American looking for Clan Identity

[archmill]

try these to see if they help en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Lovat
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat (Scottish Jacobite) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia...
The Beheading Anniversary of Lord Lovat

hope they are of some use
i also think lord lovet had some thing to do with
the marines during the war not 100% sure thou

[Auld Chiel]

Originally Posted by Polwarth

Hello and welcome!
Yes, Frazier/Frazer is a misspelling of the Scots name, Fraser.

As for what branch of a clan your family may 'belong' to... that's more difficult! You have to make a value judgement based on the prevalence of a sept within a specific geographic area - but it is often a guess, unless there are paper records somewhere which refers to a Stewart of Appin, or a Fraser of Lovat, for example!

"mispelling"? Scottish surnames are prone to spelling variations, standardization of spelling did not come about until the Victorian era. A lot of Scots immigrated to other countries as early as the 1600's, long before there was any attempt at the standardization of surnames.

[brandon ray]

Hi,
There is no doubt about spelling mistake between Frazier & Fraser. It is surely know what branch of clan your family may belong . That is not easy one. You have knowledge about the geographic area .There are some how the record also.

[hiorta]

A complication for you will be that the gaidhlig origin of 'Fraser' is 'Friseal', pronounced Freeshall.