Skeat Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSkeat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:348,220 | 22,196 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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]
From the Old Norse, Skáti or Skiði; from the Danish, Skatt, Skytte; personal name (A shooter, marksman.).
Skeat Demographics
Average Skeat Salary in
United States
$21,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Skeat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skeat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Skeat is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skeat? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,504,764th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. Skeat occurs predominantly in Europe, where 35 percent of Skeat live; 35 percent live in Northern Europe and 35 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
Skeat is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 42 percent are found, Kent, where 19 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Beside England Skeat occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.
Skeat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Skeat has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Skeat last name fell 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeath | 91 | 305 | / |
| Skeate | 91 | 182 | / |
| Skeatt | 91 | 0 | / |
| Skat | 89 | 621 | / |
| Sket | 89 | 308 | / |
| Skeet | 80 | 2,272 | / |
| Shket | 80 | 805 | / |
| Skett | 80 | 532 | / |
| Skead | 80 | 526 | / |
| Skaut | 80 | 198 | / |
| Skatt | 80 | 158 | / |
| Skiet | 80 | 136 | / |
| Skate | 80 | 96 | / |
| Skatz | 80 | 36 | / |
| Skeit | 80 | 24 | / |
| Skats | 80 | 17 | / |
| Skaat | 80 | 16 | / |
| Skete | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shkat | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sketh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Skcat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skuet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skhat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skait | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skeete | 73 | 4,513 | / |
| Skeith | 73 | 413 | / |
| Skaats | 73 | 212 | / |
| Shkhet | 73 | 183 | / |
| Skaist | 73 | 115 | / |
| Skaith | 73 | 76 | / |
| Skeist | 73 | 27 | / |
| Skujat | 73 | 26 | / |
| Skaate | 73 | 24 | / |
| Skayst | 73 | 16 | / |
| Skiett | 73 | 8 | / |
| Skeyte | 73 | 6 | / |
| Skeite | 73 | 6 | / |
| Skette | 73 | 6 | / |
| Skoett | 73 | 4 | / |
| Szkaut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Skatts | 73 | 3 | / |
| Skoedt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sckadt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sketts | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skatte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skheet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkkat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skkatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkeet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hsketh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkhat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkate | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skeeth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Skeits | 73 | 0 | / |
| Skeett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scheat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Šket | 67 | 975 | / |
| Skatova | 67 | 674 | / |
| Sked | 67 | 658 | / |
| Scat | 67 | 259 | / |
| Skyt | 67 | 176 | / |
| Skit | 67 | 64 | / |
| Shkhayt | 67 | 59 | / |
| Shkheit | 67 | 47 | / |
| Skhayat | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sketsch | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sqat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Skad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sketova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Skač | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scheatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skyhead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shqukat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skét | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkhaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xkat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skashth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skatowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skedova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkheth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zkat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skhoedt | 67 | 1 | / |
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