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Scottish American

Notable Scottish Americans:
Alexander Hamilton •Andrew Carnegie
Douglas MacArthur •Johnny Cash
Edgar Allan Poe •Reese Witherspoon


Total population
Scottish
4,890,581 Americans
Scots-Irish
4,319,232 Americans
3.2% of the US population
estimated up to 10.4% of US population
Regions with significant populations
throughout the United States, particularly Western United States and New England
Languages
American English, Scots, Scottish Gaelic
Religions
Predominantly
Christian
Protestant
Related ethnic groups
British Americans (Scots-Irish Americans, English Americans, Welsh Americans), Irish Americans


Scottish Americans or Scots Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in the northwest European nation of Scotland. See also Scottish ethnicity.

Scottish Americans are closely related to Scots-Irish Americans, also called Ulster-Scots, who in the US are treated as part of a common ethnic group. The Ulster-Scots originally came from the lowlands and border country of Scotland before migrating to Ulster, and hence to North America.

Number of Scottish Americans

In the 2000 Census, 4.8 million Americans reported Scottish ancestry, 1.7% of the total US population. Given Scotland's population (just over 5 million), there are almost as many Scottish Americans as there are native Scots living in their home country. Another 4.3 million reported Scots-Irish ancestry, for a total of 9.2 million Americans of Scots descent. However this number is believed to be a serious under-count, seeing as areas where people reported "American" ancestry were the places where, historically, Scottish and Scots-Irish Protestants settled in America (that is: along the North-American coast and the Southeastern United States). It is believed the number of Scottish could be in the region of 20 million and Scots-Irish at 27 million. Scottish-Americans descended from 19th century Scottish immigrants tend to be concentrated in the West, while others in New England are the descendants of immigrants from the Maritime Provinces of Canada, especially in the 1920s.

2006 American Community Survey

Scottish Americans by state

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'Scottish ancestry' is in Dark red and brown colours which indicate a higher density: highest in the east and west''' (see also Maps of American ancestries)


The states with the most Scottish & Scots-Irish populations:

Scottish Scots-Irish The states with the top percentages of Scottish:

Scottish Scots-Irish

National Tartan Day

National Tartan Day, held each year on April 6 in the United States and Canada, celebrates the historical links between Scotland and North America and the contributions Scottish Americans and Canadians have made to US and Canadian history and society. "Scottish Heritage Month" is quickly being adopted around the United States and Canada.

Highland Games

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Historical re-enactor relaxing between shows at the Highland games in Pleasanton, California.
Scottish culture, food, and athletics are celebrated at Highland Games and Scottish Festivals throughout North America. One of the largest of these occurs yearly at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. However, in recent years, the games at Pleasanton, California have surpassed them in size. In addition to traditional Scottish sports such as the Caber toss and the Hammer throw, there are Whisky tastings, traditional foods such as Haggis, and traditional Scottish dance.

List of notable Scottish-Americans

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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757–July 12, 1804) was an Army officer, lawyer, Founding Father, American politician, leading statesman, financier and political theorist. One of America's first constitutional lawyers, he was a leader in calling the U.S.
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Andrew Carnegie (last name pronounced IPA: /kɑrˈnɛgi, ˈkɑrnəgi/)[1] (November 25 1835 – August 11 1919) was a Scottish industrialist, businessman, a major philanthropist, and the
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Douglas MacArthur[1] GCB, Order of the Rising Sun (January 26 1880 – April 5 1964), was an American general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and later played a prominent role in the Pacific
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Johnny Cash, born J. R. Cash, (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American, multi-Grammy Award-winning influential country/rock and roll singer-songwriter. Cash was the husband of country singer and songwriter June Carter Cash.
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Edgar Allan Poe

This daguerreotype of Poe was taken in 1848 when he was 39, a year before his death.
Born: January 19 1809(1809--)
Boston, Massachusetts U.S.
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Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon at the premiere of Flags of Our Fathers, October 2006
Birth name Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
Born March 22 1976 (1976--)
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Chartering as Plymouth Council for New England 1620
Formation as United Colonies of New England 1643
Formation as Dominion of New England 1686
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Scots refers to the Anglic varieties derived from early northern Middle English spoken in parts of Scotland. In Scotland it is sometimes called Lowland Scots or its contraction Lallans
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Scottish Gaelic}}} 
Official status
Official language of: Scotland
Regulated by: Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Language codes
ISO 639-1: gd
ISO 639-2: gla
ISO 639-3: gla

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig
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British
1,085,718 Americans
Total
36.4 Million Americans (2000)
estimated up to 35% of US population
Regions with significant populations Throughout the Entire United States
Languages American English Religions Christian
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Scots-Irish
5,289,309 Americans
[1] 1.8% of the US population

Regions with significant populations Appalachia, Southern United States
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English
24,509,692 Americans 8.7% of US population
estimated up to 19.5% of total US population''' [1] 28,290,369
2006 American Community Survey[2]

Regions with significant populations Throughout the United States
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Welsh
1,753,794 Americans
0.6% of the US population'''
Regions with significant populations Throughout the entire United States
Languages American English Religions Predominantly
Christian
Protestant
Mormon Related ethnic groups British Americans (
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Irish
35,975,855 Americans
[1] 12% of the US population (2006)

Regions with significant populations Throughout the entire Northeastern United States, much of the Northwestern United States, the West Coast, Southern United States and Midwestern United
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Nemo me impune lacessit   (Latin)
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Scottish people (Scottish Gaelic: Albannach) are a nation[6] and an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. As an ethnic group, Scots are a composition of groups such as Picts, Gaels, Brythons, Angles, and Norse.
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Scots-Irish
5,289,309 Americans
[1] 1.8% of the US population

Regions with significant populations Appalachia, Southern United States
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