For those people without a patrilineal affiliation with a clan, how have you chosen which clan with which to affiliate? I am particularly interested to hear from those of you who are actively involved with clan associations. When choosing "the closest" have you gone with closest to the patrilineal line (e.g. your g-g-g-g-grandmother, but married to the man with your surname) or closest to you genealogically (your mother's mother's father)? If you have several Scottish ancestors who all are equally close, how did you choose? Was it because of a close relationship to you personally or to one of your parents?

I am also interested to hear from those of you who live in Scotland to hear how clan affiliations work with the folks you know.

Thanks in advance for your time.