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23rd July 10, 12:28 PM
#15
 Originally Posted by cajunscot
Being an educator by trade, the very mention of Wikipedia has a tendency to make my eye twitch, but the article about Clan Muir does make the point that it's really more complicated than just "picking one of the clans that list your surname as a sept." Note that the article discusses a number of Clans that the surname Muir is associated with, and the geographic areas where those clans were dominant. Determining where your ancestors were from in Scotland really determines which clan to affiliate with.
T.
That's assuming they really were from Scotland. Be prepared for anything if you open the can of ancestors.
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