Skally Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Skally Surname Definition:

Contracted from O’Scolaidhe, the ‘Story-teller’s De­scendant’ (sceulaidhe). The ‘story-teller’ was a regular official at the courts of the old Irish kings.

‘O'Scolaidhe of sweet stories.' 'Gilla- Isa-Mac-a n-Skealy, ' a.d. 1237.

'After the English Invasion the family of O'SCOLAIDHE or O’Scolaighe, now Scully, were driven into the county of Tipperary.

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Skally Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Skally Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from O’Scolaidhe, the ‘Story-teller’s De­scendant’ (sceulaidhe). The ‘story-teller’ was a regular official at the courts of the old Irish kings.

‘O'Scolaidhe of sweet stories.' 'Gilla- Isa-Mac-a n-Skealy, ' a.d. 1237.

'After the English Invasion the family of O'SCOLAIDHE or O’Scolaighe, now Scully, were driven into the county of Tipperary.' It was formerly a common name in Jurby, but is now scarcely found anywhere.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Skally Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skally is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skally? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Skally reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Skally is most common in: Minnesota, where 30 percent live, Rhode Island, where 14 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Skally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skally has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skally last name expanded 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Skally Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Skally last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Skally earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning $37,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $47,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skalley9280/
Skeally920/
Skallay920/
Skaly9146/
Skalli8310,370/
Scally836,073/
Skalla83784/
Skalyi83531/
Skaley83221/
Skalle83109/
Skaliy8380/
Skalyo8350/
Skolly8329/
Skalay8312/
Skalya831/
Shkalla771,031/
Scalley77567/
Skalych77181/
Shkaley77106/
Skalysh7774/
Skaller7748/
Szkaley778/
Shkalyi777/
Shkalle774/
Szkalla771/
Scallay770/
Skallie770/
Skatley770/
Skala737,894/
Skali734,176/
Skale73963/
Skoly7316/
Scaly736/
Skallist7155/
Schkaley718/
Shkaloyd713/
Skayller711/
Shkallla711/
Skailler711/
Sqalli675,559/
Scalli67253/
Scalla67203/
Skalij67164/
Shkala67145/
Skalee67119/
Skaale67115/
Shkoly6771/
Skaali6760/
Skalei6753/
Szkala6753/
Skalit6750/
Skhali6736/
Skolle6734/
Scolly6730/
Scalle6730/
Skalia6730/
Skhale6730/
Skaala6726/
Skauli6725/
Skeily6721/
Sqaley6720/
Skalaa6717/
Skaili6715/
Skalej6715/
Scaley6714/
Skolla6711/
Skalai679/
Skalie679/
Skolys674/
Shkali674/
Skkali674/
Skaleh673/
Skaila672/
Skaloa672/
Skalleová672/
Skatle672/
Skalaj672/
Skayla671/
Skalep671/
Skoley671/
Sckali671/
Skahla671/
Skaule671/
Skattelle670/
Scaloy670/

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