Skeet Surname

186,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Skeet Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sket.' In Domesday described as Schett and Scheit, Norfolk. Found frequently as Sket in Norfolk and neighbouring county of Suffolk in the Hundred Rolls. Also once as a single personal name in the form of Sketh.

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Skeet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1491:48,4936,053
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Australia1771:152,51816,101
Canada1431:257,66124,352
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Syria391:494,8985,235
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Chile261:677,55715,745
Wales191:162,87011,152
Panama191:205,9085,804
Belize141:25,3911,935
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Guyana31:254,07411,262
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5631:43,2965,424
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Skeet (557) may also be a first name.

Skeet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sket.' In Domesday described as Schett and Scheit, Norfolk. Found frequently as Sket in Norfolk and neighbouring county of Suffolk in the Hundred Rolls. Also once as a single personal name in the form of Sketh.

Sketh, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan Sket, Suffolk, ibid.

Nicholas Sket, Suffolk, ibid.

John Sket, Norfolk, ibid.

Warinus Sket, burgess in Parish, for Dunwich, 1311. Writs of Parliament.

Adam Skete, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1616. John Skeat, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1631. Married — Edward Skeite and Mary Lozeyer: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1743. Baptised — Mary, d. of John Skett: St. Michael, Cornhill.

Skeats is the genitive form; compare Williams with William.

1797. Married — Isaac Skeates and Harriet Mayriss: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian and N. and East. English) 1 Swift, Quick [Middle English sket(e, skeet, Old Norse skíot-r = Old English scéot] Sket is the usual 13th-cent. East-Anglian form (as ‘John Sket,’ Norf.); and Skete occurs in Yorkshire in the 14th cent.

Sket cam tiding in-til Ubbe That Havelok havede with a clubbe .. .—Lay of Havelok the Dane, 1926-7.

In the glossary to ‘Havelok’ (ed. 1902) s.v. sket, the late Prof. Skeat says: “Cp. Icel. skjōtt, quickly, from skjōtr, quick, swift. The adj. is still preserved in the surname Skeat or Skeet.”

(occasionally) 2 Shooter, Archer [Old Norse skyti = Old English scytta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

= Skeat, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Skeet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skeet occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 186,405th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,207,547 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Skeet are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. Skeet is also the 356,380th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 557 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,149 people, or 1 in 48,493. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 13 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Norfolk, where 9 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Skeet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skeet has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Skeet surname rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,035 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skeet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skeet last name are 4.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skeet earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.71% less than the national average, earning $38,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $56,541 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeete914,513/
Skheet911/
Shkeet911/
Skeett910/
Skeeth910/
Sket89308/
Shket80805/
Skett80532/
Skeat80139/
Skiet80136/
Skeed8031/
Skeit8024/
Skete806/
Sketh804/
Zkeet802/
Skuet801/
Skeggett771/
Skeith73413/
Skeath73305/
Shkhet73183/
Skeate73182/
Skeist7327/
Skiett738/
Skeyte736/
Skeite736/
Skette736/
Skoett734/
Skoedt733/
Sketts732/
Shkeed732/
Skeied731/
Shkest731/
Shceet731/
Hsketh731/
Skeits730/
Skeatt730/
Šket67975/
Sked67658/
Skyt67176/
Skit6764/
Scheett6764/
Shkheit6747/
Sketsch6725/
Scheiet6722/
Sketova673/
Skét671/
Shcheet671/
Shkheth671/
Skhoedt671/
Scheedt670/

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