Skerritt Surname
Approximately 2,473 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 812 | 1:68,618 | 7,931 |
| United States | 660 | 1:549,180 | 45,430 |
| Canada | 225 | 1:163,758 | 16,499 |
| Australia | 186 | 1:145,138 | 15,497 |
| Ireland | 159 | 1:29,616 | 2,643 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 93 | 1:14,666 | 1,875 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 70 | 1:1,417 | 247 |
| Jamaica | 39 | 1:73,588 | 3,551 |
| Montserrat | 35 | 1:141 | 28 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24 | 1:2,300 | 360 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18 | 1:6,259 | 666 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| British Virgin Islands | 12 | 1:2,633 | 313 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 66 | 1:67,119 | 5,026 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 282 | 1:86,437 | 9,090 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
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.
Skerritt Demographics
Skerritt Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skerritte | 94 | 15 | / |
| Skerrit | 93 | 64 | / |
| Skeritt | 93 | 26 | / |
| Skerrett | 88 | 1,349 | / |
| Skarritt | 88 | 69 | / |
| Skeritte | 88 | 11 | / |
| Skerrjtt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Skerrite | 88 | 1 | / |
| Skeeritt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Skerrith | 88 | 0 | / |
| Skerit | 86 | 2 | / |
| Skerrette | 82 | 38 | / |
| Skerret | 80 | 40 | / |
| Skerett | 80 | 20 | / |
| Skerite | 80 | 13 | / |
| Skaritt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skorrit | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scarritt | 75 | 154 | / |
| Squeritt | 75 | 11 | / |
| Skerrete | 75 | 3 | / |
| Skarrett | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scheritt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Skirrett | 75 | 0 | / |
| Skeret | 71 | 4 | / |
| Skarit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Skirit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scherrith | 71 | 0 | / |
| Skerget | 67 | 152 | / |
| Skeeret | 67 | 26 | / |
| Squerit | 67 | 8 | / |
| Skeryte | 67 | 6 | / |
| Skeretz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scaritt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scarrit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Skarret | 67 | 0 | / |
| Skarett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Skirett | 67 | 0 | / |
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