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    The surname Scotland

    A place surname, carried by 936 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈskɑt.lənd/ 2 syllables Soundex S345

    Scotland: #26,143 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Scotland #26,143, 936 people Scotland: #26,143 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Scotland #26,143, 936 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Scotland is more common than 83.9% of them.

    Origin

    From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Sċotland (“Ireland", later also "Scotland”, literally “land of the Scots”), equivalent to Scot + -land. Compare West Frisian Skotlân (“Scotland”), Dutch Schotland (“Scotland”), German Schottland (“Scotland”), Danish Skotland (“Scotland”), Icelandic Skotland (“Scotland”).

    Scotland is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 936 people named Scotland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 329,856 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 756.

    #26,143
    rank among US surnames
    936
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +23.8%
    change since 2000 (was #29,447)

    Who is named Scotland

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    63% of people named Scotland identified as Black (not Hispanic), 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 63%
    • White (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
    • Two or more races 3.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Scotlands

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal
      British barrister and baroness, born 1955

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Scotland

    Scotland has the Soundex code S345, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S345.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Scotland come from?
    From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Sċotland (“Ireland", later also "Scotland”, literally “land of the Scots”), equivalent to Scot + -land. Compare West Frisian Skotlân (“Scotland”), Dutch Schotland (“Scotland”), German Schottland (“Scotland”), Danish Skotland (“Scotland”),…
    How common is the surname Scotland?
    936 people in the United States had the surname Scotland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 329,856 Americans. It ranked 26,143rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Scotland?
    In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Scotland identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Scotland?
    Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, British barrister and baroness.
    Where is the surname Scotland most common?
    Wikidata records people named Scotland in the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Scotland?
    Scotland is /ˈskɑt.lənd/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Scotland?
    Scotland is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Scotland getting more or less common?
    More common. 756 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 936 in 2010, up 24%.