Skerton Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589

Skerton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skerton (Russian: Скертон) is found most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Skerton reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 37 percent are found, Devon, where 32 percent are found and Norfolk, where 21 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Skerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skerton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skearton931/
Skirton8682/
Skorton8637/
Skarton861/
Skarthon802/
Scoerton800/
Scheirton757/
Scarton712,132/
Skirtun71126/
Skyrtan7115/
Scorton712/
Screton711/
Skartan711/
Scartton673/
Scarrton671/
Škartoun671/
Scretton671/
Schertan671/
Scredton670/
Scherthan63122/
Scortan5751/
Skirtuń577/
Scartan572/

Skerton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skerton in the Russian language
Скертонskerton-

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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 Skerton
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