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The word 'anderson'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
andersonOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus20.66617
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 101.4 31 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 2.6 1 1
WCE - West Central 73.6 16 2
DUN - Dundee 31.9 3 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.6 2 2
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 2.7 2 2
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of anderson in Corpus

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
tmas cairds, da wirds a Basil Anderson da Unst poet cam ta mind. on page 1
en him paecified, whin Merran Anderson, sittin ipo da tidder side a on page 14

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
. Onywye, a neebor body, Jude Anderson, wis aye at hame Setterdays a
the quinie hid the rin o the Anderson's hoose on sic-like days, an
gap tae jyne her. Wee Kieran Anderson wis skirlin "Last een up's a
Bappy's mither, Myra Anderson, wis a junkie: a feckless, fi
The Anderson cousins flappit doon aside Na
30 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
etery. This Steen says 'Georg Anderson Some Time In Bindie. He died (2020) twitter link

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
an, Bryson, McGeoch, McKenna, Anderson, Hedges. I would love if McRo (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
season for Wright, McLennan, Anderson, Ross and Virtanen. Wright is(2020)
@DiscussDandies McLennan, Anderson, Scott Wright all in last yea(2020)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
nnie tae Tarland fiddler Paul Anderson an the cheery smile o local M
1 matches

(South) East Central

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
pposite the McCabes. Auld Mrs Anderson wis in the flat abuin us, acr
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Mister Anderson's oor teacher fur Social Danc on page 22
work an ah wis watchin Mister Anderson showin the class how tae dae on page 24
Then Mister Anderson looked at me an he said, How' on page 25
This mornin, Mister Anderson picked me tae go up an demons on page 26
we'd get tae see sexy Mister Anderson in his shorts cause it's him on page 66
Also on pages 67, 161
15 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wi an inspirin dominie, Miss Anderson; his first publicatioun, i th
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
en Doll wi Tam Walker an Doad Anderson, guid lads that wuid tak the on page 72
Anderson near by the Sinderins. This t on page 106

3 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
at lunchtime?” “I did, Mr Anderson, is there anything wrong?”
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tesy ae the prestigious James Anderson Butchers oan Great Junction S
1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
r laddie in oor year is Bryce Anderson. Pure does ma heid in. See, I on page 6

1 matches

@changed_days tweeted
the 1s an 5s. Like tae see an Anderson Price final. (2021) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
per’s huntin dogs. The naem Anderson o
128/129). Sid Anderson an faimlie fallaed the Ballan
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
an Poet from Ayrshire Matthew Anderson and even more aboot Dumfriess(2020)

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
ots! Your bonnie bard, Robert Anderson, bided wi us an was freends w (2014) twitter link