Sked Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sked Surname Definition:

Payment was made to William Sked in Falsyde (Fawsyde) in 1674 (Stitchill, p. 75). William Sked in Fausyde, 1683 (Lauder). Robert Sked in Belhaven, juror on assize at Dunbar, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 252). Still current in Midlothian. compare Skaid.

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Sked Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2041:26,2442,847
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
England1231:452,99229,924
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Australia271:999,84158,390
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales41:773,63329,106
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1381:27,1252,418
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Sked (15) may also be a first name.

Sked Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Payment was made to William Sked in Falsyde (Fawsyde) in 1674 (Stitchill, p. 75). William Sked in Fausyde, 1683 (Lauder). Robert Sked in Belhaven, juror on assize at Dunbar, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 252). Still current in Midlothian. compare Skaid.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Sked Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sked is found most in Scotland. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sked click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sked? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sked is the 500,196th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,075,298 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Sked are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. Sked is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 26,244. In Scotland it is most common in: East Lothian, where 29 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 24 percent live and West Lothian, where 10 percent live. Outside of Scotland it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Sked Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sked has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 202 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sked Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sked surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sked earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning R 250,500 per year; in United States they earn 35.71% more than the national average, earning $58,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $54,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skead89526/
Skedd89224/
Skeid8947/
Skeed8931/
Skedå892/
Shked892/
Skied891/
Shkeed802/
Skedch801/
Sckeid800/
Sket75308/
Skid7517/
Sqed751/
Skedova731/
Skeet672,272/
Shket67805/
Skett67532/
Skydt67226/
Shkedova67208/
Skidd67151/
Skeat67139/
Skiet67136/
Skyte6759/
Skeit6724/
Skhid6715/
Skite679/
Skete676/
Sketh674/
Skjød673/
Squed672/
Skaid672/
Hxked671/
Zkeed671/
Skiod671/
Skeić671/
Skayd671/
Skyds671/
Skojd670/

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