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
61. Muir 18.3k
In Other Countries
330th in Australia 827th in Canada 180th in New Zealand 4766th in USA 2909th in England 326th in Jamaica 1088th in Wales 3022nd in Trinidad and Tobago 824th in Isle of Man
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Muir (68)
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62. Watt 16.2k
In Other Countries
268th in Australia 610th in Canada 3397th in USA 232nd in Senegal 2561st in South Africa 2252nd in England 282nd in New Zealand 290th in Jamaica 422nd in Mauritania
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Watt (76)
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63. Munro 19.2k
In Other Countries
235th in Australia 441st in Canada 118th in New Zealand 2265th in South Africa 2902nd in England 7646th in USA 907th in Wales 119th in Grenada 1438th in Trinidad and Tobago
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Munro (72)
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64. Murphy 13.6k
In Other Countries
50th in USA 1st in Ireland 74th in England 44th in Australia 51st in Canada 11st in Northern Ireland 1489th in South Africa 88th in New Zealand 71st in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Murphy (236)
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65. Sinclair 18.6k
In Other Countries
412nd in England 292nd in Canada 232nd in Australia 79th in Jamaica 2843rd in USA 84th in New Zealand 2082nd in South Africa 942nd in Ireland 585th in Northern Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Sinclair (417)
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66. White 17.1k
In Other Countries
17th in USA 15th in England 9th in Australia 21st in Canada 34th in Jamaica 549th in South Africa 65th in Ireland 15th in New Zealand 38th in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name White (437)
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67. McKenzie 36.2k
In Other Countries
441st in USA 89th in Australia 258th in Canada 468th in England 33rd in Jamaica 47th in New Zealand 1433rd in South Africa 35th in Bahamas 72nd in Guyana
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name McKenzie (49)
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68. Hughes 12.5k
In Other Countries
68th in USA 30th in England 8th in Wales 59th in Australia 165th in Canada 57th in Ireland 20th in Northern Ireland 1215th in South Africa 60th in New Zealand
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Hughes (204)
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69. Ritchie 14.1k
In Other Countries
930th in USA 520th in Canada 399th in Australia 254th in New Zealand 2687th in England 274th in Northern Ireland 667th in Ireland 548th in Jamaica 210th in Bahamas
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Ritchie (49)
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70. Jones 11.0k
In Other Countries
5th in USA 2nd in England 1st in Wales 2nd in Australia 14th in Canada 31st in Sierra Leone 263rd in South Africa 31st in Jamaica 3rd in New Zealand
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Jones (696)
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