Skaggs Surname

23,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,160 people bear this surname

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

Skaggs Surname User-submission:

A variant of the Old Norse word, skegg, which means 'beard'.

Skaggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,0101:15,7522,005
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Canada371:995,82774,831
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
England51:11,143,612252,590
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1411:23,4562,937

Skaggs (20) may also be a first name.

Skaggs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A variant of the Old Norse word, skegg, which means 'beard'.

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Skaggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skaggs is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaggs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skaggs is the 23,392nd most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 314,661 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Skaggs live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 23,010 people, or 1 in 15,752. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 15 percent reside, Missouri, where 12 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Skaggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skaggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skaggs last name grew 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skaggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skaggs last name are 21.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skaggs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $39,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $49,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skhaggs921/
Skaggss921/
Sckaggs920/
Skags9111/
Scaggs833,530/
Skeggs831,654/
Skagss835/
Skaags835/
Skoggs832/
Skaygs832/
Scaggsx771/
Scauggs770/
Skogs7359/
Scags734/
Skegs730/
Skogås67109/
Scoggs674/
Skaccs671/
Skeegs670/
Skauks670/
Skogstø6224/
Skogsås622/
Skogsjø621/
Scouggs620/
Skoks554/
Scoks551/
Scogs551/
Skecks502/
Scauxs501/
Scachs501/
Scocks500/

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Skaggs Reference & Research

Skaggs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Skaggs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skaggs
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