Skerton Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Skerton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
Skerton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skerton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Skerton (Russian: Скертон) occurs most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Skerton.
How Common Is The Last Name Skerton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Skerton live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.
Skerton is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 37 percent live, Devon, where 32 percent live and Norfolk, where 21 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.
Skerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Skerton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skearton | 93 | 1 | / |
| Skirton | 86 | 82 | / |
| Skorton | 86 | 37 | / |
| Skarton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Skarthon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Scoerton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scheirton | 75 | 7 | / |
| Scarton | 71 | 2,132 | / |
| Skirtun | 71 | 126 | / |
| Skyrtan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Scorton | 71 | 2 | / |
| Screton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skartan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scartton | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scarrton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Škartoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scretton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schertan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scredton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scherthan | 63 | 122 | / |
| Scortan | 57 | 51 | / |
| Skirtuń | 57 | 7 | / |
| Scartan | 57 | 2 | / |
Skerton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Skerton in the Russian language | ||
| Скертон | skerton | - |
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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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