Top 10 most common tartans

[CDNSushi]

If you had to compile a list of the Top 10 of the most common tartans you're most likely to see (e.g. at a Burns night or a Highland games or something) what would they be?

I imagine: the Stewart tartans (Royal, Black, Hunting) would have to be high on the list, as would Black Watch....hmmm Anyone care to enlighten me with what they think? I'm just really curious.

[ForresterModern]

Campbell, Macdonald (various), Douglas all come to mind.

[george7]

MacKenzie, Irish National, and MacLeod of Harris seem to be very common, as well.

[kiltedinUSMC]

Leatherneck. Well out here in Southern Califorina at least

[Ancienne Alliance]

Royal Stuart, Black watch, Pride of Scotland, Mackenzie...


Best,

Robert

[BroosterB1]

I would expect that Jerry's stock in trade would be very close to what is popular a a given time. That said:

Black Watch
Royal Stewart
Black Stewart
Macleod
Mac Donald
Wallace
Gordon
Irish National
Pride of Scotland
Mackenzie

Of course this is just a guess.ith:

[beloitpiper]

Royal Stewart, Black Watch, and Gordon Dress are probably the three most common tartans in the world.

[Carolina Kiltman]

I don't know just how valid this is as a way of determining the most "popular" tartans, but I would go to various vendor websites, and see which tartans are readily available in a wide variety of fabrics and weights. That would, to me anyway, seem a fair indicator. For instance, the various MacLean of Duart tartans are more readily available and in a wider range of fabrics and fibres than those of the "cousin" clan of MacLaine of Lochbuie.

[sathor]

Royal Stewart, Black Watch, and Gordon Dress are probably the three most common tartans in the world.

I have 4 kilts, 1 of each of those and a plain black one.

Eerie.

[SteveB]

This would be subject to the location as at the New Hampshire Highland Games there were many folks strutting the New Hampshire tartan - - The Town of Lincoln Police Department's kilts are all in that tartan and they turn out whether on or off duty at the games, in quantity. After that it is a virtual hodge podge of tartan.The most common kilt colour on the newbies was the black utilikilt, followed by Stewart, and Black Watch.