Skahill Surname
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 462 | 1:784,543 | 60,722 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 32 | 1:138,433 | 7,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
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
Skahill Demographics
Skahill Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Skahill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skahill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Skahill is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Skahill? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 595,654th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Skahill are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 784,543. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 21 percent are found, Iowa, where 18 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States Skahill exists in 5 countries. It is also common 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 frequency of Skahill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skahill surname grew 2,718 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Skahill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Skahill surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Skahill surname are 28.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.73% being registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skaehill | 93 | 14 | / |
| Skeahill | 93 | 1 | / |
| Skahil | 92 | 2 | / |
| Scahill | 86 | 1,393 | / |
| Skehill | 86 | 332 | / |
| Scahil | 77 | 3 | / |
| Skahel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Scahillová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scahell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scohill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Skael | 67 | 8 | / |
| Scoohill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Skahylova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Scahel | 62 | 17 | / |
| Skaeel | 62 | 4 | / |
| Shkael | 62 | 1 | / |
| Scohil | 62 | 1 | / |
| Skalova | 57 | 292 | / |
| Shkaeel | 57 | 6 | / |
| Scouill | 57 | 2 | / |
| Scaeell | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shkalova | 53 | 226 | / |
| Scouille | 53 | 1 | / |
| Scael | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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