sloan is a sept of which clan?

**Theyoungkiltman** · 11th July 14, 07:43 PM

I know it is of gaelic origin "sluaghadhan" but I cannot find it on any sept lists. Thanks and slainte!

**The farqcom** · 11th July 14, 08:07 PM

Sloan could either be Irish or from the Galloway District

**Steve Ashton** · 11th July 14, 08:08 PM

To better assist you, can you tell us where your people are from?

**Theyoungkiltman** · 11th July 14, 09:18 PM

I know that sloan is a common irish name but it is also found in the chronicles of the picts. I do not know where the original immigrant was from but he/they probably immigrated to illinois first.

**Chas** · 12th July 14, 02:57 AM

I have a database of some 30,000 names and their variants. Sloan and Sloane are both listed as being associated with Galloway.

**duke_19_62** · 12th July 14, 05:16 AM

After a quick Google search I found http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....sloan/coa.html It talks about the Sloans in Scotland, England and elsewhere in Europe. It also shows the Scottish and English Coats of Arms.