Most common surnames in Scotland

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Scotland

Smith
#1
1.555.432
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Scotland, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Brown
46.035
2
Smith
64.034
1
Wilson
43.437
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Smith 64.034
4.1%
2 Brown 46.035
3%
3 Wilson 43.437
2.8%
4 Campbell 38.946
2.5%
5 Thomson 38.729
2.5%
6 Robertson 38.164
2.5%
7 Stewart 36.625
2.4%
8 Anderson 34.553
2.2%
9 Scott 27.448
1.8%
10 Macdonald 27.066
1.7%
11 Murray 26.964
1.7%
12 Reid 26.229
1.7%
13 Taylor 24.844
1.6%
14 Clark 23.578
1.5%
15 Ross 21.618
1.4%
16 Morrison 20.878
1.3%
17 Young 20.647
1.3%
18 Mitchell 20.528
1.3%
19 Paterson 20.455
1.3%
20 Watson 20.324
1.3%
21 Walker 19.787
1.3%
22 Fraser 19.323
1.2%
23 Miller 18.562
1.2%
24 Henderson 18.452
1.2%
25 Graham 18.292
1.2%
26 Davidson 17.918
1.2%
27 Gray 17.789
1.1%
28 Hamilton 17.694
1.1%
29 Johnston 17.533
1.1%
30 Cameron 17.318
1.1%
31 Duncan 17.156
1.1%
32 Kerr 17.026
1.1%
33 Martin 16.695
1.1%
34 Hunter 16.625
1.1%
35 Ferguson 16.390
1.1%
36 Bell 16.379
1.1%
37 Simpson 16.040
1%
38 Grant 15.822
1%
39 Kelly 15.615
1%
40 Allan 15.289
1%
41 Mcdonald 15.287
1%
42 Mackenzie 15.244
1%
43 Macleod 14.565
0.9%
44 Black 13.864
0.9%
45 Mackay 13.676
0.9%
46 Russell 12.403
0.8%
47 Marshall 12.250
0.8%
48 Gibson 12.189
0.8%
49 Wallace 12.118
0.8%
50 Kennedy 12.068
0.8%
51 Gordon 11.797
0.8%
52 Mclean 11.738
0.8%
53 Sutherland 11.597
0.7%
54 Milne 11.385
0.7%
55 Burns 11.217
0.7%
56 Wright 11.177
0.7%
57 Stevenson 10.900
0.7%
58 Wood 10.781
0.7%
59 Craig 10.757
0.7%
60 Johnstone 10.638
0.7%
61 Muir 10.541
0.7%
62 Watt 10.536
0.7%
63 Munro 10.361
0.7%
64 Murphy 10.334
0.7%
65 Sinclair 10.185
0.7%
66 White 10.139
0.7%
67 Hughes 9.949
0.6%
68 Ritchie 9.935
0.6%
69 Jones 9.914
0.6%
70 Cunningham 9.650
0.6%
71 Millar 9.477
0.6%
72 Williamson 9.195
0.6%
73 Bruce 9.144
0.6%
74 Dickson 9.132
0.6%
75 Crawford 9.064
0.6%
76 Docherty 8.975
0.6%
77 Douglas 8.818
0.6%
78 Mckenzie 8.652
0.6%
79 Maclean 8.452
0.5%
80 Fleming 8.362
0.5%
81 Boyle 8.263
0.5%
82 Mckay 8.204
0.5%
83 Mcmillan 8.181
0.5%
84 Shaw 8.133
0.5%
85 Christie 7.990
0.5%
86 King 7.982
0.5%
87 Mcintosh 7.807
0.5%
88 Jamieson 7.737
0.5%
89 Alexander 7.617
0.5%
90 Lindsay 7.574
0.5%
91 Aitken 7.526
0.5%
92 Hay 7.482
0.5%
93 Jackson 7.448
0.5%
94 Hill 7.363
0.5%
95 Currie 7.361
0.5%
96 Williams 7.257
0.5%
97 Forbes 7.139
0.5%
98 Boyd 7.060
0.5%
99 Moore 7.018
0.5%
100 Mackie 7.017
0.5%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Scotland?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Scotland is Smith, with 64.034. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Scotland?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Scotland. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
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