Skellern Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Skellern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skellern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3351:166,32315,397
Australia1761:153,38516,171
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Wales151:206,30213,003
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Skellern Last Name Facts

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

Skellern is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skellern? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,389th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Skellern reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 166,323. In England Skellern is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 23 percent are found, Cheshire, where 20 percent are found and Shropshire, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent are found and New Zealand, where 11 percent are found.

Skellern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skellern has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Skellern surname rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skellern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Skellern earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning R 237,300 per year and in United States they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning $33,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skillern881,672/
Skellorn8899/
Skellarn880/
Skellhorn821/
Skillarn753/
Skillorn750/
Schillern7114/
Skillhorn710/
Sklarin6779/
Sklirin671/
Sklyarin631/
Shklyarin591/
Sklaren5322/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skellern
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