Scottish Family Names J-L
JARDINE
NAME ON MAP: JARDING OLD COUNTY: Dumfries DATE: 14th century MEANING: NORMAN‑FRENCH jardin `garden, orchard'. Wimfredus or Walfredus de Jardine witnessed a charter during David I's reign (1124‑53). He was probably of the same family as the du Jardin who fought at Hastings in 1066.
JOHNSTON
NAME ON MAP: JONESTONE OLD COUNTY: Dumfries DATE: 1296 MEANING: "John's OLD ENGLISH tun `manor, estate'". John is HEBREW "Yahweh (God) has favoured". The son of the founder of the family styled himself Gilbert de Johnstoun in c.1200. Another Gilbert de Jonestone rendered homage in 1296.
KEITH
NAME ON MAP: KETH, CEITEACH OLD COUNTY: Aberdeen, Caithness DATE: 1289 MEANING: BRYTHONIC cet, chet `wood': a territorial name, but whether from the lands of Keith in Banffshire or East Lothian is not certain. The Keiths were hereditary Great Marischals, later Earls Marischal, of Scotland from the 12th century. Keith in Banffshire was called Ketmariscalli "Keith of the marshal" in c.1250. In the 14th century a marriage to an heiress to the Cheynes of Akergill founded the Caithness branch of the clan (now called Ceiteach in GAELIC ), bitter enemies of Clan Gunn.
KENNEDY
NAME ON MAP: KENEDY OLD COUNTY: Ayr DATE: 1296 MEANING: GOIDELIC ceannaidach `ugly head'. (Irish Kennedys descend from the nephew of Brian Boru.) Duncan Kennedy was created Earl of Carrick by Malcolm IV (1153‑65) and is regarded as founder of the clan. The spelling on the map is taken from Huwe Kenedy who rendered homage in 1296.
KER, KERR
NAME ON MAP: KERR OLD COUNTY: Roxburgh DATE: 1357 MEANING: a territorial name probably from BRYTHONIC caer `fort'. Johannes Ker, huntsman, was recorded in 1190 and the names Ker, Kaurr, Keyr, Kayr and Kerre appeared in the 13th century. John Kerr was mentioned in a charter in 1357.
LAMONT, LAMOND
NAME ON MAP: MacLAOMAINN (in GAELIC ) OLD COUNTY: Argyll MEANING: OLD NORSE lögathr `lawman, lawyer'. The clan probably descends from Ladman or Lauman, Lord of Cowal, in Argyll in the 13th century.
LAUDER
NAME ON MAP: see under place‑names. HISTORY: Sir Robert de Lauedre witnessed a charter and William de Lawedre was sheriff of Perthshire under Alexander III (1249‑85).
LENNOX
NAME ON MAP: see under place‑names. HISTORY: the area was ruled over by one of the Mormaers (Celtic princes) and eventually became the earldom of Lennox. Malcolm, 5th Earl of Lennox, succeeded to the earldom in 1293 and was killed at Halidon Hill in 1333.
LESLIE
NAME ON MAP: LESSLY OLD COUNTY: Aberdeen DATE: a. 1300 MEANING: possibly GOIDELIC llys `court' with linn `pool' or celyn `holly‑trees'; a territorial name adopted in the 12th century by a Flemish knight called Bardolf who settled there.
LINDSAY
NAME ON MAP: LINDESEIA OLD COUNTY: Lanark, Angus DATE: 1174 MEANING: probably "Lincoln OLD ENGLISH eg `island, dry area in the fens'" ‑ the name of an old administrative area of Lincolnshire, England. Baldric de Lindesay appeared in the Domesday Book (1086). His grandson, Walter de Lindeseya, was a friend of David I (1124‑53) and was granted lands near Crawford; his great‑grandson Sir William de Lindeseia was one of the hostages for William the Lion in 1174. The family later acquired land in Glenesk in Angus and in 1398 the chief was created Earl of Crawford.
LIVINGSTONE
NAME ON MAP: LEVYSTONE OLD COUNTY: West Lothian DATE: c.1290 MEANING: a territorial name: "Leving's or Leuing's OLD ENGLISH tun `settlement, village'". An Anglo‑Saxon, he came to Scotland in the first half of the 12th century. William Levystone witnessed a grant of land in c.1290 and Sir Archibald de Levingestoune rendered homage in 1296.
LOCKHART
NAME ON MAP: LOCARD OLD COUNTY: Lanark DATE: 13th century MEANING: a NORMAN‑FRENCH (originally TEUTONIC ) personal name Locard. Symon Locard witnessed a grant c.1153‑65. Sir Simon Locard held the keys to the casket taking Robert the Bruce's heart to the Holy Land and in the fullness of time the clan name was changed to Lokhart (1488) and the crest altered to reflect Sir Simon's exploits.
LOGAN, see MacLENNAN