Rattray (surname)

Rattray[1] is a surname of Scottish origin.[2] It was first used by the descendants of Alanus de Ratheriff and is derived from Rattray in Perth and Kinross.

The Rattray Tartan was formally catalogued on 27 March 1969.[3] Notable people with the Rattray surname include:

* Cathy Rattray-Williams (born 1963), Jamaican track and field sprinter
* Celine Rattray (born 1975), English film producer
* Charlie Rattray (1911–1995), English footballer
* Colin Rattray (1931–2009), Australian politician
* David Grey Rattray (1958–2007), South African historian
* David Rattray (1970-), Scottish sport shooter
* James Rattray (1818–1854), British Army officer and war artist
* Jamie Lee Rattray (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
* Robert Sutherland Rattray (1881–1938), British anthropologist and Africanist
* Sylvester Rattray, Scottish medical writer.
* Tania Rattray (born 1958), Australian politician, daughter of Colin Rattray
* Thomas Rattray (1684–1743), Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

## See also

[edit]

* Clan Rattray
* Devin Ratray (born 1977), American actor

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Welcome to the Clan Rattray, Clan Rattray, retrieved 4 February 2024
2. ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 88. OCLC 1060940902 - via Internet Archive.
3. ^ Tartan Details - Rattray, The Scottish Registry of Tartans, 5 February 2009, retrieved 4 February 2024

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Rattray.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.