Scullin Surname

253,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Scullin Surname Definition:

Ó Scolláin A Derry sept whose name has sometimes been changed to Scully.

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Scullin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1321:320,19329,205
Australia2181:123,83313,580
Northern Ireland521:35,4813,447
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
England461:1,211,26256,182
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Wales61:515,75523,171
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1171:37,8623,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Scullin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Scolláin A Derry sept whose name has sometimes been changed to Scully.

MIF 274

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Scolláin A Derry sept whose name has sometimes been changed to Scully.

MIF 274

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Scullin Last Name Facts

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

Scullin has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scullin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 253,171st most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,665,522 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Scullin live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Scullin is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,132 people, or 1 in 320,193. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Scullin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scullin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scullin last name rose 891 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Scullin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Scullin last name are 3.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

Scullin earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.28% more than the national average, earning $51,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scullion936,911/
Schullin9312/
Sculling933/
Cullin921,076/
Sullin92170/
Sculin921/
Scullionn882/
Scuillion881/
Sculllion881/
Schullion880/
Scaulling880/
Scullen86739/
Schulin86291/
Scollin86276/
Skullin8611/
Cullinn865/
Soullin864/
Sullien862/
Saullin862/
Sculion862/
Sculina861/
Sculihn861/
Sullinn861/
Scaulin860/
Seullin860/
Sulin832,996/
Culin83755/
Sulln833/
Culln831/
Schaulin80180/
Scheulin8088/
Shchulin8010/
Schullen809/
Schulina807/
Schoulin805/
Skullion802/
Scuillen802/
Schulinn801/
Sullienn801/
Schulijn801/
Scauling800/
Scouglin800/
Scoutlin800/
Skullien800/
Cullen7776,565/
Saulin77955/
Seulin77536/
Sullen77515/
Jullin77157/
Skulin77141/
Sulien7733/
Scolin7732/
Suilin7732/
Ceulin7727/
Zullin7725/
Shchaulin7525/
Shcheulin7520/
Schaulina7510/
Scheulina756/
Shchulina754/
Schculing751/
Scoutling750/
Culn734/
Suln732/
Skulina71498/
Scollen71346/
Schulen7154/
Shchaulina7154/
Shkulin7132/
Shcheulina7117/
Suillen7116/
Culleen7114/
Zullina7114/
Skollin719/
Skutlin718/
Skullen717/
Cullenn715/
Julling715/
Jhullin715/
Seulijn714/
Jeullin713/
Zulling712/
Joullin712/
Chkulin711/
Culllen711/
Zaullin711/
Juillin711/
Julliën711/
Squolin711/
Suyllen711/
Couhlin710/
Scaulen710/
Soullen710/
Saullen710/
Skaulin710/
Julin674,290/
Scheulen67952/
Zulin67711/
Saulienė67523/
Sulen67430/
Culen67336/
Shkulina6740/
Sauln6724/
Schuhlen6714/
Sulén6713/
Žulin678/
Schkolin678/
Zhullina675/
Suhln672/
Schuilen672/
Culén672/
Hsuilien671/
Schuylen671/
Schoulen671/
Cúlin671/
Skauling670/

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