Skerritt Surname

173,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Skerritt Surname Definition:

From Skirrid; a location name in Monmouth; Skerwith, Cumberland Or from the German, Skerhut; from the Dutch, Scherwitz; a personal name.

Skerritt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8121:68,6187,931
United States6601:549,18045,430
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Australia1861:145,13815,497
Ireland1591:29,6162,643
Trinidad and Tobago931:14,6661,875
Antigua and Barbuda701:1,417247
Jamaica391:73,5883,551
Montserrat351:14128
Wales341:91,0167,411
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Saint Kitts and Nevis241:2,300360
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines181:6,259666
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
British Virgin Islands121:2,633313
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Guam81:20,0153,029
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Panama61:652,04310,051
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominica11:75,891912
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland661:67,1195,026
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:86,4379,090
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Skerritt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Skirrid; a location name in Monmouth; Skerwith, Cumberland Or from the German, Skerhut; from the Dutch, Scherwitz; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Skerritt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skerritt has its highest incidence in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerritt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skerritt is the 173,705th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,946,844 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Skerritt are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 68,618. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 21 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 9 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Skerritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skerritt has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 288 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,222 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 241 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skerritt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Skerritt last name is primarily Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Skerritt last name are 25.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Skerritt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 170.66% more than the national average, earning R 643,200 per year; in United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $50,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skerritte9415/
Skerrit9364/
Skeritt9326/
Skerrett881,349/
Skarritt8869/
Skeritte8811/
Skerrjtt881/
Skerrite881/
Skeeritt881/
Skerrith880/
Skerit862/
Skerrette8238/
Skerret8040/
Skerett8020/
Skerite8013/
Skaritt802/
Skorrit800/
Scarritt75154/
Squeritt7511/
Skerrete753/
Skarrett751/
Scheritt750/
Skirrett750/
Skeret714/
Skarit714/
Skirit711/
Scherrith710/
Skerget67152/
Skeeret6726/
Squerit678/
Skeryte676/
Skeretz672/
Scaritt671/
Scarrit670/
Skarret670/
Skarett670/
Skirett670/

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