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Clan Napier is a Lowland family whose first traceable ancestor, John Napier, held the lands of Kilmahew in Dunbartonshire by 1294. Its most famous member, John Napier of Merchiston (1550-1617), produced his book of logarithms in 1614. The chief of the name is Lord Napier and Ettrick, listed as the Napier chief by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs and by COSCA.

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Acrylic Highland cow calf ornament playing the bagpipes, in a Napier Modern tartan Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag, with a custom name on the hatExample of the personalized Highland cow piper ornament with the name "Napier" on the Santa hat

Clan Napier Modern Tartan Piper Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name

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Acrylic Highland cow calf ornament playing the bagpipes, in a Napier Ancient tartan Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag, with a custom name on the hatExample of the personalized Highland cow piper ornament with the name "Napier" on the Santa hat

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Clan Napier Ancient 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 Napier Ancient tartan. The white fur band of the hat carries the...
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Clan Napier Modern Tartan Christmas Piper Ornament with Custom Photo

Clan Napier Modern Tartan Christmas Piper Ornament with Custom Photo A Santa-style Highland piper playing the pipes, dressed in a kilt, plaid and hose in the Napier Modern tartan. Send us a photo and our designers put the face on the piper, so the...
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Christmas piper ornament in the Napier Ancient tartan hanging on a Christmas tree, with the customer photo used for the faceAcrylic bagpiper Christmas ornament in the Napier Ancient tartan with a gold hanging cord

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Clan Napier Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Ornament with Custom Photo A Santa-style Highland piper playing the pipes, dressed in a kilt, plaid and hose in the Napier Ancient tartan. Send us a photo and our designers put the face on the piper, so the...
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Personalized Christmas piper plaque in the Napier Modern tartan, standing on a snowy log base with a name plaqueClose-up of the piper face made from your photo, Napier Modern tartan plaid on the shoulder

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Personalized Christmas piper plaque in the Napier Ancient tartan, standing on a snowy log base with a name plaqueClose-up of the piper face made from your photo, Napier Ancient tartan plaid on the shoulder

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Clan Napier crest in the centre of a stained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with the Napier Modern tartan behind the thistleStained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with a gold bagpipe emblem and the Napier Modern tartan behind the thistle

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Clan Napier crest in the centre of a stained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with the Napier Ancient tartan behind the thistleStained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with a gold bagpipe emblem and the Napier Ancient tartan behind the thistle

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Wooden Highland cow Christmas ornament wearing a Napier Modern tartan scarf, with a ribbon banner for a custom nameExample of the personalized Highland cow ornament with the name "The Napier Family" on the ribbon banner

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Tartan Ornament

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Wooden Highland cow Christmas ornament wearing a Napier Ancient tartan scarf, with a ribbon banner for a custom nameExample of the personalized Highland cow ornament with the name "The Napier Family" on the ribbon banner

Personalized Clan Napier Ancient Tartan Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name – Scottish Christmas Tree Decoration

Personalized Clan Napier Ancient Tartan Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name A shaggy Highland cow, Scotland's favourite, wrapped up for winter in a scarf of the Napier Ancient tartan, with a sprig of holly between its horns. The ribbon banner below carries the name...
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Tartan Ornament

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Custom Bagpipe Napier Modern Tartan LED Night Light - Personalized Scottish Bagpiper Figurine with Wooden Stand

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Custom Bagpipe Napier Ancient Tartan LED Night Light - Personalized Scottish Bagpiper Figurine with Wooden Stand

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Personalized Clan Napier Ancient Tartan Drummer Ornament with Custom Name – Scottish Christmas Tree Decoration

Personalized Clan Napier Ancient Tartan Drummer Ornament with Custom Name – Scottish Christmas Tree Decoration

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Drummer Ornament

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Crest & Motto

Clan Napier Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan Napier is Sans Tache (Without stain). It appears on the Clan Napier 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 Napier Story

  1. 1294

    John Napier, the family's first traceable ancestor, holds the lands of Kilmahew in Dunbartonshire[4]

  2. 1296

    John Naper of the county of Dumbarton swears fealty to Edward I on the Ragman Roll[4]

  3. 1304

    John Napier is one of 24 defenders of Stirling Castle[4]

  4. 1437

    Alexander Napier, provost of Edinburgh, is the first on record to hold the lands of Merchiston[3]

  5. 1603

    Patrick Napier is killed at Glen Fruin when the MacGregors ambush the Colquhouns[4]

  6. 1614

    John Napier of Merchiston produces his book of logarithms[3]

  7. 4 May 1627

    Archibald Napier is created a peer of Scotland as Baron Napier of Merchiston, by patent dated at Whitehall[3]

  8. 1644-1645

    The first Lord Napier is imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle, then removed to the gaol at Linlithgow; he dies at Fincastle in November 1645[3]

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Visit the Napier Homeland

Map of Scotland with Napier places marked

Merchiston Tower, Colinton Road, Edinburgh

15th-century L-plan tower house, remodelled in the 17th century; birthplace of John Napier (1550-1617) and a Category A listed building now part of Edinburgh Napier University.[5]

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

Clan Napier Today

ChiefLord Napier and Ettrick. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists the Napier chief as The Lord Napier & Ettrick, and COSCA gives the same title; neither body publishes a forename or an ordinal.
Clan societyClan Napier in North America (CNNA), 1985

Surnames linked to Clan Napier

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

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Naper
  • Napair
  • Napper
  • Nappier
  • Leaper
  • Leiper

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Questions about Clan Napier

Who is the chief of Clan Napier?

Lord Napier and Ettrick. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists the Napier chief as The Lord Napier & Ettrick, and COSCA gives the same title.

What is the Napier motto?

Sans Tache, French for 'Without stain'.

What was the Napier family seat?

Merchiston Tower in Edinburgh. Alexander Napier, provost of Edinburgh in 1437, is the first on record to hold the lands of Merchiston; the tower is now part of Edinburgh Napier University.

Who was John Napier?

John Napier of Merchiston (1550-1617), who produced his book of logarithms in 1614.

What happened to Clan Napier during the Civil War?

Archibald Napier, the first Lord Napier, was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle and then removed to the gaol at Linlithgow; he died at Fincastle in November 1645.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Napier, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. Napier, Electric Scotland, The Scottish Nation
  4. Clan Napier in North America -- history, Clan Napier in North America (CNNA)
  5. Colinton Road, Merchiston Castle, now part of Napier University (LB26828), Historic Environment Scotland