Scottish Names - What's in a name
The most popular family history names from 1901 in Scotland were -
1 SMITH
2
BROWN
3 ROBERTSON
4 WILSON
5 CAMPBELL
6 THOMSON
7 STEWART
8 ANDERSON
9 MCDONALD
10 SCOTT
11 REID
12 MURRAY
13 ROSS
14
FRASER
15 YOUNG
16 CLARK
17 TAYLOR
18 MITCHELL
19 HENDERSON
20
CAMERON
This compares to the most popular names in 1999 to 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
If you have
one of the names above, that doesn't mean that the family tree search is easy. In fact
the opposite is the case. If there are lots of possibilities then it is
often more difficult to research your family history.
Email us at admin@geneology.org.uk
and we will help you start research on your family tree.