Most Common Surnames in Scottish Borders (Scotland)

The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian and, to the south-west, south and east, the English counties of Cumbria and Northumberland. The administrative centre of the area is Newtown St Boswells.


1. Scott 1.7k
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2. Brown 1.4k
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3. Smith 1.2k
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4. Wilson 1.2k
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5. Thomson 1.1k
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6. Anderson 1.0k
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7. Robertson 775
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8. Douglas 735
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9. Bell 691
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10. Murray 669
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