Skeel Surname
Approximately 2,055 people bear this surname
Skeel Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Schayl,' genitive Schayls, now Skalls or Skeels; compare William and Williams. It will be seen that the surname still flourishes in the district where it is first found six centuries ago.
Read More About This SurnameSkeel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,314 | 1:20,111 | 2,122 |
| United States | 572 | 1:633,669 | 51,045 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Denmark | 58 | 1:97,323 | 9,225 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 58 | 1:420,265 | 24,785 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 157 | 1:319,864 | 25,024 |
Skeel (34) may also be a first name.
Skeel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Schayl,' genitive Schayls, now Skalls or Skeels; compare William and Williams. It will be seen that the surname still flourishes in the district where it is first found six centuries ago.
Dionise Schayl, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Philip Schayl, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Walter Schayl, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Richard Skeeles, Norfolk, 1723: History of Norfolk.
1796. Married — Benjamin Skeel and Lucy Lambert: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Teutonic) Crooked, Awry, Squinting [Old Norse skíalg-r = Old English scéolk-Dutch (and Ger.) scheel] [SKEELES, SKEELS] SKEEL's (Son): v. Skeel.
Skeel Demographics
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Skeel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skeel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Skeel is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Skeel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 202,631st most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,546,251 people. The last name Skeel occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Skeel live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Skeel is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 34 people.
The last name Skeel is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,314 people, or 1 in 20,111. In Yemen Skeel is most prevalent in: Hajjah Governorate, where 100 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 0 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 0 percent live. Not including Yemen it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Skeel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Skeel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Skeel last name grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Skeel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Skeel surname are 13.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.58% registered with the political party.
Skeel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,535 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shkeel | 91 | 559 | / |
| Skehel | 91 | 39 | / |
| Hskeel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Skeell | 91 | 0 | / |
| Skel | 89 | 79 | / |
| Shhkeel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shkheel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shskeel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shkel | 80 | 1,763 | / |
| Skell | 80 | 89 | / |
| Skiel | 80 | 41 | / |
| Zkeel | 80 | 30 | / |
| Skeil | 80 | 16 | / |
| Skael | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sckel | 80 | 7 | / |
| Skeyl | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skeal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sqeel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skehl | 80 | 0 | / |
| Skelp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Skesl | 80 | 0 | / |
| Skl | 75 | 102 | / |
| Shkeul | 73 | 150 | / |
| Szkiel | 73 | 64 | / |
| Sckell | 73 | 60 | / |
| Skehal | 73 | 11 | / |
| Shkiel | 73 | 7 | / |
| Schkel | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shqeel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shkeil | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skeile | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shkell | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shkeal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkael | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skellt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Skil | 67 | 149 | / |
| Scheiel | 67 | 33 | / |
| Scheehl | 67 | 30 | / |
| Skeyile | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zkel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Skyl | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shkl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Skcl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schckel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sgkl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jskl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjkl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skkiyel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shqueel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xkel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sqel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shchkel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schkell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skauele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sklt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sckl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schehel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Skehall | 67 | 0 | / |
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