Skeels Surname

152,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

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.

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Skeels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6141:224,57221,735
England8761:63,6057,448
Canada1791:205,84120,025
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Wales181:171,91811,581
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Jersey51:19,8403,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2891:84,3448,923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5091:98,66110,028

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.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeeles92189/
Skels9197/
Skells83111/
Skeals8310/
Skeelz831/
Skeyls831/
Skeils831/
Skiels830/
Scheels77179/
Skelles772/
Skeales771/
Skieles771/
Skeules770/
Skles734/
Skils732/
Schels671,332/
Shkles679/
Skills674/
Skouls671/
Shsckells670/
Skilse670/
Scoels670/

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