Skerrett Surname

285,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Skerrett Surname Definition:

One of the Tribes of Galway. Bibl; IF 270

Skerrett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5031:720,59456,697
England4121:135,23813,274
Canada1211:304,50928,133
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Australia911:296,65626,074
Ireland481:98,1035,309
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Puerto Rico151:236,6762,394
Wales131:238,04114,239
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:136,94012,480
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Skerrett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One of the Tribes of Galway. Bibl; IF 270

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Of Galway origin, and one of the thirteen tribes of that town. The name was originally Huscared. Robert Huscared or Scared held lands in Connaught under Richard de Burgo in 1242. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Skerrett Last Name Facts

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

Skerrett is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerrett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 285,131st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,402,184 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Skerrett live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 503 people, or 1 in 720,594. In The United States Skerrett is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States Skerrett occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Skerrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skerrett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skerrett surname increased 708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 130 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skerrett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Skerrett last name is principally Catholic (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Skerrett surname are 5.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skerrett earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $55,717 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skerrette9438/
Skerret9340/
Skerett9320/
Skerritt882,473/
Skerrete883/
Skerrjtt881/
Skarrett881/
Skirrett880/
Skeret864/
Skerritte8215/
Skerget80152/
Skerrit8064/
Skeeret8026/
Skeritt8026/
Skeretz802/
Skarret800/
Skarett800/
Skirett800/
Scarrett75262/
Scherret7586/
Skergeth7579/
Skarritt7569/
Skeritte7511/
Scherett751/
Skerrite751/
Skeeritt751/
Skerrith750/
Skaret711,064/
Skeretsch7112/
Skerit712/
Skoret711/
Scarreett710/
Škerget67368/
Skjæret67299/
Skaaret6785/
Shkered6782/
Skerite6713/
Scarett6711/
Skeryte676/
Scarret675/
Skaritt672/
Skiretz672/
Scheret672/
Skeared671/
Skorrit670/

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