Skeeles Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Skeeles 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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Skeeles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
England361:1,547,72466,012
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Skeeles 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

(Danish, Icelandic) Descendant of Skyli (protector, king).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Skeeles Last Name Facts

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

Skeeles occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeeles? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name Skeeles is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Skeeles live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States it is most numerous in: Arizona, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and Louisiana, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Skeeles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skeeles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skeeles last name rose 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skeeles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skeeles are 37.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Skeeles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.87% more than the national average, earning R 368,040 per year; in United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $48,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeels922,880/
Skeele92235/
Skeles920/
Skeeler8613/
Skelles862/
Skieles861/
Skeales861/
Skeules860/
Skele831,623/
Skles834/
Skeesler801/
Scheeles800/
Skiles776,859/
Skyles771,281/
Skeley7711/
Skeals7710/
Shkele7710/
Shkles779/
Skelec776/
Skeler774/
Skhele774/
Skales773/
Skeile772/
Skoles772/
Skeely772/
Sketls771/
Skeyls771/
Skiele771/
Skeelz771/
Skeleh771/
Skeils771/
Skelis771/
Skiels770/
Skoyles71372/
Scheles7166/
Skailes7147/
Shkeela7110/
Shkiele717/
Skilles716/
Skelecz712/
Skyless712/
Skhehle711/
Sckiles711/
Skylees711/
Skoules711/
Skheeli711/
Shckles710/
Sketley710/
Skoless710/
Skals67496/
Sklez67392/
Skela67119/
Scheehle6781/
Skeli6754/
Scheeley6753/
Skilleås6721/
Skols6717/
Sqele6717/
Skyle6715/
Skaleush6714/
Skely678/
Skile675/
Skleś672/
Scles672/
Skelé671/
Shcheles671/

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