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Scottish people

Scottish people or Scots (Scots: Scots fowk; Scottish Gaelic: Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or Alba) in the 9th century. In the following two centuries, Celtic-speaking…

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Scottish diaspora

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Scots in mainland Europe

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Argentina
100,000
Australia
2,176,777 (2021)C
Canada
4,799,005 (2016)B
England
795,000
Hong Kong
1,459E
Isle of Man
2,403

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Scottish ethnic and cultural groups

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Scots in mainland Europe

Culture

Anglicisation

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Scottish people

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related to Canada · 28
Scottish people → According, As, British Isles, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Gaelic, Canadians, Cape Breton, Celtic Arts, Census, Crafts, Eastern Ontario, English, Europeans, Gaelic, Gaelic College, Glengarry County, Highland Clearances, Highland Scots, Highlands
related to Religion · 21
Scottish people → About, According, Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Church, In, In Scotland, Methodist, Presbyterian, Protestant, Scotland, Scots-Irish, Scottish, Scottish Household Survey, Social Scottish Attitudes, The, The Protestant, United States
related to Language · 19
Scottish people → Argentina, Brythonic, English, Gaelic, Historically, However, Norman-French, Norse, Northern Isles, Of, Orcadian, Scots, Scottish, Shetland, Spanish, The, The Norn, The Pictish, There
related to Constructs of a unitary ethnicity · 17
Scottish people → Academics, Anglo-Saxon, Blind Harry, British Isles, Celtic, England, Historian Susan Reynolds, International Political Science Association, Ireland, Middle Ages, Scotland, Scottis, Scottish, Scottish Highlands, Scottish Lowlands, The, Wales
related to New Zealand · 15
Scottish people → Approximately, British, Dunedin, Edinburgh, European, However, Many Scottish New Zealanders, Māori, New Zealand, New Zealanders, Pākehā New Zealanders, Scotland, Scottish, Significant, The South Island
related to Africa · 2
Scottish people → Scottish, South Africa
Argentina · 1
Scottish people → 100,000
Australia · 1
Scottish people → 2,176,777 (2021)C
Canada · 1
Scottish people → 4,799,005 (2016)B
England · 1
Scottish people → 795,000

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Scottish peopleArgentina100,0001.00infobox
Scottish peopleAustralia2,176,777 (2021)C1.00infobox
Scottish peopleCanada4,799,005 (2016)B1.00infobox
Scottish peopleEngland795,0001.00infobox
Scottish peopleHong Kong1,459E1.00infobox
Scottish peopleIsle of Man2,4031.00infobox
Scottish peopleNew Zealand1,000,000–2,000,000 (Scottish descent) 25,953 Scottish-born1.00infobox
Scottish peopleSouth Africa11,160 (estimate): 101.00infobox
Scottish peopleUnited States8,422,613 (Scottish)A 794,478 (Scots-Irish)1.00infobox
the Highlandinstance ofinfluenced by factors0.80text
Lowland Clearancesinstance ofinfluenced by factors0.80text
Scottish emigration to various locales throughout the British Empireinstance ofinfluenced by factors0.80text

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