Skeate Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Skeate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sket.' In Domesday described as Schett and Scheit, Norfolk. Found frequently as Sket in Norfolk and neighbouring county of Suffolk in the Hundred Rolls. Also once as a single personal name in the form of Sketh.

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Skeate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Skeate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sket.' In Domesday described as Schett and Scheit, Norfolk. Found frequently as Sket in Norfolk and neighbouring county of Suffolk in the Hundred Rolls. Also once as a single personal name in the form of Sketh.

Sketh, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan Sket, Suffolk, ibid.

Nicholas Sket, Suffolk, ibid.

John Sket, Norfolk, ibid.

Warinus Sket, burgess in Parish, for Dunwich, 1311. Writs of Parliament.

Adam Skete, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1616. John Skeat, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1631. Married — Edward Skeite and Mary Lozeyer: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1743. Baptised — Mary, d. of John Skett: St. Michael, Cornhill.

Skeats is the genitive form; compare Williams with William.

1797. Married — Isaac Skeates and Harriet Mayriss: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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

Skeate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skeate is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeate? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Skeate live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 2,534,678. In The United States Skeate is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 41 percent reside, Illinois, where 20 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Skeate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skeate has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Skeate surname rose 3,575 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skeate Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Skeate surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skeate earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 332.68% more than the national average, earning R 1,028,210 per year and in United States they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $42,127 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeat91139/
Skate9196/
Skete916/
Skeete834,513/
Skeath83305/
Skaate8324/
Skatey8315/
Skeyte836/
Skeite836/
Skette836/
Skatte832/
Shkate831/
Sketie831/
Skaute831/
Skeatt830/
Skat80621/
Sket80308/
Skattie7738/
Skeites7711/
Skeetes775/
Skettes775/
Skaatez771/
Skattei771/
Skoethe771/
Skattes770/
Skeet732,272/
Shket73805/
Skett73532/
Skead73526/
Skaut73198/
Skatt73158/
Skiet73136/
Skata7372/
Skyte7359/
Scate7338/
Skatz7336/
Skeed7331/
Skeit7324/
Skats7317/
Skaat7316/
Sketa7311/
Skati7310/
Skite739/
Shkat735/
Sketh734/
Sketi732/
Skcat732/
Skuet731/
Skhat731/
Skait731/
Skajster7118/
Shkester7115/
Skayster713/
Scheatte711/
Skechter711/
Skeetees711/
Skettett711/
Sckehter711/
Scates673,608/
Skytte671,803/
Skaita67511/
Skeith67413/
Scaete67298/
Skaats67212/
Skheta67200/
Shkhet67183/
Skaist67115/
Skaith6776/
Skites6728/
Skauti6728/
Skeist6727/
Skujat6726/
Skayst6716/
Scater6715/
Skeita6711/
Scatte678/
Skiett678/
Sketty676/
Shketa676/
Skoett674/
Skeeta674/
Szkaut674/
Skoedt673/
Scaite673/
Skatts673/
Sckadt673/
Scathe673/
Skieti673/
Skoute672/
Skauta672/
Shkata672/
Sketts672/
Skiste672/
Sketta672/
Shkeed672/
Shkati671/
Chkate671/
Skatio671/
Skeied671/
Skitte671/
Shkath671/
Shkhat671/
Hsketh671/
Skaati671/
Shkeet671/
Shkest671/
Skatti671/
Skkatt671/
Schete671/
Shkkat671/
Skheet671/
Skeeth670/
Scheat670/
Skitez670/
Skeett670/
Skeits670/

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