<P> The progenitor of the Clan Sutherland was a Flemish nobleman by the name of Freskin , who was also the progenitor of the Clan Murray . It has been claimed that Freskin was Pictish but it is much more likely that he was a Flemish knight , one of a ruthless group of warlords who were employed by the Norman kings to pacify their new realm after the Norman conquest of England . David I of Scotland who was brought up in the English court , employed such men to keep hold of the wilder parts of his kingdom and granted to Freskin lands in West Lothian . The ancient Pictish kingdom of Moray ( Moireabh in Scottish Gaelic ) was also given to Freskin and this put an end to the remnants of that old royal house . In a series of astute political moves Freskin and his sons inter married with the old house of Moray to consolidate their power . Freskin 's descendants were designated by the surname de Moravia ( `` of Moray '' in the Norman language ) . Freskin 's grandson was Hugh de Moravia who was granted lands in Sutherland and was known as Lord de Sudrland . Hugh 's younger brother , William , was progenitor of the Clan Murray . Hugh 's eldest son ( also called William ) was William de Moravia , 1st Earl of Sutherland . The place name and clan name of `` Sutherland '' came from it being the ' land to the south ' of the Norse Earldom of Orkney and Caithness . Although the senior line of chiefs who were the Earls of Sutherland had the surname ' de Moravia ' , they often used the territorial surname ' Sutherland ' and the younger sons of the family also took the surname ' Sutherland ' , thus creating the cadet branches of the Clan Sutherland . </P>
<P> The progenitor of the Clan Sutherland was a Flemish nobleman by the name of Freskin , who was also the progenitor of the Clan Murray . It has been claimed that Freskin was Pictish but it is much more likely that he was a Flemish knight , one of a ruthless group of warlords who were employed by the Norman kings to pacify their new realm after the Norman conquest of England . David I of Scotland who was brought up in the English court , employed such men to keep hold of the wilder parts of his kingdom and granted to Freskin lands in West Lothian . The ancient Pictish kingdom of Moray ( Moireabh in Scottish Gaelic ) was also given to Freskin and this put an end to the remnants of that old royal house . In a series of astute political moves Freskin and his sons inter married with the old house of Moray to consolidate their power . Freskin 's descendants were designated by the surname de Moravia ( `` of Moray '' in the Norman language ) . Freskin 's grandson was Hugh de Moravia who was granted lands in Sutherland and was known as Lord de Sudrland . Hugh 's younger brother , William , was progenitor of the Clan Murray . Hugh 's eldest son ( also called William ) was William de Moravia , 1st Earl of Sutherland . The place name and clan name of `` Sutherland '' came from it being the ' land to the south ' of the Norse Earldom of Orkney and Caithness . Although the senior line of chiefs who were the Earls of Sutherland had the surname ' de Moravia ' , they often used the territorial surname ' Sutherland ' and the younger sons of the family also took the surname ' Sutherland ' , thus creating the cadet branches of the Clan Sutherland . </P>
where does the last name sutherland come from
where does the last name sutherland come from
Clan Sutherland
Clan Sutherland