Most Common Surnames in Scotland

By Region
Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll Argyll and Bute Ayrshire Banffshire Berwickshire Bute Caithness City of Edinburgh Council Clackmannanshire Dumfries and Galloway Dumfriesshire Dunbartonshire Dundee City East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire Falkirk Fife Glasgow City highland Inverclyde Inverness Shire Kincardineshire Kinross Shire Kirkcudbrightshire Lanarkshire Midlothian Moray Nairn North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Orkney Islands Outer Hebrides Peeblesshire Perth and Kinross Perthshire Renfrewshire Ross and Cromarty Roxburghshire Scottish Borders Selkirkshire Shetland Islands South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Stirlingshire Sutherland West Dunbartonshire West Lothian Wigtownshire
1. Smith 97.7k
In Other Countries
1st in USA 1st in England 1st in Australia 1st in Canada 22nd in South Africa 3rd in Jamaica 46th in Sierra Leone 12nd in Wales 27th in Liberia
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Smith (1486)
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2. Brown 76.7k
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4th in USA 4th in England 2nd in Canada 4th in Australia 1st in Jamaica 189th in South Africa 775th in Nigeria 26th in Liberia 26th in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Brown (658)
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3. Wilson 71.4k
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9th in USA 6th in England 5th in Australia 8th in Canada 82nd in Tanzania 671st in Nigeria 314th in South Africa 17th in Jamaica 33rd in Liberia
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Wilson (639)
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4. Campbell 70.1k
In Other Countries
35th in USA 12nd in Canada 83rd in England 26th in Australia 4th in Jamaica 1st in Northern Ireland 662nd in South Africa 145th in Ireland 38th in New Zealand
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Campbell (1425)
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5. Thomson 62.4k
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1021st in USA 81st in Australia 249th in England 186th in Canada 45th in New Zealand 1473rd in South Africa 3608th in Nigeria 11534th in India 904th in Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Thomson (136)
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6. Robertson 67.8k
In Other Countries
140th in USA 50th in Australia 166th in England 84th in Canada 751st in South Africa 22nd in New Zealand 272nd in Jamaica 251st in Wales 508th in Liberia
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Robertson (275)
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7. Stewart 63.1k
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45th in USA 108th in England 27th in Canada 35th in Australia 21st in Jamaica 922nd in South Africa 10th in Northern Ireland 20th in New Zealand 315th in Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Stewart (884)
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8. Anderson 58.1k
In Other Countries
8th in USA 67th in England 7th in Australia 13rd in Canada 19th in Jamaica 524th in South Africa 695th in Tanzania 8th in New Zealand 32nd in Northern Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Anderson (450)
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9. Scott 48.3k
In Other Countries
34th in USA 41st in England 26th in Canada 32nd in Australia 487th in South Africa 36th in Jamaica 7th in New Zealand 28th in Northern Ireland 152nd in Liberia
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Scott (747)
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10. MacDonald 27.1k
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10th in Canada 575th in USA 311st in England 140th in Australia 52nd in New Zealand 1524th in South Africa 334th in Wales 866th in Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name MacDonald (873)
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