Skerrow Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skerrow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skerrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Skerrow Last Name Facts

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

Skerrow occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerrow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skerrow is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Skerrow are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Skerrow is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Skerrow is primarily found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 50 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 32 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Skerrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skerrow has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skirrow86733/
Skarrow865/
Skerov772/
Scarrow711,623/
Shkerov7112/
Scherow711/
Skierov711/
Skirraw710/
Schirrow6713/
Shkerova678/
Shketrov678/
Shkeyrov672/
Schkirow671/
Shkeirov671/

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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 Skerrow
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