View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Scotland Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Scotland is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Scotland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scotland? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 95,630^th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,464,833 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Scotland live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 593,349^th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 229 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,267 people, or 1 in 286,077. In The United States Scotland is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Scotland Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Scotland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scotland surname grew 960 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 479 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Scotland Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Scotland last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scotland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning 354,191 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.49% less than the national average, earning R 67,752 per year; in United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $49,749 CAD per year.