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Barclay (surname)
''Barclay'' () is a Scottish surname (see Clan Barclay). Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Barclay (c. 1476–1552), Scottish poet * Alexander Charles Barclay (1823–1893), English brewer and politician * Alfred Richard Barclay (1859–1912), New Zealand politician * Andrew Barclay (other), several people * Anthony Barclay, British actor * Arthur Barclay (1854–1938), Liberian politician ** Arthur Barclay (other), several people * Bruce Barclay (1922–1979), New Zealand politician * Byrna Barclay (born 1940), Canadian writer and editor * Charles Frederick Barclay (1844–1914), American politician from Pennsylvania * Charles James Barclay (U.S. Navy officer) (1843 – after 1905), United States Navy admiral * Charles James Barclay (banker) (1841–1904), Australian banker * Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (1890–1969), British politician, governor of South Australia * Chris Barclay (born 1983), American football player * Claire Barcl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish People
The Scots ( sco, Scots Fowk; gd, Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic-speaking peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or ''Alba'') in the 9th century. In the following two centuries, the Celtic-speaking Cumbrians of Strathclyde and the Germanic-speaking Angles of north Northumbria became part of Scotland. In the High Middle Ages, during the 12th-century Davidian Revolution, small numbers of Norman nobles migrated to the Lowlands. In the 13th century, the Norse-Gaels of the Western Isles became part of Scotland, followed by the Norse of the Northern Isles in the 15th century. In modern usage, "Scottish people" or "Scots" refers to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, family ancestral or genetic origins are from Scotland. The Latin word ''Scoti'' originally referred to the Gaels, but came to describe all inhabitants of Scotland. Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
