Skell Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Skell Surname Definition:

"A well in the Old Northern English." Camden.

Skell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Skell (19) may also be a first name.

Skell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"A well in the Old Northern English." Camden.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Skell Last Name Facts

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

Skell occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Skell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Skell are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Skell is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Skell is most common in: Wisconsin, where 44 percent are found, Michigan, where 16 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Skell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skell last name rose 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skell last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

Skell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $40,441 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sckell9160/
Shkell912/
Skellt910/
Skeell910/
Skel8979/
Skll891/
Schkell831/
Skeel802,055/
Shkel801,763/
Skill80885/
Skiel8041/
Skael808/
Sckel807/
Skyll803/
Skehl800/
Skelp800/
Skesl800/
Skl75102/
Shkeel73559/
Shkeul73150/
Szkiel7364/
Skehel7339/
Skillt7319/
Shkiel737/
Shcell736/
Schkel735/
Scoell732/
Shkael731/
Hskeel731/
Scuell730/
Skil67149/
Zkel677/
Skyl676/
Shkl673/
Scll672/
Schckel672/
Skcl672/
Shhkeel672/
Sklt671/
Schcell671/
Sjkl671/
Shquell671/
Shskeel671/
Shchell671/
Shchkel671/
Jskl671/
Xkel671/
Sckl671/
Sgkl671/
Sqel671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skell
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