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
91. Alexander 13.2k
In Other Countries
86th in USA 276th in England 359th in Tanzania 344th in South Africa 1071st in Nigeria 179th in Australia 253rd in Canada 14th in Trinidad and Tobago 2541st in Indonesia
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Alexander (401)
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92. Lindsay 12.5k
In Other Countries
792nd in USA 326th in Australia 522nd in Canada 130th in Jamaica 227th in New Zealand 2142nd in England 228th in Northern Ireland 1032nd in Ireland 881st in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Lindsay (301)
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93. McIntyre 15.4k
In Other Countries
614th in USA 346th in Canada 282nd in Australia 210th in New Zealand 2338th in England 193rd in Northern Ireland 526th in Ireland 379th in Jamaica 700th in Trinidad and Tobago
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name McIntyre (16)
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94. Aitken 11.8k
In Other Countries
482nd in Australia 1151st in England 1485th in Canada 224th in New Zealand 1151st in Jamaica 1201st in Wales 410th in Bermuda 1227th in Cayman Islands 4110th in South Korea
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Aitken (26)
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95. Hay 11.8k
In Other Countries
120th in Cambodia 369th in Australia 1134th in Pakistan 822nd in Canada 2595th in USA 1821st in France 1627th in England 178th in New Zealand 468th in Vietnam
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Hay (431)
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96. Jackson 10.4k
In Other Countries
15th in USA 21st in England 51st in Tanzania 483rd in Nigeria 45th in Australia 67th in Canada 36th in Liberia 511st in South Africa 35th in Jamaica 707th in Kenya
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Jackson (357)
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97. Hill 10.4k
In Other Countries
30th in USA 28th in England 31st in Australia 73rd in Canada 921st in Germany 861st in South Africa 32nd in Wales 41st in New Zealand 154th in Jamaica
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Hill (459)
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98. Currie 12.6k
In Other Countries
358th in Canada 539th in Australia 4024th in USA 277th in New Zealand 2586th in England 267th in Northern Ireland 541st in Jamaica 888th in Wales 1480th in Isle of Man
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Currie (107)
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99. Williams 7.3k
In Other Countries
3rd in USA 5th in England 3rd in Wales 34th in South Africa 3rd in Australia 296th in Nigeria 13rd in Sierra Leone 17th in Canada 2nd in Jamaica
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Williams (865)
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100. Forbes 12.2k
In Other Countries
766th in USA 391st in Australia 529th in Canada 70th in Jamaica 1919th in South Africa 28th in Bahamas 2330th in England 361st in New Zealand 2nd in Turks and Caicos Islands
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Forbes (513)
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