Scottish Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Scottish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Scottish (54) may also be a first name.
Scottish Demographics
Average Scottish Salary in
United States
$21,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scottish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scottish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Scottish is found most in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scottish? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,333,370th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Scottish occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Scottish live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Scottish is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 54 people.
The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 32 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 5 percent live and Hampshire, where 5 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Scotland, where 15 percent live.
Scottish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scottish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scottish last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Scottish Last Name Statistics demography
Scottish earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scottish
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