Angus | |
| Gelchach | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Geallaitry | Edinburgh | ||
| Gellan | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gellibrand | Mar | ||
| Gellie | Gelly | Fife | |
| Gemilston | Galloway | ||
| Gentle | Gentles | Dunblane | |
| George | Ayrshire | ||
| Georgeson | Gunn | Caithness, Sutherland | |
| Geran | Gerand | Galloway | |
| Gerard | Gerrard | Nithsdale | |
| German | Roxburgh | ||
| Germiston | Orkney | ||
| Gern | Roxburgh | ||
| Gernald | Fife | ||
| Gerrat | Nithsdale | ||
| Gerrie | Gerry | Gordon | Aberdeenshire, Caithness, Orkney |
| Gerrond | Galloway | ||
| Getgud | Edinburgh | ||
| Getty | Gettie | Fife | |
| Gevelstone | Galloway | ||
| Ghie | Galloway | ||
| Gibb | Gibbs | Buchanan | Ayrshire, Lennox, Menteith, Stirlingshire |
| Gibbon | Buchanan | Lennox, Menteith, Stirlingshire | |
| Gibby | Buchanan | Lennox, Menteith, Stirlingshire | |
| Gibliston | Fife | ||
| Gibson | Buchanan | Lennox, Menteith, Stirlingshire | |
| Giffen | Ayrshire | ||
| Gifford | Hay | Lanarkshire | |
| Gight | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gilaverianus | Ayrshire | ||
| Gilbert | Buchanan, Elliot | Angus, Lennox, Menteith, Roxburgh, Stirlingshire | |
| Gilbertfield | Glasgow | ||
| Gilbertson | Buchanan | Lennox, Menteith, Stirlingshire | |
| Gilbethoc | Lennox | ||
| Gilbride | MacDonald | Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire | |
| Gilchomedy | Menteith | ||
| Gilchrist | MacLachlan, Ogilvie | Argyll, Angus | |
| Gild | Stirlingshire | ||
| Gilfeather | Dundee | ||
| Gilfillan | Gilfillian | MacLennan, MacNab | Perthshire, Ross-shire, Strathearn |
| Gilgerstone | Perthshire | ||
| Gilgrewer | Fife | ||
| Gilhagey | Gilhagie | Glasgow | |
| Gill | MacDonald | Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire | |
| Gillan | Huntly | ||
| Gillanders | Ross | Ross-shire | |
| Gillaodran | St Andrews | ||
| Gilleasald | Carrick | ||
| Gillebaran | Dunblane | ||
| Gillebarchane | Argyll | ||
| Gillecalline | Gillecallum | Sutherland | |
| Gilleglas | Angus | ||
| Gillemichael | Tweedside | ||
| Gillesbie | Roxburgh | ||
| Gillespie | MacPherson | Badenoch, Dunblane, Inverness-shire, Nithsdale, Perthshire | |
| Gillies | Gillis | MacPherson | Argyll, Badenoch, Deeside, Dunblane, Inverness-shire, Loch Carron, Nithsdale, Perthshire |
| Gilliland | MacLennan | Ross-shire | |
| Gillman | Dunbar | ||
| Gillon | MacLean | Hebrides, Isle of Mull | |
| Gillot | Edinburgh | ||
| Gilmakessoc | Lennox | ||
| Gilmin | Dunbar | ||
| Gilmodan | Dunbar | ||
| Gilmore | Gilmer, Gilmour | Morrison | Fife, Galloway, Lennox, Strathearn |
| Giloclery | Mar | ||
| Gilpin | MacAlpine | Argyll | |
| Gilquhome | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gilroy | Grant, MacGillivray | Aberdeenshire, Argyll, Hebrides, Isle of Mull, Strathspey | |
| Gilston | Fife | ||
| Gilt | Stirlingshire | ||
| Gimpsie | Gimpsey | Galloway | |
| Girdwood | Glasgow | ||
| Girthrig | Ayrshire | ||
| Girvan | Ayrshire | ||
| Girwood | Strathclyde | ||
| Given | Givens | Dunblane | |
| Glack | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gladnoc | Roxburgh | ||
| Gladstone | Gladston, Gledstone | Lanarkshire | |
| Glaister | Angus | ||
| Glames | Angus | ||
| Glanderstone | Strathclyde | ||
| Glasboro | Dundee | ||
| Glascory | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Glasenwright | Ayrshire | ||
| Glaser | Angus | ||
| Glasford | Strathclyde | ||
| Glasgow | Glasgow | ||
| Glass | Argyll, Dunblane | ||
| Glassie | Glassey | Dundee | |
| Gleave | Inverness-shire | ||
| Glegg | Dundee | ||
| Glen | Glenn | MacKintosh | Fife, Peeblesshire |
| Glencairn | Nithsdale | ||
| Glencairnie | Strathspey | ||
| Glencorse | Galloway | ||
| Glenday | Glendey, Glendy | Angus | |
| Glendinning | Douglas | Galloway, Lanarkshire | |
| Glenesk | Angus | ||
| Glenholm | Glenholme | Strathclyde | |
| Glenlief | Perthshire | ||
| Glenmellon | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Glennea | Strathclyde | ||
| Glennie | Glen, Glenn | MacKintosh | Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire, Perthshire |
| Glenorchy | Lorne | ||
| Gleslogy | Fife | ||
| Glespie | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gloag | Dunblane | ||
| Glover | Perthshire | ||
| Gloweholms | Roxburgh | ||
| Goar | Orkney | ||
| Goddard | Roxburgh | ||
| Goddiskirk | Edinburgh | ||
| Godfrey | Godfreyson | Strathclyde | |
| Godric | Godricson | Tweedside | |
| Godsel | Strathclyde | ||
| Gogar | Edinburgh | ||
| Gogy | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gold | Angus | ||
| Golden | Fife | ||
| Goldie | Goldey, Goldy | Ayrshire | |
| Golding | Roxburgh | ||
| Goldman | Dundee | ||
| Goldsmith | Roxburgh | ||
| Golightly | Perthshire | ||
| Gollach | Sutherland | ||
| Gollan | Perthshire | ||
| Good | Goode | Glasgow | |
| Goodal | Goodall | Roxburgh | |
| Goodbody | Inverness-shire | ||
| Goodbrand | Huntly | ||
| Goodfellow | Angus | ||
| Goodlad | Stirlingshire | ||
| Goodland | Glasgow | ||
| Goodlet | Stirlingshire | ||
| Goodsir | Fife | ||
| Goodsman | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Goodswain | Fife | ||
| Goodwillie | Goodwilly | Fife | |
| Goodwin | Stirlingshire | ||
| Goodyear | Fife | ||
| Gordon | See: Clan Gordon Early Genealogy & History | Aberdeenshire, Badenoch, Buchan, Culloden, Huntly | |
| Gorgie | Edinburgh | ||
| Gorgon | Dunbar | ||
| Gorley | Gorlie, Gourlay | Atholl, Fife | |
| Gorman | Ayrshire | ||
| Gormley | Argyll | ||
| Gormok | Perthshire | ||
| Goro | Glasgow | ||
| Gorrie | MacDonald | Argyll, Dunblane, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire | |
| Gorthie | Gorthey, Gorthy | Perthshire | |
| Gorthrick | Strathclyde | ||
| Gotterson | Angus | ||
| Goudie | MacPherson | Badenoch, Dunblane, Inverness-shire, Nithsdale, Perthshire | |
| Goudielock | Glasgow | ||
| Gouk | Angus | ||
| Gould | Dunblane | ||
| Gourlay | Gorley, Gorlie | Atholl, Fife | |
| Gourton | Edinburgh | ||
| Govan | Strathclyde | ||
| Gow | MacPherson | Badenoch, Dunblane, Inverness-shire, Nithsdale, Perthshire | |
| Gowan | MacDonald | Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire | |
| Gowans | Dunblane | ||
| Gowanson | Dundee | ||
| Gowinskey | Strathclyde | ||
| Gowrie | MacDonald | Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire | |
| Gracie | Farquharson | Aberdeenshire, Deeside | |
| Graham | Graeme, Grahame, Grahym, Grim, Grymm | See: Clan Graham Early Genealogy & History | Crieff, Galloway, Hebrides, Menteith, Perthshire, Stirlingshire, Strathclyde, Strathearn |
| Grahamlaw | Roxburgh | ||
| Grainger | Granger | Roxburgh | |
| Grammisone | Inverness-shire | ||
| Grandistoun | Angus | ||
| Granet | Glasgow | ||
| Granger | Grainger | Roxburgh | |
| Grant | See: Clan Grant Early Genealogy & History | Aberdeenshire, Badenoch, Buchan, Culloden, Huntly, Loch Laggan, Strathspey | |
| Grantfully | Perthshire | ||
| Granthame | Galloway | ||
| Gray | Stewart of Atholl, Sutherland | Huntly, Sutherland | |
| Greathead | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Greehill | Greehills | Angus | |
| Green | Greene | Roxburgh | |
| Greenacre | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Greenan | Ayrshire | ||
| Greengrass | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Greenhead | Tweedside | ||
| Greenlaw | Hume | Angus | |
| Greenock | Strathclyde | ||
| Greenrig | Strathclyde | ||
| Greenshields | Strathclyde | ||
| Greenyard | Dunbar | ||
| Grier | Greer, Grierson | MacGregor | Argyll, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire |
| Gregor | MacGregor | Argyll, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire | |
| Gregorson | MacGregor | Argyll, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire | |
| Gregory | MacGregor | Argyll, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire | |
| Greig | MacGregor | Argyll, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire | |
| Grendon | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Gresoun | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Greusach | Farquharson | Aberdeenshire, Deeside | |
| Grewer | Grewar | Drummond, MacGregor | Argyll, Dunblane, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire |
| Grier | Greer | MacDonald | Argyll, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire |
| Griesck | MacFarlane | Argyll, Lennox | |
| Grieve | Aberdeenshire, Ettrick | ||
| Grigor | MacGregor | Argyll, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire | |
| Grimbister | Orkney | ||
| Grimketel | Paisley | ||
| Grindegreth | Galloway | ||
| Grinock | Strathclyde | ||
| Grinton | Edinburgh | ||
| Groat | Fife | ||
| Grosart | Strathclyde | ||
| Grotsetter | Orkney | ||
| Groundwater | Orkney | ||
| Gruamach | MacFarlane | Argyll, Lennox | |
| Grub | Angus | ||
| Grubbet | Roxburgh | ||
| Gruer | Drummond, MacGregor | Argyll, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire | |
| Grundy | Roxburgh | ||
| Guelp | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Guffolk | Galloway | ||
| Guido | Roxburgh | ||
| Guild | Fife | ||
| Guilding | Edinburgh, Fife | ||
| Gullan | Gullane | Musselburgh | |
| Gundistoun | Fife | ||
| Gunion | Ayrshire | ||
| Gunn | See: Clan Gunn Early Genealogy & History | Caithness, Hebrides, Sutherland | |
| Gunning | Dundee | ||
| Gupild | Edinburgh | ||
| Gurnay | Roxburgh | ||
| Gurran | Galloway | ||
| Guthrie | Angus | ||
| Guynd | Angus | ||
| Gyloch | Dunblane | ||
| Gynes | Roxburgh |