The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Scottish ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
SCOTTISH
A glance at a map is convincing evidence of the long-standing presence of the Scots in America.
The ePodunk database of communities includes nine Aberdeens, four Caledonias, six Dundees, five Edinburgs, three Glasgows and various permutations of Scotland, Scotia and Scotch.
Although some early migrants were deported to America because they were paupers, criminals or prisoners captured during warfare, by the 1730s, Scots were deciding to emigrate on their own. Many of them were Highlanders leaving oppressive economic conditions. Hundreds of thousands left Scotland during the depression years of 1921-1931.
In the 2000 census, 4,890,581 people in the U.S. claimed Scottish ancestry.
ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 6 percent of those people said they were Scottish.
The links at left lead to information on other ethnicities.
| Community |
Place type | % Scottish |
| Lonaconing, MD | town | 16.1 |
| Jordan, IL | township | 12.6 |
| Scioto, OH | township | 12.1 |
| Randolph, IN | township | 10.2 |
| Franconia, NH | town | 10.1 |
| Topsham, VT | town | 10.0 |
| Ryegate, VT | town | 9.9 |
| Plainfield, VT | town | 9.8 |
| Saratoga Springs, UT | town | 9.7 |
| Barnet, VT | town | 9.5 |
| Cumberland Center, ME | populated place | 9.4 |
| Lookout Mountain, TN | town | 9.4 |
| Pinebluff, NC | town | 9.2 |
| Georgetown, ME | town | 9.2 |
| Calais, ME | city | 9.2 |
| Mendon, UT | city | 9.0 |
| Royal Pines, NC | populated place | 9.0 |
| Kittery Point, ME | populated place | 9.0 |
| Cumberland, ME | town | 9.0 |
| Craftsbury, VT | town | 8.9 |
| Lyndonville, VT | village | 8.7 |
| Strafford, VT | town | 8.5 |
| Tremont, ME | town | 8.5 |
| Astor, FL | populated place | 8.4 |
| Danville, VT | town | 8.4 |
| Harwich Port, MA | populated place | 8.4 |
| Sandwich, NH | town | 8.4 |
| Biltmore Forest, NC | town | 8.4 |
| Eastport, ME | city | 8.1 |
| Bryn Athyn, PA | borough | 8.1 |
| Bristol, ME | town | 8.0 |
| Glover, VT | town | 8.0 |
| Fairlee, VT | town | 8.0 |
| Gillespie, IL | township | 8.0 |
| Sullivans Island, SC | town | 7.8 |
| Sewanee, TN | populated place | 7.8 |
| Three Way, TN | city | 7.8 |
| East Montpelier, VT | town | 7.7 |
| Groton, VT | town | 7.7 |
| Francestown, NH | town | 7.7 |
| Kingston, TN | city | 7.6 |
| Deer Isle, ME | town | 7.6 |
| Sunol, CA | populated place | 7.6 |
| Yellow Creek, OH | township | 7.6 |
| Vinalhaven, ME | town | 7.6 |
| Raymond, ME | town | 7.5 |
| Woodstock, NH | town | 7.5 |
| Hill, NH | town | 7.5 |
| Holden, ME | town | 7.5 |
| Lookout Mountain, GA | city | 7.5 |
| Newcastle, ME | town | 7.4 |
| Freedom, NH | town | 7.4 |
| Harpswell, ME | town | 7.4 |
| Perry, IN | township | 7.3 |
| Carthage, NC | town | 7.3 |
| Beech Creek, IN | township | 7.3 |
| Baileyville, ME | town | 7.2 |
| Castine, ME | town | 7.2 |
| West Gardiner, ME | town | 7.2 |
| Farmington, ME | town | 7.2 |
| Denmark, ME | town | 7.2 |
| Franklin, NC | town | 7.1 |
| Plainfield, NH | town | 7.1 |
| Kiawah Island, SC | town | 7.0 |
| North Conway, NH | populated place | 7.0 |
| Walton, NY | village | 7.0 |
| Waddington, NY | town | 7.0 |
| Rigby, ID | city | 7.0 |
| Walden, VT | town | 7.0 |
| Berlin, VT | town | 6.9 |
| Midway, UT | city | 6.9 |
| Norwich, VT | town | 6.9 |
| Wayne, ME | town | 6.9 |
| Lake Orion, MI | village | 6.9 |
| Madison, NH | town | 6.9 |
| Lamoine, ME | town | 6.9 |
| Candor, NY | town | 6.9 |
| Hamden, NY | town | 6.9 |
| Stockton Springs, ME | town | 6.9 |
| Hebron, ME | town | 6.8 |
| Barre, VT | city | 6.8 |
| Center Harbor, NH | town | 6.8 |
| Orange, VT | town | 6.8 |
| West Bountiful, UT | city | 6.8 |
| Winston, OR | city | 6.8 |
| Boothbay, ME | town | 6.8 |
| Westernport, MD | town | 6.8 |
| Wilton, ME | town | 6.8 |
| Hiram, ME | town | 6.7 |
| Belle Meade, TN | city | 6.7 |
| Holderness, NH | town | 6.7 |
| Gillespie, IL | city | 6.7 |
| Hendricks, IN | township | 6.7 |
| Bethel, VT | town | 6.7 |
| Seven Lakes, NC | populated place | 6.7 |
| Poland, ME | town | 6.7 |
| Orrington, ME | town | 6.6 |
| Mountain Brook, AL | city | 6.6 |
| Northwood, NH | town | 6.6 |
| Jefferson, IN | township | 6.6 |
| Marlette, MI | township | 6.6 |
| Red Springs, NC | town | 6.6 |
| Ellsworth, ME | city | 6.5 |
| Bingham, ME | town | 6.5 |
| Tamworth, NH | town | 6.5 |
| Pleasant, IN | township | 6.5 |
| New Sharon, ME | town | 6.5 |
| Belfast, ME | city | 6.5 |
| Campton , NH | town | 6.5 |
| Valley Hill, NC | populated place | 6.5 |
| Corinth, VT | town | 6.5 |
| Lamotte, MI | township | 6.5 |
| Chittenden, VT | town | 6.5 |
| Andes, NY | town | 6.4 |
| Contoocook, NH | populated place | 6.4 |
| Indian Hills, KY | city | 6.4 |
| Bandon, OR | city | 6.4 |
| Dorset, VT | town | 6.4 |
| Cornwall, VT | town | 6.4 |
| Geneva, FL | populated place | 6.4 |
| Saluda, IN | township | 6.4 |
| Woodacre, CA | populated place | 6.4 |
| Thornton, NH | town | 6.4 |
| Hammond, NY | town | 6.4 |
| Bath, NH | town | 6.4 |
| Felton, CA | populated place | 6.4 |
| Lancaster, NH | town | 6.3 |
| Edgecomb, ME | town | 6.3 |
| Duchesne, UT | city | 6.3 |
| Lecompton, KS | township | 6.3 |
| Woodstock, VT | town | 6.3 |
| Woodstock, VT | village | 6.3 |
| Putney, VT | town | 6.3 |
| Flat Rock, NC | village | 6.3 |
| Lyndeborough, NH | town | 6.3 |
| Pacific City, OR | populated place | 6.3 |
| Rome, OH | township | 6.3 |
| Princeton, ME | town | 6.3 |
| Hyde Park, UT | city | 6.3 |
| Kremmling, CO | town | 6.2 |
| Orleans, MA | town | 6.2 |
| Barnard, VT | town | 6.2 |
| Wiscasset, ME | town | 6.2 |
| Bowdoinham, ME | town | 6.2 |
| Carolina Beach, NC | town | 6.2 |
| Dummerston, VT | town | 6.2 |
| Tisbury, MA | town | 6.2 |
| Bloomfield Hills, MI | city | 6.2 |
| Clay, AL | populated place | 6.2 |
| Davidson, NC | town | 6.2 |
| South Weber, UT | city | 6.2 |
| Dover, OH | township | 6.2 |
| Stonington, ME | town | 6.2 |
| Boone, NC | town | 6.1 |
| Conway, NH | town | 6.1 |
| Rockport, ME | town | 6.1 |
| Sebago, ME | town | 6.1 |
| Brown City, MI | city | 6.1 |
| Cayuga Heights, NY | village | 6.1 |
| North Eastham, MA | populated place | 6.1 |
| Easton, ME | town | 6.1 |
| Belvedere, CA | city | 6.1 |
| De Witt, MI | city | 6.1 |
| Santa Clara, UT | city | 6.1 |
| Brownville, ME | town | 6.1 |
| Hancock, NH | town | 6.1 |
| Oxford, MS | city | 6.1 |
| Rocky Mount, VA | town | 6.1 |
| Sheridan, IN | town | 6.1 |
| Corinth, ME | town | 6.1 |
| Cornish, ME | town | 6.1 |
| Deer Creek, IN | township | 6.1 |
| Galway, NY | town | 6.1 |
| River Bend, NC | town | 6.1 |
| Saint Clair, MI | city | 6.1 |
| Acton, CA | populated place | 6.1 |
| Lincolnville, ME | town | 6.1 |
| Weathersfield, VT | town | 6.1 |
| Chatham, MA | town | 6.0 |
| Madrid, NY | town | 6.0 |
| Mount Plymouth, FL | populated place | 6.0 |
| Wrightsville Beach, NC | town | 6.0 |
Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); ePodunk
Mapping by Daniel Shorter
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-- October 2005
Other resources:
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British and Irish Collections -
Library of Congress
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ePodunk UK
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Family Records Centre
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Scottish ancestry message board
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Scotland databases
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Scotland Events and Time Periods -
FamilySearch
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Scotland Genealogy Forum
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Sources for Research in Scottish Genealogy -
Library of Congress
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United Kingdom Genealogy Forum
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Immigration & ship records
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