Clan Walkinshaw

It does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law.

Clan Walkinshaw is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms, however no one at present is in possession of such arms.

The name probably originates from the Scots elements wealcere "fuller" and sceaga "copse".

[1] Clan Walkinshaw descends from a Douglas who was a judge in the earldom of Lennox.

Members of the clan became hereditary foresters to the High Stewards of Scotland in the barony of Renfrew.