We have chosen some of the Scottish surnames from classes 1F1 and 1F2. We have searched through books to find out where these names come from and what they mean. Also names like Edinburgh and Glasgow would stand for the original place that the family was from.
Names can also originate from a family's physical appearance.
From the name Longshanks comes the Scottish for 'long legs'. Put them together to get 'Cambeul' which has changed over the years and has eventually become Campbell. Quite a lot of names change to make different, new, names. People can change their surname but this isn't done often as most people tend to stick with it unless it is very strange. Usually it is woman who change their surnames when they get married, they take their husband's names.