Skeel Surname

202,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

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.

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Skeel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,3141:20,1112,122
United States5721:633,66951,045
England911:612,28636,401
Denmark581:97,3239,225
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

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.

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

(Teutonic) Crooked, Awry, Squinting [Old Norse skíalg-r = Old English scéolk-Dutch (and Ger.) scheel] [SKEELES, SKEELS] SKEEL's (Son): v. Skeel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Skeel Last Name Facts

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

Skeel is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 202,631st most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,546,251 people. The last name Skeel is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Skeel reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 64 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 1,314 people, or 1 in 20,111. In Yemen Skeel is mostly concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 100 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 0 percent reside and Aden Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Barring Yemen this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Skeel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skeel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skeel last name increased 364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skeel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skeel last name are 13.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.58% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkeel91559/
Skehel9139/
Hskeel911/
Skeell910/
Skel8979/
Shhkeel832/
Shkheel832/
Shskeel831/
Shkel801,763/
Skell8089/
Skiel8041/
Zkeel8030/
Skeil8016/
Skael808/
Sckel807/
Skeyl802/
Skeal801/
Sqeel801/
Skehl800/
Skelp800/
Skesl800/
Skl75102/
Shkeul73150/
Szkiel7364/
Sckell7360/
Skehal7311/
Shkiel737/
Schkel735/
Shqeel732/
Shkeil732/
Skeile732/
Shkell732/
Shkeal731/
Shkael731/
Skellt730/
Skil67149/
Scheiel6733/
Scheehl6730/
Skeyile6718/
Zkel677/
Skyl676/
Shkl673/
Skcl672/
Schckel672/
Sgkl671/
Jskl671/
Sjkl671/
Skkiyel671/
Shqueel671/
Xkel671/
Sqel671/
Shchkel671/
Schkell671/
Skauele671/
Sklt671/
Sckl671/
Skll671/
Schehel670/
Skehall670/

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