Origins of the Scot surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 4Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 8East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 12London 33South East 14South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scots lived in london

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    1,000 Scot Travel & migration records
    4,100 Scots found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scot

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    Who were Scots most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Scot first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Scots

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Scots in 1921

    F S

    34

    Servant

    30

    House Servant

    20

    Indweller

    17

    Pensioner

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Scots in 1921

    Weaver

    60

    Tailor

    57

    Wright

    57

    Merchant

    43

    Writer

    43

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