Sawkill Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sawkill 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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Sawkill Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:752,94741,527
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sawkill 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
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Sawkill Demographics

Average Sawkill Salary in
England

£36,896

Per year
Rank:
3,823 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000192001
Rank: 35,794 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
136.77%
Sample size: 12 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Sawkill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawkill is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawkill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. Sawkill is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Sawkill reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England Sawkill is mostly found in: Durham, where 19 percent reside, Lancashire, where 18 percent reside and Northumberland, where 9 percent reside. Besides England Sawkill is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Sawkill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sawkill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sawkill surname grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawkil920/
Cawkill86160/
Sawkell860/
Sabkil771/
Cawkell7186/
Jafkill711/
Shabkil711/
Cowkill710/
Shawkeel671/
Sewkel621/
Szewkl621/
Sabqil621/
Cawkel620/
Shavkel5728/
Sawchel571/
Cowquill530/
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Sawkill Reference & Research

Salkeld One-name Study - A profile of the Salkeld surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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