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
11. Murray 43.8k
In Other Countries
107th in USA 102nd in England 50th in Canada 53rd in Australia 15th in Ireland 802nd in South Africa 67th in Jamaica 22nd in Northern Ireland 34th in New Zealand
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Murray (888)
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12. Reid 43.2k
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210th in USA 37th in Canada 161st in England 69th in Australia 10th in Jamaica 1116th in South Africa 35th in New Zealand 30th in Northern Ireland 203rd in Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Reid (162)
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13. Taylor 37.3k
In Other Countries
11st in USA 3rd in England 6th in Australia 11st in Canada 45th in Sierra Leone 402nd in South Africa 27th in Jamaica 23rd in Wales 5th in New Zealand
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Taylor (514)
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14. Clark 37.0k
In Other Countries
20th in USA 32nd in England 28th in Australia 39th in Canada 877th in South Africa 32nd in New Zealand 84th in Wales 227th in Liberia 3274th in Mexico
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Clark (324)
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15. Ross 39.8k
In Other Countries
69th in USA 38th in Canada 174th in England 64th in Australia 708th in South Africa 68th in New Zealand 156th in Northern Ireland 7854th in Russia 3104th in Mexico
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Ross (321)
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16. Morrison 33.8k
In Other Countries
195th in USA 94th in Canada 284th in England 130th in Australia 62nd in Jamaica 57th in Northern Ireland 114th in New Zealand 4383rd in Nigeria 613rd in Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Morrison (108)
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17. Young 35.7k
In Other Countries
26th in USA 47th in England 16th in Australia 24th in Canada 978th in Iran 710th in South Africa 1896th in Nigeria 74th in Jamaica 9th in New Zealand
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Young (361)
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18. Mitchell 33.2k
In Other Countries
38th in USA 50th in England 34th in Australia 55th in Canada 544th in South Africa 55th in Jamaica 23rd in New Zealand 204th in Ireland 29th in Trinidad and Tobago
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Mitchell (200)
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19. Paterson 34.1k
In Other Countries
242nd in Australia 560th in Canada 81st in New Zealand 3925th in USA 2548th in England 165th in Grenada 2328th in Trinidad and Tobago 3115th in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Paterson (63)
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20. Watson 33.0k
In Other Countries
65th in USA 42nd in England 40th in Australia 81st in Canada 40th in Jamaica 783rd in South Africa 27th in New Zealand 74th in Northern Ireland 194th in Liberia
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Watson (288)
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