Sankey Surname
Approximately 10,003 people bear this surname
Sankey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sankey,' a township in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire.
Gerard de Sanki, Lancashire, Henry III-Edw I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
William de Sonkey, 25 Edward I: Baines' Lancashire.
Read More About This SurnameSankey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,090 | 1:88,621 | 9,986 |
| England | 2,508 | 1:22,216 | 3,106 |
| Tanzania | 843 | 1:62,801 | 6,701 |
| Australia | 688 | 1:39,238 | 5,081 |
| Canada | 547 | 1:67,359 | 7,768 |
| Nigeria | 431 | 1:411,004 | 21,432 |
| India | 341 | 1:2,249,459 | 74,333 |
| Jamaica | 80 | 1:35,874 | 2,456 |
| Wales | 79 | 1:39,171 | 3,833 |
| New Zealand | 61 | 1:74,235 | 10,965 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Belize | 47 | 1:7,563 | 1,131 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,220 | 1:19,980 | 2,843 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:41,274 | 2,182 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 614 | 1:81,789 | 8,584 |
Sankey (727) may also be a first name.
Sankey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sankey,' a township in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire.
Gerard de Sanki, Lancashire, Henry III-Edw I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
William de Sonkey, 25 Edward I: Baines' Lancashire.
Roger de Sonky, 27 Edward I: Baines' Lancashire.
Roger Sanckey, 11 James I: ibid.
Edward Sankey, of Little Sankey, 1602: Wills at Chester.
Thomas Sankie, of Little Sankey, 1623: ibid.
(English) belonging to Sankey (Lancs), 12th cent. Sonchi, 13th-14th cent. Sonky, Sanki [doubtful: perh. the ‘Sunk(en Island or Waterside,’ from Middle English sonk(en, sunk-Old English sincan (pret. sing, sac, pp. suncen), to sink + Middle English ey, Old English íg, island, etc.: cp. the Yorkshire local name ‘Sunk Isle’]
“Chronicler” in Erse.
(English) One who came from Sankey (holy), in Lancashire; dweller near the Sankey, a brook in Lancashire.
"The Sankeys descend from a Lancashire family of considerable antiquity. The first upon record is Galfridus de Sankey, who held the lands of Sankey Magna and Sankey Parva in Lancashire, in the reign of King John." B.L.G.
A location name in Lancashire Orfrom the Flemish, Sancke; from the French, Sanchez; from the Dutch, Sanches; a personal name.
The Shropshire Sankeys may be descended from the ancient Lancashire family of this name that dated back to the time of John (L.). There are villages in Lancashire thus called.
Sankey Demographics
Sankey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sankey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankey (Hindi: सैंकी, Marathi: संकेय, Oriya: ସନକୀ, Russian: Санкей) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sankey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sankey is the 51,253rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 728,536 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Sankey reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sankey is also the 305,933rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 727 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,090 people, or 1 in 88,621. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
Sankey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sankey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sankey surname rose 666 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 5,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 8 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sankey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (65%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sankey surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.11% being registered with the party.
The amount Sankey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.69% less than the national average, earning R 219,372 per year; in United States they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning $40,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $50,198 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankey in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନକୀ | sanaki | - |
| Sankey in the Marathi language | ||
| संकेय | sankeya | 66.67 |
| सन्की | sanki | 33.33 |
| Sankey in the Hindi language | ||
| सैंकी | sainki | 33.33 |
| शैंकी | sainki | 33.33 |
| सैन्की | sainki | 33.33 |
| Sankey in the Russian language | ||
| Санкей | sankej | - |
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Sankey Reference & Research
Sankey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Sankey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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