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Clan Laing

Mercy Is My Desire

Laing is a Scottish surname with its own entry in COSCA's clan directory, which gives the motto 'Mercy Is My Desire', lists Lang and Layng among its spellings, and names no chief. Four bearers of the name have entries in the Dictionary of National Biography: a fifteenth-century bishop of Glasgow who was also chancellor of Scotland, a historian who sat as MP for Orkney and Shetland, the first European to reach Timbuktu, and an Edinburgh antiquary.

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Clan Laing Tartan Crest Garden Flag - Laing Tartan Clan

Laing Tartan Clan Crest Garden Flag Product Detail: Welcome guests to your home with this seasonal flag. Available in 2 sizes: Small size 12'x18' and Large size 28'x40' Material: 100% polyester, PU and carbon black. Weatherproof and fade resistant fabric will not fray after...
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Laing tartan canvas table runner with the Clan Laing crest hanging over the end of an oak table by the fireClose-up of the Laing tartan table runner end hanging over the table, with the Clan Laing crest

Clan Laing Tartan Crest Canvas Table Runner - Laing Tartan

Clan Laing Tartan Crest Canvas Table Runner A table runner in the Laing tartan with the crest badge of Clan Laing printed three times: once at each end, where it hangs over the edge of the table, and once in the centre. The motto...
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Acrylic Highland cow calf ornament playing the bagpipes, in a Laing tartan Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag, with a custom name on the hatExample of the personalized Highland cow piper ornament with the name "Laing" on the Santa hat

Clan Laing Tartan Piper Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name

Clan Laing Tartan Piper Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name A fluffy Highland cow calf playing the bagpipes, dressed for Christmas in a Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag of the Laing tartan. The white fur band of the hat carries the name of...
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Clan Laing Tartan Christmas Piper Ornament with Custom Photo A Santa-style Highland piper playing the pipes, dressed in a kilt, plaid and hose in the Laing tartan. Send us a photo and our designers put the face on the piper, so the ornament becomes...
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Personalized Christmas piper plaque in the Laing tartan, standing on a snowy log base with a name plaqueClose-up of the piper face made from your photo, Laing tartan plaid on the shoulder

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Clan Laing Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

Clan Laing Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper A stained-glass style tree topper: Scotland's thistle, framed in gold, standing in front of a round window of the Laing tartan. A Scottish heritage finish for the top of your Christmas tree. Choose your design: Clan Crest:...
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Wooden Highland cow Christmas ornament wearing a Laing tartan scarf, with a ribbon banner for a custom nameExample of the personalized Highland cow ornament with the name "The Laing Family" on the ribbon banner

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Personalized Clan Laing Tartan Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name A shaggy Highland cow, Scotland's favourite, wrapped up for winter in a scarf of the Laing tartan, with a sprig of holly between its horns. The ribbon banner below carries the name of your...
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Laing tartan Christmas tree skirt with a Scottish Highland scene, stag, Highland cow and thistles under a Christmas treeClose-up of the Laing tartan border with Celtic knots, thistles and a sleigh on the printed tree skirt

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Clan Laing Tartan Highland Christmas Tree Skirt Bring your family's Scottish heritage to the foot of your tree. The border of this tree skirt carries the Laing tartan, framing a snowy Highland scene with a stone castle, a red stag, a Highland cow, a...
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Crest & Motto

Clan Laing Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan Laing is Mercy Is My Desire. It appears on the Clan Laing 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 Laing Story

  1. 1474-1483

    John Laing is bishop of Glasgow, and chancellor of Scotland from late 1482[4]

  2. 1807-1812

    Malcolm Laing, historian, sits as MP for Orkney and Shetland[5]

  3. 1826

    Alexander Gordon Laing reaches Timbuktu on 18 August; murdered on 26 September[6]

  4. 1837

    David Laing is elected librarian to the Society of Writers to H.M. Signet[7]

Clan Laing Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs for Laing, which has no Lang row either, and COSCA's Laing entry leaves the chief field blank.

Surnames linked to Clan Laing

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

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Yair

Spellings of the name

  • Lang
  • Layng
  • Laing-Meason
  • Mac Laing

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Questions about Clan Laing

What is the Laing motto?

Mercy Is My Desire.

Is Laing a sept of Clan Colquhoun?

It is not settled. COSCA gives Laing its own directory entry and names no parent clan. COSCA's Clan Colquhoun surname list does not contain 'Laing', although it does contain 'Lang', which COSCA's own Laing entry lists as a Laing spelling. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists neither a Laing nor a Lang chief. Treat any Colquhoun sept link as unconfirmed rather than settled either way.

Does Laing have a clan chief?

No chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

Who are notable people named Laing?

John Laing (d. 11 January 1483), bishop of Glasgow and chancellor of Scotland; Malcolm Laing (1762-1818), historian and MP for Orkney and Shetland; Alexander Gordon Laing (1793-1826), who reached Timbuktu on 18 August 1826; and David Laing (1793-1878), the Edinburgh antiquary and librarian to the Society of Writers to H.M. Signet.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Laing, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. Find a clan: Colquhoun, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  4. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900: Laing, John (d.1483), Wikisource (transcription of the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900)
  5. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900: Laing, Malcolm, Wikisource (transcription of the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900)
  6. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900: Laing, Alexander Gordon, Wikisource (transcription of the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900)
  7. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900: Laing, David (1793-1878), Wikisource (transcription of the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900)