Clan Craig is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Craig is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms, however no one at present is in possession of such arms. The last chief of Clan Craig was Thomas Craig of Riccarton who died in 1823 leaving no heirs.

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  • Clan Craig is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Craig is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms, however no one at present is in possession of such arms. The last chief of Clan Craig was Thomas Craig of Riccarton who died in 1823 leaving no heirs. The Scottish surname Craig is derived from the Gaelic creag meaning "rocky hill". The surname is a topographic name for a person who lived near a steep rock, and often prefixed to the names of places in hilly or mountainous districts in various parts of Scotland. The name seems to belong particularly to the north of Scotland. According to George Fraser Black, during the 15th century there were three families that styled themselves "of that Ilk" (meaning they considered themselves chief of the name). The Craigs of Riccarton however became the most noted family. The first member of Clan Craig (one of the ancestors of the Craigs of Riccarton) is William Craig of Craigfintray who is thought to have been born in the last half of the 15th century. The last chief of Clan Craig was Thomas Craig of Riccarton who died in 1823 leaving no heirs. Members of Clan Craig may wear a crest badge containing the crest of a chevalier on horseback in full charge grasping a broken lance in bend Proper, and the Latin motto VIVE DEO ET VIVES meaning "live for God and you shall have life". The heraldry within the crest badge is taken from the arms of Craig of Riccarton.
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  • Clan Craig is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Craig is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms, however no one at present is in possession of such arms. The last chief of Clan Craig was Thomas Craig of Riccarton who died in 1823 leaving no heirs.
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  • Clan Craig
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