Most Common Surnames in Scotland.

[Treffie]

50 most common surnames from the General Register Office for Scotland (1999/2000/2001):

1. Smith
2. Brown
3. Wilson
4. Campbell
5. Stewart
6. Thomson
7. Robertson
8. Anderson
9. Macdonald
10. Scott
11. Reid
12. Murray
13. Taylor
14. Clark
15. Ross
16. Watson
17. Morrison
18. Paterson
19. Young
20. Mitchell
21. Walker
22. Fraser
23. Miller
24. McDonald
25. Gray
26. Henderson
27. Hamilton
28. Johnston
29. Duncan
30. Graham
31. Ferguson
32. Kerr
33. Davidson
34. Bell
35. Cameron
36. Kelly
37. Martin
38. Hunter
39. Allan
40. Mackenzie
41. Grant
42. Simpson
43. Mackay
44. McLean
45. MacLeod
46. Black
47. Russell
48. Marshall
49. Wallace
50. Gibson
51. Slater

[Jägerstaffel]

My surname is in there :)

[Bobby Martnen]

A lot of these are just English surnames. :confused:

[Graham]

A lot of these are just English surnames. :confused:
Celtic names have more variation. For example McDonald would be second in list if added together with MacDonald, Donaldson plus a few more.

And there are actual Scots names that you probably thought were English when they are pretty much Scots. For example Robertson, Anderson, Thomson, Campbell, Stewart in top ten aren't English at all, as in not found in England.

[Bobby Martnen]

Celtic names have more variation. For example McDonald would be second in list if added together with MacDonald, Donaldson plus a few more.

And there are actual Scots names that you probably thought were English when they are pretty much Scots. For example Robertson, Anderson, Thomson, Campbell, Stewart in top ten aren't English at all, as in not found in England.

In America, most Andersons are Swedish

[Graham]

In America, most Andersons are Swedish
Yes. It's weird how we didn't use Andrewson considering we say St Andrew.

Don't know the proper history but lots of them.

[Bobby Martnen]

Yes. It's weird how we didn't use Andrewson considering we say St Andrew.

Maybe it was just too much of a mouthful?

My guess is that it went Andrewson -> Andrison -> Anderson

Though apparently there are some Andrewsons in the world https://natalie-andrewson.com/

[Anglo-Celtic]

50 most common surnames from the General Register Office for Scotland (1999/2000/2001):

1. Smith


4. Campbell
5. Stewart

7. Robertson
8. Anderson
9. Macdonald
10. Scott
11. Reid
12. Murray

14. Clark




20. Mitchell

22. Fraser
23. Miller
24. McDonald


27. Hamilton

29. Duncan

31. Ferguson



35. Cameron




40. Mackenzie
41. Grant

43. Mackay
44. McLean
45. MacLeod


48. Marshall
49. Wallace



I have those names in my family tree. "McGregor" would be in there, but it's forbidden.