Skeat Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Skeat Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian and N. and East. English) 1 Swift, Quick [Middle English sket(e, skeet, Old Norse skíot-r = Old English scéot] Sket is the usual 13th-cent. East-Anglian form (as ‘John Sket,’ Norf.); and Skete occurs in Yorkshire in the 14th cent.

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Skeat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States131:27,881,456736,413
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Skeat (17) may also be a first name.

Skeat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian and N. and East. English) 1 Swift, Quick [Middle English sket(e, skeet, Old Norse skíot-r = Old English scéot] Sket is the usual 13th-cent. East-Anglian form (as ‘John Sket,’ Norf.); and Skete occurs in Yorkshire in the 14th cent.

Sket cam tiding in-til Ubbe That Havelok havede with a clubbe .. .—Lay of Havelok the Dane, 1926-7.

In the glossary to ‘Havelok’ (ed. 1902) s.v. sket, the late Prof. Skeat says: “Cp. Icel. skjōtt, quickly, from skjōtr, quick, swift. The adj. is still preserved in the surname Skeat or Skeet.”

(occasionally) 2 Shooter, Archer [Old Norse skyti = Old English scytta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Skáti or Skiði; from the Danish, Skatt, Skytte; personal name (A shooter, marksman.).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Skeat Last Name Facts

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

Skeat is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Skeat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skeat is the 1,504,764th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 35 percent of Skeat reside; 35 percent reside in Northern Europe and 35 percent reside in British Isles. Skeat is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 42 percent live, Kent, where 19 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Skeat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skeat has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Skeat last name fell 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skeat Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skeat earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.53% less than the national average, earning R 150,840 per year; in United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.11% more than the national average, earning $70,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeath91305/
Skeate91182/
Skeatt910/
Skat89621/
Sket89308/
Skeet802,272/
Shket80805/
Skett80532/
Skead80526/
Skaut80198/
Skatt80158/
Skiet80136/
Skate8096/
Skatz8036/
Skeit8024/
Skats8017/
Skaat8016/
Skete806/
Shkat805/
Sketh804/
Skcat802/
Skuet801/
Skhat801/
Skait801/
Skeete734,513/
Skeith73413/
Skaats73212/
Shkhet73183/
Skaist73115/
Skaith7376/
Skeist7327/
Skujat7326/
Skaate7324/
Skayst7316/
Skiett738/
Skeyte736/
Skeite736/
Skette736/
Skoett734/
Szkaut734/
Skatts733/
Skoedt733/
Sckadt733/
Sketts732/
Skatte732/
Skheet731/
Shkkat731/
Skkatt731/
Shkest731/
Shkeet731/
Hsketh731/
Shkhat731/
Shkath731/
Shkate731/
Skeeth730/
Skeits730/
Skeett730/
Scheat730/
Šket67975/
Skatova67674/
Sked67658/
Scat67259/
Skyt67176/
Skit6764/
Shkhayt6759/
Shkheit6747/
Skhayat6726/
Sketsch6725/
Sqat6710/
Skad673/
Sketova673/
Skač672/
Scheatt671/
Skyhead671/
Shqukat671/
Skét671/
Shkhaut671/
Xkat671/
Skashth671/
Skatowa671/
Skedova671/
Shkheth671/
Zkat671/
Scheiat671/
Skhoedt671/

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