Davis/Davidson Clan Tartan Help

[Karl R]

Are you asking about the difference between the Davis tartan and the Davidson tartans?

Are you asking about the difference between the Davidson tartan and the Davidson of Tulloch tartan?

Are you asking about there being more than one Davidson tartan?

There is a Welsh tartan for people with the Davis/Davies surname. However, I believe that the Welsh tended to settle close to Wexford, rather than in Ulster. If you're sure (or strongly suspect) that your family is Scottish in origin, Davidson seems like a more likely bet than Davis.

The Davidsons of Tulloch appear to be a subset of the Davidsons. (All Davidsons of Tulloch are Davidsons. But not all Davidsons are Davidsons of Tulloch.) Since you haven't tied your family line back to a specific location in Scotland, then Davidson would be the more likely bet.

Like most clans, the Davidsons appear to have more than one official tartan. And even among the official tartans, there can be multiple color variations (modern, ancient, muted, weathered). Choosing between them is a matter of your personal taste. But if you want the most frequently used Davidson tartan, it's probably the one displayed on clan websites (or clan society websites).

[Cpercy77]

Thanks for the info. Some of our older family members have traced our family back to the Ulster Region. They have found out that we have a lot of Scottish family and some that was in Ireland I have found thru family members that our family started as Davidson. Im taking that somewhere down the line it turned into Davis. But I did see the different Tartans and figured it was a personal choice. That helps me out. My thing was that I wanted to wear the colors from our Family and not just something random.