Sawkill Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSawkill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
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.
Sawkill Demographics
Average Sawkill Salary in
England
£36,896
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Sawkill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawkill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawkill occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sawkill click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawkill? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Sawkill is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Sawkill are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Sawkill is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England Sawkill is most common in: Durham, where 19 percent reside, Lancashire, where 18 percent reside and Northumberland, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.
Sawkill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sawkill has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sawkill last name grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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