Talk:Italian Scots

Articles for Polish Scots (Scots Polish) and Lithuanian Scots
Both have sizeable communities in Scotland (recent and past) and Poland also has historical links with Scotland.

It would be great to start these two articles, the Scottish goverment have great articles on both commuities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Elitejcx (talk • contribs) 00:23, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm interested in this topic. The article could be improved with more information
If Scotland's population is about 5 million, and about 100,000 people in Scotland are of partial Italian descent, then that means that about 1 in 50 people in Scotland is of Italian descent (which is a lot). The percentage is probably higher in Glasgow and the surrounding area but I have a few questions:
 * Why did they choose to emigrate to Scotland in particular?
 * Do surnames such as "Dalgarno" have Italian origins? Are merchants like Matthew Algie representative of the Italian Scottish population?

--h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 21:16, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Comment
During the Italian presidential elections there was a story on Scotland Today suggesting that Italian voter census estimated that there was upwards of 75,000 Scots (i.e Italian grandparent) elligable for the vote

Have you visted the Barga link at the bottom of the page?

I think Scottish surnames like Rossi, Dalgarno, DeMoray and DiRollo have Norman origin. They may have Italian origin but I'm not to sure.

I'd imagine Ayr has a high percentage of Italians as well, my father grew up in Ayr and many of his neighbours and school friends had Italian parents.

Gerard Way
Does he belong in this list or is this a case of vandalism? Nothing in the article supports his inclusion as a Scottish-Italian. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gwaptiva (talk • contribs) 16:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Ethnic minority
How do Italian Scots count as an ethnic minority. They are white! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.71.66.154 (talk) 16:45, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * There is more to ethnicity than skin colour. Nicholas (talk) 11:49, 26 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Indeed? So are the English people living in Scotland an ethinic minority? Or those of Irish descent? Or Poles? I've deleted the phrase. Poshseagull (talk) 07:45, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Scotland's most talented ethnic minority
Scots/Italians are easily the most talented 'ethnic minority' in Scotland. Unlike others, whom I won't mention, they do actually care about their adoptive country, and take pride in their Scottishness, while others who remain obsessively loyal to their ancestral home only assume a Scottish persona on the day of their wedding when they have the gall to where Highland Dress. The Italians have played a huge role in putting Scotland on the present-day cultural map thanks to their diverse talents; whereas others have gone out their way to promote division and hatred by making no effort at all to assimilate. Just wish thousands more Italians would migrate to Scotland to improve the country's image even more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.78.254.144 (talk) 18:55, 25 September 2012 (UTC)