Skardon Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skardon Surname Definition:

SCARDON: From car-don, the rocky hill.

Skardon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:742,90741,196
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Australia271:999,84158,390
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Skardon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SCARDON: From car-don, the rocky hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Skardon Last Name Facts

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

Skardon is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skardon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Skardon reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 742,907. In England Skardon is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 31 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Skardon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skardon has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skardon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skardon surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Skardon earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.41% more than the national average, earning $57,133 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skardoon932/
Shkardoon882/
Scardon8627/
Skardan861/
Skordon861/
Scardone8097/
Shkardun8092/
Scardosin751/
Scardan710/
Scardosim631/
Skordanova595/
Scordan573/

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Footnotes

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