Susan askedif the naming pattern was true of English families near Scotland. Turn it round to Scots families in England and the answer is probably yes. There was extensive migration in the 17C because of religious discrimination with very many slipping over the border into Northumberland. In the 18/19 c the population followed the industrial revolution and many Scottish miners from Ayrshire and Fife found work in the huge coal mining area of Northumberland and Durham. In similar vein many of the west of Scotland weavers. cloth workers found their way into the cotton mills of Lancashire. There was therefore a high Scots presence in these areas where traditions would have continued. Brian