Skellie Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Skellie Surname Definition:

Contracted from O’Scolaidhe, the ‘Story-teller’s De­scendant’ (sceulaidhe). The ‘story-teller’ was a regular official at the courts of the old Irish kings.

‘O'Scolaidhe of sweet stories.' 'Gilla- Isa-Mac-a n-Skealy, ' a.d. 1237.

'After the English Invasion the family of O'SCOLAIDHE or O’Scolaighe, now Scully, were driven into the county of Tipperary.

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Skellie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:958,88671,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Skellie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from O’Scolaidhe, the ‘Story-teller’s De­scendant’ (sceulaidhe). The ‘story-teller’ was a regular official at the courts of the old Irish kings.

‘O'Scolaidhe of sweet stories.' 'Gilla- Isa-Mac-a n-Skealy, ' a.d. 1237.

'After the English Invasion the family of O'SCOLAIDHE or O’Scolaighe, now Scully, were driven into the county of Tipperary.' It was formerly a common name in Jurby, but is now scarcely found anywhere.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Skellie Last Name Facts

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

Skellie is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Skellie.

How Common Is The Last Name Skellie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 755,622nd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. The last name Skellie occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Skellie live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 958,886. In The United States Skellie is most numerous in: New York, where 30 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Skellie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skellie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skellie surname increased 298 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skellie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skellie are 23.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.75% registered to vote for the party.

Skellie earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.21% more than the national average, earning $47,555 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skelli925/
Skelle923/
Skelley862,871/
Skellet8627/
Skeller8610/
Skillie865/
Skelles862/
Skelleh861/
Skielle861/
Skellett80487/
Skellecz8042/
Skellyii801/
Skellitt800/
Skielley800/
Skillies800/
Skelly7710,486/
Skille77373/
Skella7735/
Sqelli771/
Skilli771/
Sklies770/
Sklley770/
Skelleher751/
Skli737/
Sköller718/
Skilles716/
Skyllis713/
Shkella711/
Skillee711/
Zkeller711/
Skilley711/
Skillis710/
Skielly710/
Sckelly710/
Skellay710/
Skeelly710/
Sklia67192/
Schillie6764/
Skåli6727/
Skilleås6721/
Skillich676/
Shkiller676/
Shkyller674/
Sklit674/
Sklee671/
Sklyi671/
Skillets671/
Scheelle671/
Skillitt670/

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