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
71. Cunningham 14.2k
In Other Countries
170th in USA 256th in England 237th in Australia 345th in Canada 73rd in Ireland 103rd in Jamaica 53rd in Northern Ireland 189th in New Zealand 400th in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Cunningham (87)
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72. McKay 30.7k
In Other Countries
698th in USA 182nd in Canada 202nd in Australia 632nd in England 86th in New Zealand 117th in Northern Ireland 296th in Jamaica 1116th in Ireland 1035th in Liberia
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name McKay (20)
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73. Millar 15.9k
In Other Countries
483rd in Australia 768th in Canada 123rd in Israel 518th in Chile 42nd in Northern Ireland 171st in New Zealand 2683rd in England 1121st in Ireland
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Millar (43)
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74. McMillan 18.3k
In Other Countries
679th in USA 442nd in Canada 345th in Australia 144th in New Zealand 3010th in England 365th in Northern Ireland 874th in Ireland 354th in Trinidad and Tobago 1209th in Wales
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name McMillan (19)
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75. McIntosh 16.8k
In Other Countries
652nd in USA 313rd in Australia 446th in Canada 93rd in Jamaica 207th in New Zealand 2839th in England 64th in Bahamas 226th in Trinidad and Tobago 83rd in Grenada
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name McIntosh (24)
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76. Williamson 14.4k
In Other Countries
204th in USA 162nd in England 151st in Australia 396th in Canada 1549th in South Africa 136th in Jamaica 102nd in New Zealand 100th in Northern Ireland 4517th in Nigeria
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Williamson (98)
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77. Bruce 13.4k
In Other Countries
497th in USA 466th in England 347th in Australia 474th in Canada 260th in New Zealand 2768th in South Africa 307th in Jamaica 350th in Papua New Guinea 167th in Trinidad and Tobago
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Bruce (283)
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78. Dickson 14.5k
In Other Countries
458th in Nigeria 718th in USA 259th in Tanzania 172nd in Ghana 65th in Malawi 284th in Australia 628th in Canada 1857th in South Africa 1668th in England
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Dickson (56)
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79. Crawford 15.9k
In Other Countries
114th in USA 365th in England 157th in Australia 245th in Canada 46th in Northern Ireland 101st in New Zealand 172nd in Jamaica 652nd in Ireland 169th in Guyana
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Crawford (149)
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80. Docherty 11.2k
In Other Countries
1191st in England 2833rd in Canada
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Docherty (1)
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