Miskell Surname
Approximately 2,017 people bear this surname
Miskell Surname Definition:
This is a surname with many variants not only in old records but also in modern times. In the birth registrations of the years 1865-1866 it is spelt Mescal, Mescall, Mescill, Meskal, Meskel, Meskela, Meskell, Meskel, Miskill, Miskel, Miskela, Miskele, Miskella, Miskell, Miskle: of the 70 births then registered 39 were in Clare and south Galway and 10 in Co.
Read More About This SurnameMiskell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,450 | 1:249,972 | 23,774 |
| England | 238 | 1:234,109 | 19,389 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
| Ireland | 48 | 1:98,103 | 5,309 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 75 | 1:59,065 | 4,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 209 | 1:240,281 | 20,076 |
Miskell (11) may also be a first name.
Miskell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This is a surname with many variants not only in old records but also in modern times. In the birth registrations of the years 1865-1866 it is spelt Mescal, Mescall, Mescill, Meskal, Meskel, Meskela, Meskell, Meskel, Miskill, Miskel, Miskela, Miskele, Miskella, Miskell, Miskle: of the 70 births then registered 39 were in Clare and south Galway and 10 in Co. Limerick, 8 in the area around west Waterford, east Cork and south Tipperary and 6 in Co. Wexford. There were also 14 for Miskelly all in northeast Ulster (see last paragraph of this section below). The current Co. Clare voters' lists show that the name is numerous there but the lists of freeholders in 1821 include only six and it is surprising how few references to the name in any form are to be found in earlier records relating to Co. Clare. Griffith's Valuation of a decade earlier than the birth registrations referred to above found hosueholders of the name also fairly numerous in Counties Wexford and Waterford. The name is infrequent in eighteenth century records; in the seventeenth Meskell was a name fairly prominent in the city of Cork and it occurs also in the Co. Tipperary hearth money rolls; and, going back to the Fiants of the sixteenth century we find three of the name in Co. Kilkenny and just one in the Co. Clare area. The earliest reference to it I have found occurs in a Justiciary Roll of 1313 dealing with Co. Limerick.
The indeterminate nature of the facts here collected no doubt accounts for the lack of information given by Woulfe under the head of Ó Meiscill. His treatment of Mac Scalaigh (anglice MacScally or Skally) is misleading: among its anglicized forms he gives Miskelly, Miscella and Miskella. There is, however, no doubt that Miscella and Miskella are synonymous with Miskell and Mescal; but Miskelly, which is a name practically confined to north Ulster, may be a northern corruption of MacScally.
Miskell Demographics
Average Male Miskell Height
175.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Miskell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Miskell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Miskell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Miskell? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 205,661st most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,613,062 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Miskell are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.
Miskell is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,450 people, or 1 in 249,972. In The United States Miskell is most numerous in: Illinois, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Miskell is found in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Miskell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Miskell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Miskell surname expanded 694 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 881 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 36 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Miskell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Miskell last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Miskell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $55,118 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miskellt | 93 | 1 | / |
| Miskel | 92 | 469 | / |
| Maiskiell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Meskell | 86 | 487 | / |
| Mishkel | 86 | 320 | / |
| Miskiel | 86 | 131 | / |
| Miskill | 86 | 80 | / |
| Miskael | 86 | 3 | / |
| Muskell | 86 | 2 | / |
| Miszkel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mieskel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Miskl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Miszkiel | 80 | 1,170 | / |
| Mischell | 80 | 86 | / |
| Mieskiel | 80 | 3 | / |
| Messkell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meskel | 77 | 2,713 | / |
| Miskil | 77 | 38 | / |
| Mizkel | 77 | 19 | / |
| Muskel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Myskel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meskll | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mieszkiel | 75 | 15 | / |
| Miskelova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mischel | 71 | 1,437 | / |
| Meskill | 71 | 829 | / |
| Mushkel | 71 | 199 | / |
| Meskiel | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hmeskel | 71 | 16 | / |
| Myshkel | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mizkael | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mishkil | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mesckel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Myskiel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miscael | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mishqel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Myskill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Meischel | 67 | 34 | / |
| Metsküll | 67 | 24 | / |
| Meschell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Misquiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mizchell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muskl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miscchel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mischill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Messkill | 67 | 0 | / |
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