Native Surnames of Lewis (12-13th Century) - Working List

• Macleods of Lewis
• Morison/Morrison (Brieves of Habost, Ness)
• Macaulay (of Uig)
• Nicholson/Nicolson - They say its the oldest surname in Lewis?
• Macleay or Maclennan - little information but present in Lewis 1550's)
• Macphail (possibly later Mackay) (many origins)
• Macritchie - see Macphail
• Smith - Gobha

Non-Native Surnames of Lewis (15-16th Century)

• Macdonald (Lord of the Isles)
• Macneil
• Mackenzie (Kintail - Seaforth)
• Murray (An Gobha Gorm of Dornoch)
• Mackay (Possible Macphail)
• Macritchie (possible Mackay)
• Maclaren (surname changed to Macleay or Macleod)
• Stewart (introduced by the aids of Chief Roderick’s third wife Barbara Stewart)
• Maciver/ (possible Campbell Links - share the same crest)

Non-Native Surnames of Lewis (17th Century)

• Campbell - Maciver connection
• Macfarlane
• Macaskill
• Maclean (Family left Mull around 1696 settled around Uig)
• Craig - Macaulay  connection

Non-Native Surnames of Lewis (18-19th Century)

• Graham - Said to be shipwrecked near Galson
• Gunn
• Young
• Ross
• Macgregor (Escaped to Lewis, probably during Rob Roy time, they were outlawed)
• Buchanan
• Matheson
• Macinnes
• Macmillan
• Macrae
• Thomson
• Kennedy
• Beaton (original family came from Ireland?)
• Martin/Martyn (Y = Ripley) Name introduced by Martin Martin in the 18th Century
• Macarthur
• Maclennon
• Shaw
• Finlayson
• Macsween
• Gillies
• Weir
• Saunders
• Chisolm