The Scottish Colvins are a "non-aligned" family, meaning that they do not belong to a Scottish clan. If the truth be known, in the many battles that took place between the Highland Scots and the English, the Colvins were always to be found rooting for the English.
The background for this site is the Roxburgh District Tartan. Since there is a concentration of Colvins found in the Roxburgh District, it is appropriate that the Colvins would identify with the Roxburgh District Tartan, since they have no tartan of their own. The tartan's actual colors may be somewhat different than what you see here, and there are several different kinds of Roxburgh tartan, for different occasions and purposes.
To see the actual colors and varieties, go to the Tartan Finder at the House of Tartan pages.
This is the tartan worn by Colvin family members for ceremonial occasions. Colvins (Colevilles) of Scottish descent have lived in Roxburghshire, Scotland since the time of the Norman Invasion.