The ePodunk map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Scottish ancestry. Learn about cities with Scottish genealogy and find in-depth community information about the Scottish ancestry cities.
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 of Scottish ancestry.
The links at left lead to information on other ethnicities.
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
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The ePodunk map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Scottish ancestry. Learn about cities with Scottish genealogy and find in-depth community information about the Scottish ancestry cities.