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.
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Scots | | | Duns Scotus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | James Frazer | | Henrietta Watson | Mairi Chisholm | | | | | | | |
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| c. 28ā40 million worldwideA[1] |
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| United StatesB | 6,006,955 Scottish
5,393,554 Scotch-Irish[3][4] |
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| CanadaC | 4,719,850[5] |
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| Australia | 1,792,600[6] |
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| EnglandD | 795,000 |
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| Northern IrelandE | 760,620[7] |
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| Argentina | 100,000 |
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| Chile | 80,000 |
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| France | 45,000 |
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| Poland | 15,000 |
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| New ZealandF | 12,792[8] |
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| Isle of Man | 2,403[9] |
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| Hong KongG | 1,459[10][11] |
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English (Scottish English)
Scottish Gaelic ā¢ Scots |
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| 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. |
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Robert Burns is the national poet of Scotland.[source?]
