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

Skally is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Skally.

How Common Is The Last Name Skally? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skally is the 1,817,111th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Skally are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Skally is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Skally is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 30 percent live, Rhode Island, where 14 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Skally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skally has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skally surname grew 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Skally Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Skally last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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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