MOST COMMON SCOTTISH SURNAMES

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By using the list for surname basis [above] see how the following Scottish list holds to those 13 listed references.
These are the Surnames that occur most often on  birth, death and marriage registers in Scotland [1995].


The surnames listed with links have 'Lost Tribe' pages started for that name, others will be added regularly - this is a work in progress. When the pages are complete they will contain history, arms, crest [when available], and facts relating to the surname.

Position Name Number
Position Name Number
1 SMITH 2273
51 MARSHALL 419
2 BROWN 1659
52 STEVENSON 414
3 WILSON 1539
53 WOOD 403
4 THOMSON 1373
54 SUTHERLAND 396
5 ROBERTSON 1370
55 CRAIG 394
6 CAMPBELL 1361
56 WRIGHT 391
7 STEWART 1278
57 MCKENZIE 373
8 ANDERSON 1187
58 KENNEDY 372
9 MACDONALD 980
59 JONES 371
10 SCOTT 963
60 BURNS 367
11 REID 936
61 WHITE 367
12 MURRAY 914
62 MUIR 362
13 TAYLOR 877
63 MURPHY 360
14 CLARK 826
64 JOHNSTONE 358
15 MITCHELL 760
65 HUGHES 355
16 ROSS 746
66 WATT 354
17 WALKER 730
67 MCMILLAN 352
18 PATERSON 708
68 MCINTOSH 350
19 YOUNG 698
69 MILNE 348
20 WATSON 696
70 MUNRO 345
21 MORRISON 680
71 RITCHIE 339
22 MILLER 659
72 DICKSON 333
23 FRASER 651
73 BRUCE 332
24 DAVIDSON 639
74 KING 329
25 GRAY 632
75 CRAWFORD 324
26 MCDONALD 632
76 DOCHERTY 322
27 HENDERSON 629
77 MILLAR 321
28 JOHNSTON 617
78 CUNNINGHAM 316
29 HAMILTON 614
79 SINCLAIR 309
30 GRAHAM 613
80 WILLIAMSON 300
31 KERR 593
81 HILL 299
32 SIMPSON 591
82 MCGREGOR 297
33 MARTIN 590
83 MCKAY 293
34 FERGUSON 584
84 BOYLE 290
35 CAMERON 578
85 SHAW 290
36 DUNCAN 558
86 FLEMING 288
37 HUNTER 556
87 MOORE 286
38 KELLY 550
88 CHRISTIE 282
39 BELL 547
89 DOUGLAS 282
40 GRANT 539
90 DONALDSON 281
41 MACKENZIE 496
91 ALEXANDER 276
42 MACKAY 488
92 MACLEAN 273
43 ALLAN 485
93 FORBES 266
44 BLACK 484
94 MCINTYRE 256
45 MACLEOD 483
95 FINDLAY 255
46 MCLEAN 477
96 JAMIESON 255
47 RUSSEL 466
97 AITKEN 254
48 GIBSON 456
98 REILLY 248
49 WALLACE 443
99 THOMPSON 248
50 GORDON 435
100 HAY 244

Surnames occurring most often on the birth, death and marriage registers in Scotland in 1995 listed alphabetically. (One name on the birth and death registers and two on the marriage register)

Name Position
Name Position
AITKEN 97
MACLEAN 92
ALEXANDER 91
MACLEOD 45
ALLAN 43
MARSHALL 51
ANDERSON 8
MARTIN 33
BELL 39
MCDONALD 26
BLACK 44
MCGREGOR 82
BOYLE 84
MCINTOSH 68
BROWN 2
MCINTYRE 94
BRUCE 73
MCKAY 83
BURNS 60
MCKENZIE 57
CAMERON 35
MCLEAN 46
CAMPBELL 6
MCMILLAN 67
CHRISTIE 88
MILLAR 77
CLARK 14
MILLER 22
CRAIG 55
MILNE 69
CRAWFORD 75
MITCHELL 15
CUNNINGHAM 78
MOORE 87
DAVIDSON 24
MORRISON 21
DICKSON 72
MUIR 62
DOCHERTY 76
MUNRO 70
DONALDSON 90
MURPHY 63
DOUGLAS 89
MURRAY 12
DUNCAN 36
PATERSON 18
FERGUSON 34
REID 11
FINDLAY 95
REILLY 98
FLEMING 86
RITCHIE 71
FORBES 93
ROBERTSON 5
FRASER 23
ROSS 16
GIBSON 48
RUSSELL 47
GORDON 50
SCOTT 10
GRAHAM 30
SHAW 85
GRANT 40
SIMPSON 32
GRAY 25
SINCLAIR 79
HAMILTON 29
SMITH 1
HAY 100
STEVENSON 52
HENDERSON 27
STEWART 7
HILL 81
SUTHERLAND 54
HUGHES 65
TAYLOR 13
HUNTER 37
THOMPSON 99
JAMIESON 96
THOMSON 4
JOHNSTON 28
WALKER 17
JOHNSTONE 64
WALLACE 49
JONES 59
WATSON 20
KELLY 38
WATT 66
KENNEDY 58
WHITE 61
KERR 31
WILLIAMSON 80
KING 74
WILSON 3
MACDONALD 9
WOOD 53
MACKAY 42
WRIGHT 56
MACKENZIE 41
YOUNG 19


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