Having red hair is a rather rare quality among humans – no more than 2 percent of the global population are carrot-topped. However, in Scotland, redheads are numerous – and local scientists ...

Ireland and Scotland are often credited as the cradles of red hair. With about 10% of Ireland's population and 6% of Scotland's sporting the striking shade, it's easy to see why the stereotype exists.

2. Less than 2% of the world's population have red hair. That's approximately 140 million people. Scotland boasts the highest percentage of natural redheads, with 13% (40% might carry the gene ...

In 2013, Shawn Hitchins, a Canadian comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe, led a “Ginger Pride” march, claiming that “Scotland was home to 19 per cent of the world’s redheads”.

ScotlandsDNA said about 1-2% of the world's population has red hair, but in Scotland the figure is much higher at around 13% or about 650,000 people. The information will be used to make a "ginger ...

The prevalence of red hair may be slightly higher in Scotland than in England, Rees says, adding that it may be even higher in the Republic of Ireland. Overall, ...

ACHILLES, Mick Hucknall, Thor, Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I. Not the Hamilton Accies midfield for Saturday but a group of personages united by one thing: red hair. All right, Achilles was arguably ...

Less than 2% of the world's population has red hair. The highest concentration of redheads is in Scotland (13%), followed by Ireland (10%). From 2010-2016, the Irish Redhead Convention brought ...

Scottish research has found that the Celts' flaming red hair can be put down to the weather. With ten percent in Ireland and 13 percent of people in Scotland boasting glorious red hair, there ...

ScotlandsDNA said about 1-2% of the world's population has red hair, but in Scotland the figure is much higher at around 13% or about 650,000 people.