Skeate Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSkeate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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.
(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]
Skeate Demographics
Skeate Religious Adherence
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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.
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