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by **Lachlan** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:13 pm

271 but most of that comes off the first name I think ( thanks Ma and Pa ) being a half Carnwath(Pa) / half Lancashire (Ma) mongrel

by **cozycoupe** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:16 pm

crap crap crap
Used my maiden name (Maxwell) and only scored 86!! For a great Scottish name?? As for my married sasenach sounding name...forget it!

I think my first name also lets me down....Sue Ellen, hahaha ::):

by **MacotheIsles** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:29 pm

Murdo MacLeod scores a MacNificent 283. But see today's (Monday) Daily Express for the top ranking 284 name.

by **gwendle** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:22 pm

married name 57. Rubbish, maiden name a slightly healthier 181.

by **tobester** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:26 pm

35 - My name is english anyway

BUT

110% scottish - glasgow born and bred

SO

the sites a load of crap

::):

by **potatojunkie** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:44 am

I'm glad I'm not the only one who tried 'Jock McSporran'.

by **KonstantinL** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:21 am

Just as trivia here are the 20 most common surnames in Scotland.

1 - Smith, 2 - Brown, 3 - Wilson, 4 - Thomson, 5 - Robertson, 6 - Campbell, 7 - Stewart, 8 - Anderson, 9 - MacDonald, 10 - Scott, 11 - Reid, 12 - Murray, 13 - Taylor, 14 - Clark, 15 - Mitchell, 16 - Ross, 17 - Walker, 18 - Paterson, 19 - Young, 20 - Watson.

by **Doorstop** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:04 am

MacotheIsles wrote:Murdo MacLeod scores a MacNificent 283. But see today's (Monday) Daily Express for the top ranking 284 name.

I missed that yesterday .. and it's not in the online archive either.

What was the ultimate in Scottish nomenclature then?

by **MacotheIsles** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:32 am

Doorstop!

Well, since you were good enough to ask, here it is. Although I have to say I'm surprised nobody guessed it. It was of course the bloodcurdlingly, lipsmackingly, supercaley-donianly, commonplace, kicking-oneself-for-not-getting-it ...

Angusina MacEachen

closely followed by Murdina MacCorquodale and Murdo MacRitchie who equalled the (unlikely named) Murdo Macleod with 283. I mean c'mon, whoever heard of a Murdo MacLeod!

by **Vinny the Mackem** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:30 pm

My name got a 9. Whilst "Fanny Batters" gets 15!

by **Doorstop** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:25 pm

MacotheIsles wrote:Doorstop!

Well, since you were good enough to ask .... I mean c'mon, whoever heard of a Murdo MacLeod!

I think the last person to be manacled to the handle "Angusina" probably died in 1822.

by **Josef** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:54 pm

Doorstop wrote:I think the last person to be manacled to the handle "Angusina" probably died in 1822.

You haven't ever been to the Western Isles then? Archibaldina is not unheard of. Or {archaic male name of your choice}-ina, really.

by **Doorstop** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:58 pm

Josef wrote: Archibaldina is not unheard of.

Its a good job I haven't been to the Western Isles as I actually burst out laughing reading that.

by **Sydney Rosewater** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:12 pm

KonstantinL wrote:Just as trivia here are the 20 most common surnames in Scotland.

1 - Smith, 2 - Brown, 3 - Wilson, 4 - Thomson, 5 - Robertson, 6 - Campbell, 7 - Stewart, 8 - Anderson, 9 - MacDonald, 10 - Scott, 11 - Reid, 12 - Murray, 13 - Taylor, 14 - Clark, 15 - Mitchell, 16 - Ross, 17 - Walker, 18 - Paterson, 19 - Young, 20 - Watson.

Aye, site's a loadda pish. My name's Stuart Murray and it only got 128.

by **james73** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:15 pm

I got 182.

James H

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