The data presented here has been extracted from:
  • Scotlands People birth indexes from 1538 to 1854, with all the ommissions that entails
  • New Zealand birth indexes to 1854
  • and others when time permits

Further information is available by clicking on the legend on the lhs to open the bubble associated with each marker, and clicking again on the surname link inside.
Check the Sources page on the latter for the status of the extraction and analysis of the data included.
Surname Distribution by Scottish Parish (to 1854)
    Births: Scotland 1538 to 1854
    Surname Distribution Other Countries (to 1854)
      Births: to 1854
       
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