Quote Originally Posted by arrogcow
I wouldn't trust this site as far as I could throw it. It is one of the many scam sites that sell made up stuff to unsuspecting amature genealogists.

For instance on the site, I can buy a scroll that states my name comes from Normandy. Farther down the page, I can buy another scroll that states my name is from Devonshire. Another site says my name is from Cornwal.

This site states that my coat of arms is a blue background there is a gold hand with a silver wing holding a silver sword. Others have given me three black wreaths on a blue and white background. And for the record I know families don't have coats of arms only individuals do - something this site should know.
I'm ashamed to say that I didn't look at the web site before, Adam, but thank you for bringing this to light -- this is a bucket-shop, and you are 100% correct, there is no such thing as a family crest -- arms belong to individuals, not the surname (at least in British & Irish heraldry). Stay far, far away from places like this. They may be "honest businessmen", but they are selling misinformation and generalisation to unsuspecting individuals with good intention. I dealt with this on an almost daily basis as a genealogy librarian.

Finally they state that my name has no tartan associated with it, but the Scottish Tartan Authority clearly states that I am "entitled" to the Aberdeen district tartan (I've found this in books as well). Granted I think someone at the STA probably just randonly assigns a tartan to any surname not previously recorded when someone asks, but this web site did not even bother to check with the largest tartan recorder in the world.
Adam
More likely, Adam, there are a number of people in Aberdeenshire with your surname -- that doesn't mean that there might be others with that surname in other parts of Scotland, but a large concentration may have or still reside there. For instance, there are Williamsons all over Scotland, but my branch come from Fife.

Regards,

Todd