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Skeelly Surname Definition:
SKELLIE: Most probably from Irish (Mac)Scalaighe, 'son of the crier.' William Skellie in Barledȝiew, 1789 (Wigtown).
Skeelly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Skeelly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
SKELLIE: Most probably from Irish (Mac)Scalaighe, 'son of the crier.' William Skellie in Barledȝiew, 1789 (Wigtown).
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
Skeelly Demographics
Skeelly Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skelly | 92 | 10,486 | / |
| Skeely | 92 | 2 | / |
| Skelley | 86 | 2,871 | / |
| Skeally | 86 | 0 | / |
| Skielly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sckelly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Skellay | 86 | 0 | / |
| Skielley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Skeele | 77 | 235 | / |
| Skella | 77 | 35 | / |
| Skeily | 77 | 21 | / |
| Skilly | 77 | 19 | / |
| Skelli | 77 | 5 | / |
| Skelle | 77 | 3 | / |
| Xkelly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skiely | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sklley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Skly | 73 | 3 | / |
| Skellie | 71 | 379 | / |
| Skalley | 71 | 80 | / |
| Skellet | 71 | 27 | / |
| Skeller | 71 | 10 | / |
| Skelles | 71 | 2 | / |
| Skheeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shkella | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skelleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skielle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skilley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skellett | 67 | 487 | / |
| Skellecz | 67 | 42 | / |
| Skley | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sklya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sklyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sklee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheiely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skellitt | 67 | 0 | / |
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