Salkield Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Salkield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Salkeld,' a parish (called Great Salkeld) in Cumberland, three miles from Kirk Oswald. Little Salkeld is a township in the neighbouring parish of Addingham.

John de Salkild, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Salkield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Salkield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Salkeld,' a parish (called Great Salkeld) in Cumberland, three miles from Kirk Oswald. Little Salkeld is a township in the neighbouring parish of Addingham.

John de Salkild, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Thomas de Salkeld. Cumberland, ibid.

1593. Thomas Salkell and Matilda Hickopp: Marriage Lic. (London).

1610. Richard Salkeld, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1804. Married — James Reynolds and Mary Salkeld: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The family so called, very influential in Cumberland in the XIV. century, probably derived their name from either Great or Little Salkeld, in that county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Salkield Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salkield Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Salkield occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salkield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Salkield occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Salkield reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Salkield is most prevalent in: Washington, where 33 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Oregon, where 18 percent live. Besides The United States Salkield is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Salkield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Salkield has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salkield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Salkield are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Salkield earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.85% less than the national average, earning $33,289 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salkeld932,828/
Salkild9316/
Salkilld8868/
Salkeild880/
Shalkeld880/
Saulkeld880/
Salkelds880/
Calkeld8012/
Salkled801/
Solkeld800/
Sealquiel711/
Soulchild597/
Shalklett591/

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