Silkstone Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Silkstone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silkstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3491:159,65114,974
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
Wales81:196,0527,186

Silkstone Last Name Facts

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

Silkstone occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkstone? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silkstone is the 608,234th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name Silkstone occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Silkstone reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Silkstone is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 349 people, or 1 in 159,651. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 36 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 16 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent reside. Beside England it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Silkstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silkstone has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Silkstone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Silkstone surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Silkstone are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silkstone earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 39.44% more than the national average, earning R 331,368 per year; in United States they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $54,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning $59,956 CAD per year.

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Silkstone Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silkstone
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