Map of Scotland showing where the Craigmyle arms are recorded
The Craigmyle arms were recorded in Aberdeen, c. 1748.
Aberdeen was a granite trading town on the north-east coast with farming country behind it. Merchants who prospered bought estates inland, and buying an estate was what brought a family its arms.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Scotland in this period.
George II of Great Britain
Sovereign of the period
George II of Great Britain
1727–1760
Reigning in Scotland when the Craigmyle arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Scotland
Scottish heraldry is unique because it treats a coat of arms as a piece of personal property protected by law. Only one person can own a specific design at any given time. When a family grows, the head keeps the original shield while other relatives must apply for their own distinct version with slight changes to prove their specific identity.
Granting authority
The Court of the Lord Lyon acts as the official body that regulates and controls all heraldic matters throughout Scotland.
How they got arms
Individuals obtain a legal right to their arms through a formal petition process that confirms their identity and family connection.
Where arms were recorded
All valid coats of arms are officially entered into the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings starting from 1672.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Aberdeen.
Origin & History of the Craigmyle Family in Scotland
The surname Craigmyle is a locational name that originates from the northeast of Scotland, specifically from the lands of Craigmyle in the parish of Kincardine O'Neil in Aberdeenshire. The name is derived from the Gaelic words "creag," meaning a crag or rocky hill, and "maol," which refers to a bare or rounded summit. By the mid-eighteenth century, the family had established a notable presence in the city of Aberdeen, where records confirm their residence by 1748. During this era, families with this name were often involved in the local trade and agricultural life of the region. As the family grew, they became deeply integrated into the social and economic fabric of Aberdeenshire, reflecting the typical migration patterns of families moving from rural estates into the growing urban centers of Scotland.
Craigmyle Meaning & Related Branches
Root word
Creag Maol
Gaelic for bare or bald rock.
This name
CraigmyleDerived from a topographic location referring to a dweller by a bare, treeless crag or hill.
also spelled
Craigmile
Craigmyll
Documented Sources
Sir Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, London: Harrison & Sons, 1884
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, 1946
Johnston, James B., Place-Names of Scotland, 1934
National Records of Scotland, Register of Testaments, Aberdeen Commissariot, CC1/6
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wheatsheafPlenty, and the harvest of one's own labour
crescentHonour by the sovereign, and the second son
wheatsheafPlenty, and the harvest of one's own labour
crescentHonour by the sovereign, and the second son
