ok, so here goes. As a young man looking into my background I have become quite swept up with all this highland clan stuff and just a question which will need a little explaining before I get into it.

So having asked some relatives I have found that I have more Scottish background than I knew. Here is the thing my mothers maiden name is Nevins and they come directly from Scotland, my last name is Owens (so is my fathers obviously), which after a little research I have connected with the clan MacEwen, which I understand is a "broken" clan and have then connected it with clan MacLachlan. Now finally I get to the point. The thing is I know that my Owens name is welsh, at least as far back as I know it is welsh. So would it be in horribly bad form to consider joining Clan MacLachlan using my surname?