Lord Reay (pronounced "ray") is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay, [1] whose lands in Strathnaver and northwest Sutherland were known as the Reay Country. The land was sold to the Earls of Sutherland in the 18th century. Lord Reay also refers to a legendary magician in Caithness folklore.

What does the name Reay mean? A Strathclyde-Briton family from the Scottish/English Borderlands was the first to use the surname Reay. It is a name for a person known as a timid or shy person. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English word ray, that referred to a roe or female deer. 1.

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Aeneas Simon Mackay, 15th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay (pronounced "Ray"; born 20 March 1965), a Scottish lord and Dutch nobleman, is a British corporate financier who is also hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay. In the Netherlands he is Lord of …

Aeneas Simon Mackay, 15th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay (pronounced "Ray"; born 20 March 1965) is a British corporate financier who is also hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay. He is a Scottish lord and baronet.

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George Mackay, 3rd Lord Reay (1678–1748), was a Scottish noble and chief of the Clan Mackay, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. During his life the Glorious Revolution took place which directly affected his family and estate, and during his chiefdom he served the British-Hanoverian Government during the Jacobite rising of 1715 and the ...

This is a history of the Reay family, latterly of Scotforth, Lancaster, started by David Reay in the 1980’s. This was prompted when David’s father, Walter Reay, made what seemed to be a surprising statement – that he had no idea who his paternal grandparents were!

Lord Reay (pronounced "ray") is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay, whose lands in Strathnaver and northwest Sutherland were known as the Reay Country. The land was sold to the Earls of Sutherland in the 18th century.

According to Scots Kith and Kin, Clan Reay is a sept of Clan MacRae, also of Clan MacKay. The name Reay is significant in the history and lands of Clan MacKay.