Surnames were rare in the highlands until the 17th and 18th centuries and in the Middle Ages all members of a clan did not share a name and most ordinary members were usually not related to its head.
姓は高地地方において17世紀と18世紀まで珍しく、中世においてはある氏族の全ての構成員が姓を共有したわけではなく、普通の構成員はその氏族の頭と関係を持たないことが多かった。