Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
What is the Scottish tradition when someone marries into a family with a non-clan-affiliated surname? Are the children relegated to a tartan-less existence?

I mean, surely there are modern born-and-raised Scottish Highlanders who carry names other than the traditional clan-affiliated names, but consider themselves Highlanders and wear an occasional kilt. Do they default to regional tartans?
Good question, I was wondering about the same in this thread:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/t...19/index9.html