[QUOTE=creagdhubh;1154173] .......... but Mr. Jackson isn't Scottish, of Scottish descent, of Highland heritage,....

I wouldn't be betting any folding money on that assertion. The matriarch of the Jackson brood was born in Barbour County, Alabama; home of former Governor George Wallace's family. Historically, many black Americans were natural relatives of the white families whose names they shared. There are thousands of black Americans bearing Scottish names. Surely you remember Louis Armstrong?