Rattray is a surname of Scottish origin. It was first used by the descendants of Alanus de Ratheriff and is derived from Rattray in

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...

. The Rattray Tartan was formally catalogued on 27 March 1969. Notable people with the Rattray surname include: *

Cathy Rattray-Williams Cathy Ann Rattray-Williams (born 19 August 1963) is a retired female sprinter from Jamaica, who mainly competed in the women's 400 metres during her career. She is a four-time Olympian, making her debut in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union). She won ...

(born 1963), Jamaican track and field sprinter *

Celine Rattray Celine Rattray (born 1975) is an English film producer who co-founded the production company Maven Pictures. In 2010, she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for '' The Kids Are All Right''. In 2020, she and Trudie Styl ...

(born 1975), English film producer * Charlie Rattray (1911–1995), English footballer *

Colin Rattray Colin Lewis Rattray (28 December 1931 – 19 February 2009) was an Australian politician. He was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1992 to 2004, representing first South Esk and then Apsley. Rattray was born in ...

(1931–2009), Australian politician * David Grey Rattray (1958–2007), South African historian *

David Rattray David Grey Rattray (6 September 1958 – 26 January 2007) was a South African historian of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu war in South Africa, also well known as a tour guide. Biography Rattray was born in Johannesburg, matriculated from the St. Alban's C ...

(1970-), Scottish sport shooter *

James Rattray James Rattray (1818 – 24 October 1854) was a soldier and artist, born in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, who died at Dorundah, in the Ranchi Division, Nagpore, India. At the time of making his notable sketches he was a 2nd Lieutenant in t ...

(1818–1854), British Army officer and war artist *

Jamie Lee Rattray Jamie Lee Rattray (born September 30, 1992) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player for the Markham Thunder. Life As a member of the gold medal-winning squad at the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, a hockey card of her was featured i ...

(born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player *

Robert Sutherland Rattray Robert Sutherland Rattray, , known as Captain R. S. Rattray (1881 in India – 1938), was a barrister and held a diploma in Anthropology from Oxford. He was an early Africanist and student of the Ashanti. He was one of the early writers on Owa ...

(1881–1938), British anthropologist and Africanist * Sylvester Rattray, Scottish medical writer. *

Tania Rattray Tania Verene Rattray (born 28 March 1958) is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house) in the division of McIntyre. Rattray was educated at Winnaleah Area School and Scottsdale High School. Before becoming a f ...

(born 1958), Australian politician, daughter of Colin Rattray * Thomas Rattray (1684–1743), Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

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