Skellett Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Skellett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skellett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
England1901:293,25322,497
Canada471:783,94961,790
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Scotland141:382,41616,471
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Skellett Last Name Facts

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

Skellett is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skellett? popularity and diffusion

Skellett is the 628,294th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Skellett reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 1,742,591. In The United States Skellett is most frequent in: New York, where 23 percent are found, Michigan, where 16 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States Skellett occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 39 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Skellett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skellett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Skellett surname expanded 945 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skellett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skellett surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skellett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $43,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $44,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skellet9327/
Skillett88351/
Skellitt880/
Sklett8623/
Skelle863/
Skillaett821/
Skilletts820/
Skillette820/
Skelley802,871/
Skellie80379/
Skeller8010/
Skillet804/
Skelles802/
Skielle801/
Skelleh801/
Skyllet801/
Sklet7719/
Skellecz7542/
Skjøllet751/
Skillets751/
Skillitt750/
Skielley750/
Skelly7110,486/
Skille71373/
Skella7135/
Skelli715/
Skylet712/
Skelleher711/
Sklley710/
Sclett710/
Sköller678/
Skjølet677/
Skilles676/
Skillie675/
Shkella671/
Sclhett671/
Skillee671/
Skilley671/
Zkeller671/
Skeelly670/
Skealts670/
Skellay670/
Sckelly670/
Skielly670/
Skle670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Skellett
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