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Clan Buchan

Non Inferiora Secutus (Not having followed mean pursuits)

Clan Buchan takes its name from the district of Buchan in Aberdeenshire. The Council of Scottish Clans & Associations lists Buchan and Buchanan as separate clans, with different mottoes, chiefs and surname lists. The earldom of Buchan, formerly held by the Comyns, later passed into the Mar branch of the Erskine family. The clan chiefship descends through the Buchans of Auchmacoy, in the parish of Logie-Buchan near Ellon, proprietors of that estate since 1318, whose lands James IV erected into a free barony in 1503.

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Buchan · Modern

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Buchan · Modern

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Crest & Motto

Clan Buchan Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan Buchan is Non Inferiora Secutus (Not having followed mean pursuits). It appears on the Clan Buchan crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.

In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.

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The Buchan Story

  1. 1308

    John Comyn, Earl of Buchan, is defeated by Robert the Bruce at Inverurie on 22 May[8]

  2. 1503

    James IV gives Andrew Buchan of Auchmacoy a new charter, erecting his lands into a free barony[8]

  3. 1601

    The 5th Earl of Buchan dies at twenty-one; his only child Mary Douglas succeeds to the title[4]

  4. 1689

    After Dundee's fall at Killiecrankie, Major-General Buchan of Auchmacoy commands the Jacobite forces in Scotland[8]

  5. 1949

    David Buchan of Auchmacoy, formerly David Trevor, is recognised Chief of the Name by warrant of the Lord Lyon[6][7]

Clan Buchan Crest & Plant Badge

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Visit the Buchan Homeland

Map of Scotland with Buchan places marked

Auchmacoy House, near Ellon, Aberdeenshire

Category B listed house in the parish of Logie Buchan, designed in 1831 by William Burn for James Buchan; seat of the Buchans of Auchmacoy.[3]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan Buchan Today

ChiefBuchan does not appear on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs' published list of chiefs. The Council of Scottish Clans & Associations names the Chief of the Name as Captain David Buchan of Auchmacoy and records him as recognised by the Clan Buchan Association rather than as an SCSC member. He was recognised Chief of the Name by warrant of the Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1949 and died at Auchmacoy on 16 July 2015; neither body's published listing has since named a successor.
Clan societyClan Buchan Association

Surnames linked to Clan Buchan

These family names are connected with Clan Buchan. Each list says who records the link.

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Cruden
  • Leisk
  • Merson
  • Ogston
  • Runcie
  • Tarves

Spellings of the name

  • Bichan
  • Bichen
  • Buccan
  • Buchane
  • Buckan

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Questions about Clan Buchan

Is Clan Buchan the same as Clan Buchanan?

No. The Council of Scottish Clans & Associations lists them as separate clans: Buchan with the motto Non Inferiora Secutus and a chief of Auchmacoy, Buchanan with the motto Clarior Hinc Honos and a chief of that Ilk and Arnprior. Buchan does not appear among Buchanan's associated surnames.

Who is the Earl of Buchan, and is he the clan chief?

No. The earldom of Buchan is a separate peerage title: formerly held by the Comyns, it passed into the Mar branch of the Erskine family after Mary Douglas, the 5th Earl's only child, married James Erskine. The clan chiefship is a different line, held by the Buchans of Auchmacoy.

Does Clan Buchan have a chief?

Buchan is not on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs' list. COSCA names the Chief of the Name as Captain David Buchan of Auchmacoy, recognised by the Clan Buchan Association; he received the Lord Lyon's warrant in 1949 and died in 2015, and no successor is named in either body's published listing.

What is the Buchan motto?

Non Inferiora Secutus, Latin for 'Not having followed mean pursuits'.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Buchan, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Chiefs, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  3. Auchmacoy House (LB9088), Historic Environment Scotland
  4. The Erskines of Buchan and Cardross, Electric Scotland
  5. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  6. David Buchan of Auchmacoy, 16 July 2015, The Broderers' Company
  7. Chief of Clan Buchan biography, Clan Buchan website (University of Massachusetts hosted)
  8. The Scottish Nation: Buchan, Electric Scotland
  9. Find a clan: Buchanan, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)