Skellon Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Skellon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skellon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:386,93126,993
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Wales311:99,8247,946
France91:7,380,302306,885
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Skellon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skellon has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Skellon.

How Common Is The Last Name Skellon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 956,400th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Skellon are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 386,931. In England it is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 24 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 21 percent live and Hampshire, where 19 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Skellon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skellon has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Skellon last name increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skellon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Skellon last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Skellon earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skellion9337/
Skelloin930/
Skillon8638/
Skellan8633/
Skellom861/
Sklon8317/
Skelland80219/
Skillion8043/
Skellund804/
Skellang800/
Skloon7718/
Skloun773/
Skeelland750/
Skillan7183/
Skillom7163/
Skellam7143/
Skellum7115/
Scllion711/
Schellhoin710/
Skellham6787/
Sklan6765/
Skillian6732/
Sklom6714/
Schillon676/
Scuillon671/
Sclon671/
Skilland671/
Schellan671/
Sklonova671/
Skyllung670/
Skillane670/

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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
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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 Skellon
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