Anglo-Scot

Anglo-Scot, Anglo-Scotch, Anglo-Scottish or more rarely Scoto-English or Scots English are terms applied to people and things that are identified with both England and Scotland.
Most commonly, it is used to refer to people born in, brought-up in, or long-term resident in Scotland who have significant English ancestry, or born and brought up in England with Scottish ancestry .
The term Anglo-Scot is most often be used to refer to people of dual English and Scottish heritage.<ref name="Galton, F. 1874" />, or in a more pejorative sense, for a Scot who is perceived to be excessively anglicised.
Unlike other similar terms (e.g. Anglo-American) Anglo-Scot does not imply dual nationality, as English and Scottish people share British citizenship status, hence the majority of people identified as Anglo-Scots tend to be UK citizens.
Both the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and the current incumbent, David Cameron, could be termed Anglo-Scots, but for opposite reasons. Tony Blair was born and educated in Scotland with English ancestry and now lives in England. David Cameron was born and educated in England but has Scottish ancestry.
While the numbers of Irish Britons can be quantified at about 10% of the British population (six million British people have at least one Irish grandparent), it is not known how many Scottish people have English ancestry and vice versa as there is no relevant census data.
An estimated 9-10% of people living in Scotland were born in England..

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