Skeels Surname
Approximately 2,880 people bear this surname
Skeels 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 SurnameSkeels Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,614 | 1:224,572 | 21,735 |
| England | 876 | 1:63,605 | 7,448 |
| Canada | 179 | 1:205,841 | 20,025 |
| Australia | 158 | 1:170,859 | 17,509 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 289 | 1:84,344 | 8,923 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 509 | 1:98,661 | 10,028 |
Skeels 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.
(Danish, Icelandic) Descendant of Skyli (protector, king).
Skeels Demographics
Average Skeels Salary in
United States
$43,642 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Skeels Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skeels Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Skeels is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skeels? popularity and diffusion
The surname Skeels is the 152,747th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,530,398 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Skeels reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Skeels is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,614 people, or 1 in 224,572. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent live, Washington, where 11 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Skeels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Skeels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 303 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Skeels Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Skeels surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Skeels earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $43,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,534 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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