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
51. Kennedy 19.5k
In Other Countries
108th in USA 176th in England 70th in Australia 82nd in Canada 21st in Ireland 576th in Kenya 31st in Northern Ireland 116th in Liberia 1548th in South Africa
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Kennedy (389)
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52. Gordon 19.7k
In Other Countries
116th in USA 210th in England 11st in Jamaica 115th in Australia 163rd in Canada 584th in South Africa 92nd in New Zealand 739th in Ecuador 84th in Northern Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Gordon (616)
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53. Sutherland 20.9k
In Other Countries
294th in Canada 263rd in Australia 2731st in USA 74th in New Zealand 153rd in Jamaica 2064th in England 63rd in Belize 456th in Trinidad and Tobago 36th in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Sutherland (118)
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54. Milne 17.5k
In Other Countries
357th in Australia 2294th in USA 767th in Canada 157th in New Zealand 2359th in England 926th in Wales 22nd in Marshall Islands 3580th in Trinidad and Tobago
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Milne (28)
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55. Burns 15.8k
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111st in USA 179th in England 117th in Australia 236th in Canada 33rd in Northern Ireland 218th in Ireland 196th in New Zealand 2489th in South Africa 254th in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Burns (118)
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56. Wright 16.9k
In Other Countries
28th in USA 11st in England 24th in Australia 53rd in Canada 20th in Jamaica 691st in South Africa 57th in New Zealand 51st in Wales 178th in Liberia
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Wright (362)
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57. Stevenson 17.9k
In Other Countries
348th in USA 211st in England 297th in Canada 240th in Australia 85th in New Zealand 336th in Ireland 114th in Northern Ireland 825th in Panama
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Stevenson (123)
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58. Wood 15.9k
In Other Countries
58th in USA 22nd in England 42nd in Australia 69th in Canada 868th in South Africa 80th in New Zealand 70th in Wales 518th in Honduras 337th in Jamaica
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Wood (252)
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59. Craig 18.3k
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253rd in USA 300th in Canada 298th in Australia 66th in Northern Ireland 1554th in England 158th in New Zealand 15th in Samoa 748th in Ireland 611st in Jamaica
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Craig (86)
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60. Johnstone 18.2k
In Other Countries
225th in Australia 634th in England 823rd in Canada 187th in New Zealand 919th in Wales 683rd in Bahamas 793rd in Bermuda 2385th in Isle of Man
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Johnstone (333)
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