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Since the Vikings existed between the 8th and 11th centuries, if you work backwards (ie two parents, four grandparents, eight great grandparents) once you get back to the eighth century, you will have more ancestors than existed at the time. Thus, you can be said to be related to everyone at that time. Scotland is close to the Scandinavian countries, so there are lots of people who share typical Nordic features, although are not necessarily Vikings. I have a friend who's surname is McGuigan though, and that translates as 'son of a viking'. An astounding number of people in Scotland are first, second and third generation Irish immigrants (including myself and most of Glasgow). In conclusion, the answer is yes and no. While everyone in Scotland can be said to be related to at least one Viking, no matter how distantly, the connection is too faded to genuinely say that they have actual Viking ancestry. There are, however, a lot of people with Scandinavian ancestry, but while most people will claim to have ancestry from an exotic sounding far off place, most Scottish people have predominantly Scottish ancestry.

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