Skeely Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Skeely Surname Definition:

SKELLIE: Most probably from Irish (Mac)Scalaighe, 'son of the crier.' William Skellie in Barledȝiew, 1789 (Wigtown).

Skeely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Skeely 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)

Skeely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skeely is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeely? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Skeely occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Skeely are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 16,887,176. In The Netherlands Skeely is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 100 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Skeely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skeely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skeely last name fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeelly920/
Skely918/
Skeele83235/
Szkely8323/
Skeily8321/
Skeley8311/
Skiely831/
Shkely830/
Skeeles77189/
Scheely7733/
Shkelya7716/
Skeeler7713/
Shkeela7710/
Skheeli771/
Skielly770/
Sketley770/
Skeally770/
Skele731,623/
Skela73119/
Skeli7354/
Skelé731/
Skyly731/
Skily730/
Scheeley7153/
Skeesler711/
Scheiely711/
Skielley710/
Skalyi67531/
Skaley67221/
Skalee67119/
Skaliy6780/
Shkoly6771/
Skelaj6762/
Skalay6712/
Shkele6710/
Skilee675/
Skhele674/
Skeler674/
Shkeli674/
Shkela674/
Skelhe673/
Skeile672/
Skyley672/
Szkeli671/
Skelie671/
Scheieley671/
Shkily671/
Skeleh671/
Skoley671/
Skiele671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skeely
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