indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)
Meaning & History
Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.