I’ve always loved my surname.
“Hunter” is Scottish! My father’s side of the family moved here when he was young. I pretty much knew right away, that my surname wasn’t going to be on the Top 10 list of Popular NS last names…but is yours?
Thanks to Nova Scotia Buzz and Forebears, I thought I would share the Top 10 NS Last names.
I dunno about you…but I could make a long list of people I know that have the following last names lol :
The Top 10 Last Names In Nova Scotia
#1 MacDonald
Incidence: 17,316
Frequency: 1:57
Percent of Canada’s MacDonalds in NS: 21.98%
Rank in Canada: 10
#2 Smith
Incidence: 10,424
Frequency: 1:94
Percent of Canada’s Smiths in NS: 5.43%
Rank in Canada: 1
#3 Brown
Incidence: 5,216
Frequency: 1:188
Percent of Canada’s Browns in NS: 4.79%
Rank in Canada: 2
#4 Leblanc
Incidence: 5,113
Frequency: 1:191
Percent of Canada’s Leblancs in NS: 7.53%
Rank in Canada: 15
#5 MacNeil
Incidence: 4,741
Frequency: 1:206
Percent of Canada’s MacNeils in NS: 46.18%
Rank in Canada: 467
#6 MacLean
Incidence: 4,626
Frequency: 1:212
Percent of Canada’s MacLeans in NS: 24.95%
Rank in Canada: 210
#7 Campbell
Incidence: 4,598
Frequency: 1:213
Percent of Canada’s Campbells in NS: 6.47%
Rank in Canada: 12
#8 White
Incidence: 4,371
Frequency: 1:224
Percent of Canada’s Whites in NS: 7.70%
Rank in Canada: 21
#9 Fraser
Incidence: 4,359
Frequency: 1:225
Percent of Canada’s Frasers NS: 12.57%
Rank in Canada: 65
#10 MacLeod
Incidence: 4,257
Frequency: 1:230
Percent of Canada’s MacLeods in NS: 22.67%
Rank in Canada: 202
You can find a full list of popular NS Last names (it’s over 1000) by checking out Forebears. Just click HERE!
