Skedd Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Skedd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skedd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
England691:807,50843,459
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Skedd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skedd is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skedd? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,095,216th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname Skedd is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Skedd reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in Scotland, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 50,036. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: City of Edinburgh, where 51 percent are found, West Lothian, where 18 percent are found and North Ayrshire, where 12 percent are found. Beside Scotland it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Skedd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skedd has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Skedd surname rose 629 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skedd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skedd last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

Skedd earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.63% more than the national average, earning $57,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sked89658/
Skead80526/
Skidd80151/
Skeid8047/
Skeed8031/
Skedå802/
Shked802/
Skied801/
Ske7568/
Schedd736/
Shkeed732/
Skedch731/
Sckeid730/
Skea671,305/
Skei671,198/
Skey67513/
Sket67308/
Skee67214/
Skie67131/
Skhe6759/
Shke6749/
Sőke6737/
Skeh6734/
Skid6717/
Hske672/
Scheidd671/
Zske671/
Sgke671/
Skedova671/
Scheddt671/
Jske671/
Sske671/
Sqke671/
Sqed671/
Skqe671/
Skje671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skedd
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