Total population | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c. 28–40 million worldwideA[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regions with significant populations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United StatesB | 6,006,955 Scottish 5,393,554 Scotch-Irish[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CanadaC | 4,719,850[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 1,792,600[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EnglandD | 795,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern IrelandE | 760,620[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chile | 80,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 45,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New ZealandF | 12,792[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Isle of Man | 2,403[9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong KongG | 1,459[10][11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Languages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
English (Scottish English) Scottish Gaelic • Scots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterianism, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Episcopalianism; other minority groups; agnostics, deists and atheists. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A These figures are estimates based on official census data of populations and official surveys of identity.[12][13][14][15] B Scottish Americans and Scotch-Irish Americans. C Scottish Canadians. D Scottish born people in England only E Ulster-Scots F missing G Number of people born in Scotland. |
Scottish people or Scots are people native to Scotland or who are descended from a native of Scotland.[16] They almost all speak Scottish English, but some of those living in the Lowlands and the islands may speak the Scots (a Anglic language) as well.
Robert Burns is the national poet of Scotland.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search