About 9.2 million Americans claim Scottish descent. When speaking of Scottish ancestry, it is helpful to separate the population into Highlanders, Lowlanders, and the Scots-Irish, as each group has a ...

WINTER SPRINGS — America may be called a melting pot, but for those of Scottish ancestry and their fans, Saturday was a day to share the joy of being different. Amid a sea of colorful kilts, bagpipes ...

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The story of Scotland's famous clans has always captured the imagination of those with a Scottish connection, and now more than ever, Americans are flocking to the country in search of their roots.

The sound of bagpipes will be heard in the distance this weekend as men and women dressed in Scottish garb demonstrate their skills and agility at the 46th annual San Diego Scottish Highland Games.

The professors have gotten to be good friends, and they’ve discussed where in Scotland the Maxwells are from. They’ve now had the opportunity to visit that very region together – each coming from a ...

When the genealogy company Ancestry released the latest update to its “ethnicity estimates” last month, a lot of people suddenly became more Scottish. Since 2012, more than 18 million people have ...

DETROIT — For most of his life, Bob Giles, 70, didn't give much thought to his Scottish ancestry. But about 20 years ago, the Huntington Woods man's family discovered that he had roots in a small ...