The surname Risk was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Risk research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1296 and 1306 are included under the topic Early Risk History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Rusk, Ruskie, Ruskyn, Rusken, Ruskin, Rusky and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Risk Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.