
Clan Ruthven
Crest: A ram’s head couped Sable armed Or
Motto: Deid schaw
Origin of Tartan: A family tartan from the “vestiarium Scoticum”
Origin of Name: Lands in Perthshire
Clan Chief: Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie
Associated Names
The following names are considered septs of the Clan Ruthven:
Gowrie, Rothven, Rothveyn, Rothwen, Ruthen, Ruthfen, Ruthven, Ruffin, Ruthwein, Ruthyn, and Rythven