Scahill Surname

277,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Scahill Surname Definition:

Mac Scaithghil This was sometimes made an O name but both prefixes, Mac and O, are now discarded.

The MacScahill sept was located in east Galway and the name is now found there and in Co. Mayo in small numbers. SIF 134

Scahill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5391:672,46653,587
England3361:165,82815,373
Ireland2741:17,1861,881
New Zealand1041:43,5427,204
Australia731:369,80430,692
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Wales101:309,45316,869
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1891:23,4382,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Scahill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Scaithghil This was sometimes made an O name but both prefixes, Mac and O, are now discarded.

The MacScahill sept was located in east Galway and the name is now found there and in Co. Mayo in small numbers. SIF 134

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Dugan in his ‘Topographical Poem', written about 1365, refers to Mac Sgaithghil (i.e. Mac Scahill) as “of beautiful studs” and as “over Corca Mogha” (i.e. Corcamoe) from which territory O'Donovan in his notes states the Scahills were dispossessed before 1170 by the Concannons. Corcamoe may be equated with the present parish of Kilkerrin in east Galway. Modern statistics indicate that County Galway and to a lesser extent Co. Mayo are still its main location, though it is not very numerous even there. The Mac prefix was in the course of time changed to O, but neither prefix is now used, the name being plain Scahill.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Scaithghil This was sometimes made an O name but both prefixes, Mac and O, are now discarded.

The MacScahill sept was located in east Galway and the name is now found there and in Co. Mayo in small numbers. SIF 134

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Scahill Last Name Facts

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

Scahill is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Scahill.

How Common Is The Last Name Scahill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 277,914th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,231,548 people. The last name Scahill is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Scahill reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 539 people, or 1 in 672,466. In The United States Scahill is most frequent in: New York, where 18 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and Ireland, where 20 percent live.

Scahill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scahill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scahill surname expanded 738 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 908 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 145 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scahill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Scahill last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scahill surname are 18.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scahill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $43,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning $44,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scahil923/
Skahill86523/
Scahell860/
Scohill860/
Scahillová822/
Skaehill8014/
Skeahill801/
Scoohill800/
Scahel7717/
Skahil772/
Scohil771/
Skehill71332/
Scouill712/
Scaeell711/
Scael671/
Scouille671/
Scouil622/
Scoell622/
Skahel620/
Skael508/
Skahylova501/

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