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Sources used in compiling this list:
The Surnames of Scotland, George Fraser Black, 1946
The Clans, Septs and Regiments of Scotland, Frank Adam, 1952
Tartan For Me! Philip D. Smith, 1984
Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia, George Way and Romilly Squire, 1994
| Surname | Alternate Spelling | Associated Surname (s) | District (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell | Waddel | Lindsay | East Lothian, Edinburgh, Lanarkshire, Roxburgh |
| Waddie | Edinburgh | ||
| Wadsworth | Buchan | ||
| Waferer | Strathclyde | ||
| Waghorn | Glasgow | ||
| Waineflet | Dundee | ||
| Wairds | Orkney | ||
| Wake | Galloway | ||
| Wakelin | Fife | ||
| Wakerie | Angus | ||
| Walch | Tweedside | ||
| Waldegrave | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Walerand | Edinburgh | ||
| Waldeve | Roxburgh | ||
| Waldie | Roxburgh | ||
| Walford | Roxburgh | ||
| Walker | Edinburgh, Perthshire, St Andrews, Tweedside | ||
| Walkingshaw | Walkinshaw | Paisley | |
| Warklot | Edinburgh | ||
| Walkup | Galloway | ||
| Wallace | Wallis | Ayrshire, Ettrick, Paisley, Selkirk, Strathclyde | |
| Wallach | St Andrews | ||
| Wallet | Galloway | ||
| Wallingford | Roxburgh | ||
| Walsh | Tweedside | ||
| Walston | Edinburgh | ||
| Walters | Forbes | Aberdeenshire, Banffshire | |
| Waltersmaghe | Tweedside | ||
| Walton | Lorne | ||
| Wanders | Angus | ||
| Wanderson | Angus | ||
| Wanless | Edinburgh | ||
| Wann | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Wans | St Andrews | ||
| Ward | Stirlingshire | ||
| Warden | Glasgow | ||
| Wardhaugh | Roxburgh | ||
| Wardhawk | Galloway | ||
| Wardlaw | Maxwell | Galloway, Roxburgh | |
| Wardle | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Wardop | Strathclyde | ||
| Warin | Lennox | ||
| Wark | Tweedside | ||
| Warnoch | Strathclyde | ||
| Warplay | Ayrshire | ||
| Warrack | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Warrand | Inverness-shire | ||
| Warren | Fife | ||
| Warrender | Fife | ||
| Warrick | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Wasford | Carrick | ||
| Wason | Wasson | Ayrshire | |
| Wass | Munro, Ross | Ross-shire | |
| Watchman | Fife | ||
| Wateret | Galloway | ||
| Waterleader | Edinburgh | ||
| Waters | Ross | Ross-shire | |
| Waterson | Waterston | Angus | |
| Watson | MacWatts | Buchan, Dundee, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Strathclyde | |
| Watt | Watts | Buchanan | Huntly, Lennox, Menteith, Musselburgh, Stirlingshire |
| Wauchope | Roxburgh | ||
| Waugh | Roxburgh | ||
| Waughton | Edinburgh | ||
| Wawane | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Waygateshaw | Strathclyde | ||
| Weatherly | Dunbar | ||
| Weatherspoon | Angus | ||
| Weatherston | Tweedside | ||
| Weaver | MacFarlane | Argyll, Lennox | |
| Webster | MacFarlane | Argyll, Lennox | |
| Weddel | Edinburgh | ||
| Wedderburn | Dundee | ||
| Weddow | Angus | ||
| Weeden | Roxburgh | ||
| Weepers | Fife | ||
| Weighton | Angus | ||
| Weir | Wier | Buchanan, MacFarlane, MacNaughton | Lennox |
| Welch | Edinburgh | ||
| Wells | Fife | ||
| Wellwood | Fife | ||
| Welsh | Tweedside | ||
| Welshot | Edinburgh | ||
| Wemyss | Weems | MacDuff | Fife |
| Wenton | Inverness-shire | ||
| Werege | Galloway | ||
| West | Buchan | ||
| Westall | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Westburn | Fife | ||
| Westbury | Edinburgh | ||
| Westgarth | Edinburgh | ||
| Westland | Huntly | ||
| Westman | Inverness-shire | ||
| Weston | Galloway | ||
| Westray | Orkney | ||
| Westwater | Fife | ||
| Westwood | Fife | ||
| Whale | Roxburgh | ||
| Whamond | Strathspey | ||
| Whannell | Whannel | MacDonald, MacFarlane | Argyll, Lennox |
| Wharrie | MacQuarrie | Argyll | |
| Wheelan | MacDonald | Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire | |
| Wheelwright | Roxburgh | ||
| Whippo | Strathclyde | ||
| Whitby | Perthshire | ||
| White | Whyte | Lamont, MacGregor | Argyll, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy, Perthshire |
| Whitebrow | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Whiteburn | Whiteburne | Edinburgh | |
| Whitecorn | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Whitecross | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Whiteford | Paisley | ||
| Whitehall | Glasgow | ||
| Whitehead | Dunbar | ||
| Whitehill | Perthshire | ||
| Whitehope | Angus | ||
| Whitelaw | Edinburgh | ||
| Whitelock | Edinburgh | ||
| Whiteness | Edinburgh | ||
| Whiteside | Strathclyde | ||
| Whitesmith | Edinburgh | ||
| Whitestone | Angus | ||
| Whitewell | Galloway | ||
| Whitewright | Galloway | ||
| Whiting | Roxburgh | ||
| Whitslade | Roxburgh | ||
| Whitter | Inverness-shire | ||
| Whittet | Dundee | ||
| Whitting | Edinburgh | ||
| Whittingham | Whittinghame | Musselburgh | |
| Whittock | Whittick | Roxburgh | |
| Whitton | Roxburgh | ||
| Whommes | Roxburgh | ||
| Whymond | Strathspey | ||
| Whytoch | Edinburgh | ||
| Wicken | Edinburgh | ||
| Widow | Angus | ||
| Widowson | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Wighame | Roxburgh | ||
| Wight | Perthshire | ||
| Wightman | Tweedside | ||
| Wighton | Angus | ||
| Wigmer | Edinburgh | ||
| Wilde | Wild, Wyld | Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee, Edinburgh | |
| Wildgoose | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Wildridge | Edinburgh | ||
| Wildsmith | Edinburgh | ||
| Wiley | Huntly | ||
| Wilgus | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Wilkie | MacDonald | Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire | |
| Wilkinson | MacDonald | Argyll, Glen Coe, Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Ross-shire | |
| Will | Gunn | Caithness, Sutherland | |
| Willard | Fife | ||
| Willet | Carrick | ||
| Williamson | Gunn, MacKay | Caithness, Sutherland | |
| Willicock | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Willie | Huntly | ||
| Willis | Galloway | ||
| Willisson | Galloway | ||
| Willock | Willocks | Aberdeenshire | |
| Wilson | Wilsone, Willson | Gunn, Innes | One of the top twelve most common surnames in Scotland for over 100 years; can be found in almost every Scottish District. |
| Wilton | Roxburgh | ||
| Wimond | Strathclyde | ||
| Winchburgh | Edinburgh | ||
| Winchell | Tweedside | ||
| Winchester | Strathclyde | ||
| Windgate | Glasgow | ||
| Windram | Strathclyde | ||
| Windwick | Orkney | ||
| Wingo | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Wink | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Winksetter | Orkney | ||
| Winkston | Gala Water | ||
| Winlaw | Edinburgh | ||
| Winloch | Huntly | ||
| Winram | Fife | ||
| Winsett | Inverness-shire | ||
| Wint | Roxburgh | ||
| Winter | Winters | Glasgow | |
| Winterhope | Roxburgh | ||
| Winton | Winan, Winning | MacLennan | Aberdeenshire, Ross-shire |
| Wintour | Tweedside | ||
| Wintrup | Roxburgh | ||
| Wiper | Strathclyde | ||
| Wise | Wyse | Aberdeenshire, Stirlingshire | |
| Wiseman | Angus | ||
| Wishart | Edinburgh | ||
| Wishaw | Glasgow | ||
| Wiston | Strathclyde | ||
| Wither | Galloway | ||
| Witste | Stirlingshire | ||
| Witter | Inverness-shire | ||
| Wittet | Inverness-shire | ||
| Witton | Tweedside | ||
| Wiwishaw | Strathclyde | ||
| Woddrop | Gala Water | ||
| Wolfe | Wolf | Dundee | |
| Wolfson | Inverness-shire | ||
| Woodburn | Strathclyde | ||
| Woodcock | Glasgow | ||
| Woodell | Galloway | ||
| Woodfield | Galloway | ||
| Woodford | Roxburgh | ||
| Woodhall | Galloway | ||
| Woodhead | Strathclyde | ||
| Woodman | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Woodrow | Glasgow | ||
| Woodruff | Glasgow | ||
| Woodside | Strathclyde | ||
| Woodward | Inverness-shire | ||
| Wooldrige | Edinburgh | ||
| Wordie | Stirlingshire | ||
| Work | Orkney | ||
| Workman | Fife | ||
| Wormet | Fife | ||
| Worsfield | Inverness-shire | ||
| Wouplaw | Glasgow | ||
| Wra | Galloway | ||
| Wrangham | Roxburgh | ||
| Wranock | Stirlingshire | ||
| Wren | Argyll | ||
| Wright | MacIntyre, MacLaren | Argyll, Glen Orchy, Lorne, Strathearn | |
| Wyatt | Watson | Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh | |
| Wyld | Dundee | ||
| Wylie | Gunn, MacFarlane | Argyll, Caithness, Lennox, Sutherland | |
| Wymond | Galloway | ||
| Wynd | Dundee | ||
| Wynes | Aberdeenshire | ||
| Wynn | Wynne | Fort William | |
| Wyper | Strathclyde | ||
| Wyrfaut | Fife | ||
| Wyville | Tweedside |