Quote Originally Posted by McElmurry View Post
Ok, let me try out your system.

To my knowledge none of my ancestors have set a precedent by wearing a tartan.

My surname is Germanic.

My Mother’s maiden name is McElmurry. My McElmurry kin have been in North American since at least 1750. They came from Ulster and are Scots-Irish by family tradition.

My paternal great-grandmother was a Crichton. Her grandfather came to the US from Scotland.

Using the closest name regardless of line I am a Morrison

How did I do?
Well, you did very well. McElmurry being a variant of Morrison (mac ghillie moire), and also your Mother's maiden name, unless you have an aversion to red tartans, that would be the obvious (and in my opinion, best) choice.

You, on the other hand, may feel it more admirable to be a Crichton.