
List of Scottish clans - Wikipedia
Clan map of Scotland The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest …
Xhosa clan names - Wikipedia
Xhosa clan names Iziduko (pl.) in Xhosa [1] are family names that are considered more important than surnames among Xhosa people. [2][3] Many Xhosa persons can trace their family history …
Clan - Wikipedia
A clan (or fine in Irish) included the chief and his patrilineal relatives as well as unrelated clients of the chief. [7][8] Unrelated clients and their descendants were ineligible to be elected chief, but …
Japanese clans - Wikipedia
This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans (gōzoku) mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian period, during which new aristocracies and families, …
Naming customs of Taiwanese indigenous peoples - Wikipedia
The naming customs of Indigenous Taiwanese are distinct from, though influenced by, the majority Han Chinese culture of Taiwan. Prior to contact with Han Chinese, the Indigenous …
Irish clans - Wikipedia
Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society, originating prior to the 17th century. [1] A clan (or fine in Irish, plural …
Scottish clan - Wikipedia
Clan map of Scotland A Scottish clan (from Scottish Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred' [1]) is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared …
List of medieval Mongol tribes and clans - Wikipedia
The qualifier Mongol tribes was established as an umbrella term in the early 13th century, when Temüjin (later Genghis Khan) united the different tribes under his control and established the …