Skelding Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

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

Skelding Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Skelding' a township in the parish of Ripon, Yorkshire.

1620. Rowland Skeldinge, of Cartmell: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1678. Thomas Skelding, of Newbarnes (Dalton-in-Furness): ibid.

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Skelding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9201:60,5637,173
United States3721:974,35272,340
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Australia431:627,80744,139
Wales231:134,5459,804
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4791:50,8886,180
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Skelding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Skelding' a township in the parish of Ripon, Yorkshire.

1620. Rowland Skeldinge, of Cartmell: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1678. Thomas Skelding, of Newbarnes (Dalton-in-Furness): ibid.

1640. Baptised — Hester, d. Edmund Skeldinge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A form of Scolding, q.v.

But the second element of the Yorks place-name Skelding may be the Old Norse eng, a meadow.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Skelding Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skelding (Russian: Скельдинг) is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skelding? popularity and diffusion

It is the 237,286th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,307,060 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Skelding are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 920 people, or 1 in 60,563. In England Skelding is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 38 percent live, Staffordshire, where 9 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Skelding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skelding has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Skelding surname rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 663 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skelding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skelding surname are 7.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skelding earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.76% more than the national average, earning R 626,784 per year; in United States they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $47,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $49,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeleding941/
Skölding884/
Skeldang881/
Skalding880/
Skilding880/
Skoulding8294/
Skjolding8214/
Schelding821/
Skildings820/
Skaulding820/
Skuilding820/
Scolding75105/
Sköldung753/
Sköldäng752/
Scalding751/
Scoulding71184/
Sakeletung679/
Schillding671/

Skelding Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skelding in the Russian language
Скельдингskelding-

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