Believed
to have descended from the Celtic royal families through
the Earls of Lennox. The Clan Napier is one of the smaller
clans in Scotland, and yet the name Napier, is one of the
oldest in the country. Clan Napier has no known septs or
dependent names. The name Napier is recorded in Scotland,
in documents dated before 1300. The first was a John le
Nae-Peer the name is rumored to have been given to him by
other Clansman and to mean Nae-Peer - No equal. Click
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