Skellham Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Skellham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skellham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Skellham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skellham occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skellham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Skellham is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Skellham reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Skellham is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States Skellham is most numerous in: New York, where 58 percent live, Louisiana, where 11 percent live and Oregon, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Skellham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skellham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skellham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skellham are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Skellham earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skellam9343/
Skellajm881/
Skellan8033/
Skellom801/
Skillam800/
Schellhamm781/
Sklam771/
Skelland75219/
Skålhamn751/
Skellang750/
Sklamm716/
Shklam712/
Schellhom711/
Skeelland710/
Schellhan710/
Skellon67273/
Skillan6783/
Skillom6763/

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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 Skellham
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