Clan MacTavish

Clan MacTavish
Clan MacTavish
MacTamhais, MacTavish, McTavish, Mactavish, McThavish, Thave, MacTavis, M‘Tavish, Thomas, Thomson, Thompson
	Crest: boar’s head erased or langued gules within a plain circlet bearing the motto "NON OBLITUS"
Motto	NON OBLITUS ("Not Forgotten").
War cry	CRUACH MOR
Profile
Region	Highland
District	Argyll
Plant badge	The Jacobite Rose
Pipe music	"MacTavish Is Here"
Chief
	Steven Edward Dugald MacTavish of Dunardry
	Chief of the Name and Arms and Chief of the Clan MacTavish, the 27th Hereditary Chief from an unbroken line (Mac Tamhais Mor)
Historic seat	Castle of Dunardry
Septs of Clan MacTavish
	Cash, Holmes, Kash, Kaish, MacAishe, MacCamish, MacCash, MacCavish, MacComb, MacCombie, MacComich, MacComish, MaComie, Macomie, MacCosh, MacIltavish, MacIlTavish, MacLaws, MacLawes, MacElhose, MacLehose, MacTais, MacTaus, MacTauais, MacTavish, McTavish, Mactavish, Mactavis, M’Tavish, MacTawes, MacTawis, MacTawys, MacTawes, MacTeague, Stephens, Stephenson, Stevens, Stevenson, Tavish, Tawes, Tawse, Tawesson, Tawis, Teague, Thomas, Thomason, Thomasson, Thompson, Thomson, Tod, Todd, Tomey and all variant spellings. Extended list of Clan MacTavish related family names gathered from historical records: Cavis, Cevis, Cavish, Kavis, Kavish, Kaviss, Hawes, Haws, Hawson, Haweson, Hawesson, Hawsone, Holmes, MacAves, MacAvis, MacAvish, MacAwis, MacAwishe, MacAws, MacCaueis, MacCauish, MacCause, MacCavis, MacCavish, MacCavss, MacCaweis, MacCawis, MacCawes, MacCaws, MacCevis, MacClavish, MacGavish, MacGilchois, MacGilhosche, MacGillhois, MacHomais, MacHolmes, (less often McHomes), MacIlhaos, MacIlhois, MacIlhoise, MacIlhose, MacIlhouse, MacIllhois, MacIllhos, MacIllhose, MacKawes, MacKilhoise, MacKillhose, MacKlavish, MacKlehois, Makavhis, Makawis, Makcaus, Makcawis, Makcaws, Makcawys, Makgilhois, MacCevis, MacLawes, MacLaws, MacLehose, MacTaevis, MacTamhais, MacTause, MacTaveis, MacTavish, MacTawisch, MacTawys, MacTeague, MacTegue, MacThamais, MacThamhais, MacThavish, MacThomhais, McTavish, Makgilhoise, Micklehose, Mucklehose, Taes, Tais, Taise, Taish, Taiss, Tam, Tameson, Tamesone, Tamson, Tamsone, Taus, Tauis, Tauise, Tauison, Tavis, Tavish, Taweson, Tawesson, Tawis, Tawes, Taws, Tawse, Tawseon, Tawseson, Tawson, Taweist, Tawst, Tawus, Thomason, Thomasson, Thomassone, Thomassoun, Thomessone, Thompson, Thomson, Thomsone, Thomsoun, Thomsoune, Thomsson, Tomson, Tomsone. NOTE: ** signifies that these names could be of Clan MacThomas.

Clan MacTavish (Scottish Gaelic: Na MacTàmhais), is an Ancient Highland Scottish clan with Irish origins. The MacTavish lands were in Argyll in the Western Highlands. Their current Chief is Steven Edward Dugald MacTavish of Dunardry, the 27th Hereditary Chief from an unbroken line, who is a member of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.