Smith Tartan Collection
Smith Family Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Smith name with a Scottish heritage tartan — the name of the forge, whose Gaelic form gave the Gows and MacGowans of Clan Chattan.
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About the Smith Family Tartan
The Smith name is the most numerous in Scotland and in much of the English-speaking world, and the oldest kind of occupational name: the smith who worked iron at the forge was indispensable to every community. In the Gaelic Highlands the same calling gave Mac a' Ghobhainn, "son of the smith," which became Gow and MacGowan.
Through that Gaelic line the Smiths are reckoned with the Clan Chattan confederation, whose smiths were figures of standing, and with Clan Macpherson. Those of the name may wear a Smith tartan or the tartan of the associated clan.
Smith Tartan Pattern and Colours
This collection draws on a bold ground of red and green crossed with black and lifted by fine lines — the colours of forge-fire and iron, fitting for a name born at the anvil.
Smith Heritage
In every Scottish community the smith stood at the centre of life: he shod the horses, made and mended the tools of farm and household, and forged the weapons of the clan. So valued was the craft that in the Highlands the clan smith held a place of honour, and the Gaelic word gobha, a smith, passed into surnames across the country.
Because the trade was practised everywhere, Smiths arose independently in every part of Scotland, and the name became the most common in the land. In the central Highlands the Gows and MacGowans, the Gaelic Smiths, were counted with Clan Chattan and with Clan Macpherson, and many families of the name today trace their heritage through that connection.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those of the Smith, Gow and MacGowan name, Clan Chattan and Macpherson kin, families with Scottish roots across every region and anyone who wishes to honour an old working name.
- ✓ Smith, Gow and MacGowan family
- ✓ Clan Chattan and Macpherson kin
- ✓ Scottish roots across every region
- ✓ Traditional crafts heritage
- ✓ Scottish ancestry gifts
- ✓ Bold red and green tartan style
How to Wear Smith Tartan
A Smith heritage tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts — easy to style for everyday heritage wear, family occasions and meaningful gifts.
Smith Family Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Smith name, the tartan its members wear and why it matters for Scottish heritage shoppers.
Does Smith have its own tartan?
Those of the name may wear a Smith tartan, or the tartan of an associated clan such as Chattan or Macpherson.
What does the name Smith mean?
It is an occupational name for the worker in metal — in Gaelic gobha, giving Mac a' Ghobhainn, Gow and MacGowan.
Which clans is Smith associated with?
Through the Gaelic Gow and MacGowan lines, with the Clan Chattan confederation and Clan Macpherson.
Is Smith a common Scottish name?
It is the most numerous surname in Scotland, since the trade was practised in every community.
Are Smith and Gow the same name?
They mean the same thing — Gow and MacGowan are the Gaelic forms, Smith the English.
Who can wear the Smith tartan?
Anyone of the Smith, Gow or MacGowan name, or with a family connection, can wear a Smith or associated clan tartan.
Carry the Smith Name with Pride
Discover Smith and Clan Chattan tartan clothing, accessories and gifts — honouring the forge and the old name of the smith.
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