Where to order copies of certificates and extracts from our registers
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Registering a marriage or civil partnership
Forms and documents you'll need to provide to register a marriage or civil partnership
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Most popular first names given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland in 2025
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How to access our search rooms to see our physical records, and selected digital records
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How to apply to change your name, including cost and processing times
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Population estimates for Scotland and its administrative areas by age and sex on 30 June 2025
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Latest news
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Centenarian numbers rise
An estimated 950 people aged 100 and over were living in Scotland in mid-2025, a rise of 5% compared to 10 years earlier, according to National Records of Scotland (NRS).
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Drug use deaths increase by 11%
The number of deaths from drug use rose by 11% in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland (NRS).
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Doors open at Scotland’s national archive
Doors Open Days at General Register House
