I would like to get a kilt that reflects my family past (I have a German patronymic so no obvious Scots connection). In digging into family genealogy (Clark on Father's side and Park on Mother's) I ran into dead ends (so far) on the Clark line, but the Park line took off. So far I have lineage included in the Thompson, Cunningham, Campbell, Douglas, Lindsay, Stewart, Bruce, Ramsey clans and maybe all the way back to the MacAlpin.

Good God, how does a body choose where to throw in allegiance when you have Scottish ancestry but weren't born with a clan surname? It's not just about the tartan itself, but the family connection.

I've seen posts that say "Just pick a tartan you like", and heck, it may come down to that, but I figured I'd ask the community because I know I can't be the first with this conundrum.