Skelston Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Skelston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skelston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Skelston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skelston has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skelston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skelston is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Skelston are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Skelston is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent are found, Florida, where 33 percent are found and New Jersey, where 17 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found.

Skelston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skelston has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Skelston last name decreased 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skelston Last Name Statistics demography

Skelston earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.92% more than the national average, earning $76,771 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Skelston
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