Skahill Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

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

Skahill 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

Skahill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:784,54360,722
Australia541:499,92037,885
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Skahill 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

Skahill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skahill occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Skahill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skahill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 595,654th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Skahill reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 784,543. In The United States Skahill is most common in: California, where 21 percent are found, Iowa, where 18 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent are found and The United States Virgin Islands, where 1 percent are found.

Skahill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skahill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Skahill surname grew 2,718 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skahill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Skahill surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Skahill surname are 28.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.73% registered with the party.

Skahill earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,939 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaehill9314/
Skeahill931/
Skahil922/
Scahill861,393/
Skehill86332/
Scahil773/
Skahel770/
Scahillová712/
Scahell710/
Scohill710/
Skael678/
Scoohill670/
Skahylova631/
Scahel6217/
Skaeel624/
Shkael621/
Scohil621/
Skalova57292/
Shkaeel576/
Scouill572/
Scaeell571/
Shkalova53226/
Scouille531/
Scael501/

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