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
21. Walker 32.5k
In Other Countries
22nd in USA 14th in England 14th in Australia 41st in Canada 23rd in Jamaica 830th in South Africa 91st in Liberia 1589th in Germany 13rd in New Zealand
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Walker (457)
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22. Fraser 36.7k
In Other Countries
65th in Canada 101st in Australia 343rd in England 1195th in South Africa 2840th in USA 76th in New Zealand 13rd in Guyana 161st in Jamaica 108th in Trinidad and Tobago
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Fraser (448)
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23. Miller 32.1k
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7th in USA 61st in England 18th in Canada 140th in Germany 38th in Australia 383rd in Russia 22nd in Jamaica 560th in South Africa 565th in Poland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Miller (445)
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24. Henderson 32.6k
In Other Countries
83rd in USA 175th in England 99th in Australia 143rd in Canada 62nd in New Zealand 97th in Northern Ireland 391st in Jamaica 749th in Ireland 321st in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Henderson (201)
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25. Graham 29.0k
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88th in USA 100th in England 62nd in Canada 66th in Australia 38th in Jamaica 12nd in Northern Ireland 1424th in South Africa 79th in New Zealand 273rd in Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Graham (428)
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26. Davidson 29.4k
In Other Countries
219th in USA 254th in England 148th in Canada 161st in Australia 1765th in South Africa 144th in Jamaica 130th in New Zealand 73rd in Northern Ireland 412nd in Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Davidson (139)
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27. Gray 28.5k
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64th in USA 77th in England 65th in Australia 116th in Canada 49th in Liberia 86th in Jamaica 44th in New Zealand 1550th in South Africa 83rd in Northern Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Gray (296)
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28. Hamilton 29.4k
In Other Countries
87th in USA 186th in England 88th in Canada 104th in Australia 46th in Jamaica 18th in Northern Ireland 122nd in New Zealand 365th in Ireland 117th in Trinidad and Tobago
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Hamilton (1019)
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29. Johnston 28.6k
In Other Countries
165th in USA 40th in Canada 62nd in Australia 218th in England 4th in Northern Ireland 24th in New Zealand 244th in Ireland 1814th in South Africa 349th in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Johnston (300)
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30. McDonald 60.6k
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104th in USA 30th in Australia 52nd in Canada 201st in England 59th in Jamaica 125th in Ireland 1170th in South Africa 39th in New Zealand 70th in Northern Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name McDonald (60)
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