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Examples of Scottish surnames derived from nicknames are: Little; White; and Meikle (which means "small"). One of the most common Scottish surnames is Campbell, which is derived from the Gaelic Caimbeul, meaning "crooked-mouth". Similarly, Cameron is derived from the Gaelic Camshron, meaning "crooked-nose". [13]
Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be omitted in the English, e.g. Bain vs MacBain, Cowan vs MacCowan, Ritchie vs MacRitchie.
Pages in category "Surnames of Scottish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 581 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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This article contains lists of the most common surnames in most of the countries of Europe, including Armenia, Kosovo, and five transcontinental countries but excluding five European microstates. Countries are arranged in alphabetical order .
None of the surnames ranked amongst the 100 most common surnames recorded in birth, death, and marriage registrations in the combined years of 1999, 2000, and 2001. [13] None of the surnames ranked amongst the most common surnames recorded in Scotland, in the United Kingdom Census 1901 .
None of the surnames ranked amongst the 100 most common surnames recorded in birth, death, and marriage registrations in the combined years of 1999, 2000, and 2001. [11] None of the surnames ranked amongst the most common surnames recorded in Scotland, in the United Kingdom census 1901. [12]
The usage of patronymic surnames was much more varied than is generally assumed. Historically, clan surnames were used by the descendants or dependants of an ancestor but not generally by everyone in the clan territory. [1] Only with the advent of a non-Gaelic speaking administration were clan surnames applied en-masse to people in a clan's ...