Coming in at number three on the National Records of Scotland's list of the most common surnames in Scotland is Wilson.

Solicitors at Beecham Peacock have sifted through government data to reveal the top 10 most common surnames behind unclaimed estates in the UK ...

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A fascinating book sheds light on the real meaning of a host of common surnames, based on how they have evolved from nicknames used in 13th century Britain. A Dictionary of Surnames, by Patrick ...

Murphy was the most common surname for babies born in Ireland in 2024, according to Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO). Since 2023, Ireland's CSO has expanded its surname analysis to ...

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet have two surnames - Mountbatten-Windsor - for one very specific reason. During an episode of her new series, With Love, Meghan, the 43-year-old former royal ...

New research has revealed Scotland's most common surnames. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) recently unveiled its annual report of the top first names in Scotland. As reported by the Daily ...

You could be entitled to a fortune in the UK if you have a link to an unclaimed estate, and if you have a certain surname the likelihood of that goes up. Unclaimed estates, or ownerless property ...

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