There about 80 million people around the world who claim to be of Scots descent compared with the five million currently living in Scotland. Emigration has always featured in Scottish life with most Scots families having relatives in other parts of the U.K. or abroad.

The Scottish National Party has called for a museum to celebrate notable Scottish migrants such as Andrew Carnegie and Sir Sean Connery.

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