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Where Does The Last Name Skeffington Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Skeffington is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeffington? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 291,033^rd most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,541,860 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Skeffington are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817^th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 630,363. In The United States Skeffington is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Iowa, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Skeffington Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Skeffington has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,198 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 21 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skeffington Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Skeffington last name are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Skeffington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.2% more than the national average, earning $50,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.55% less than the national average, earning $45,930 CAD per year.