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The Scottish people or Scots (Scots: Scots fowk; Scottish Gaelic: Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland.Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or Alba) in the 9th century.
2% identified themselves as 'Scottish' together with other non-British identity; 10% identified themselves with other national/ethnic identities only (neither Scottish nor British) The council areas with at least 90% of the population stating some 'Scottish' national identity were North Lanarkshire, Inverclyde, East Ayrshire and West ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Scotland" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Scottish people; Scottish Romani and Traveller groups
The table shows the ethnic Scottish population in the United States from 1700 to 2013. In 1700, the total population of the American colonies was 250,888 of whom 223,071 (89%) were white and 3.0% were ethnically Scottish. [28] [29] In the 2000 census, 4.8 million Americans [37] self-reported Scottish ancestry, 1.7% of the total US population.
Unlike other ethnic groups in Scotland, Scottish Highlanders preferred to migrate in communities, and remaining in larger, denser concentrations aided in the maintenance of their language and culture. The first communities of Scottish Gaels began migrating in the 1730s to Georgia, New York and the Carolinas.
The Cross of St. Andrew, or Saltire, the national flag of Scotland, which was adopted as a national symbol in the late Middle Ages. Scottish national identity including Scottish Nationalism are term's referring to the sense of national identity, as embodied in the shared and characteristic culture, languages and traditions, [1] of the Scottish people.
Orcadians have a range of ethnic or national identities, including Orcadian, Scottish, and British. [12] Swedish artist, Gunnie Moberg , suggests that within the Orkney Islands, "People are Orcadian first, then Scots or British ". [ 13 ]
National census classification of ethnicity A number of different systems of classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom exist. These schemata have been the subject of debate, including about the nature of ethnicity, how or whether it can be categorised, and the relationship between ethnicity, race, and nationality. National statistics The ethnic group question used in the 2011 census in ...