Sketchley Surname

370,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sketchley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sketchley' a hamlet in the parish of Aston Framville, Leicestershire.

1678. John Skechley and Elizabeth Crosfeild: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1742. Married — Lewis Sketchley and Hannah Dew: St.

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Sketchley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5631:98,96610,472
Canada1401:263,18324,832
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Australia871:310,29526,919
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2931:83,1928,844
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Sketchley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sketchley' a hamlet in the parish of Aston Framville, Leicestershire.

1678. John Skechley and Elizabeth Crosfeild: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1742. Married — Lewis Sketchley and Hannah Dew: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1757. Richard Sketchley and Susanna Stockley: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(?Scand. + English) belonging to Sketchley (Leic.), formerly Skechley [the first element is apparently a partly palatalized form of the Old Norse pers. name Skakk-r-crooked (cp. the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Scæcca):— + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, meadow] But early forms are desirable.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Leicestershire.

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

Sketchley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sketchley is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sketchley? popularity and diffusion

Sketchley is the 370,091st most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Sketchley are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Sketchley is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 563 people, or 1 in 98,966. In England Sketchley is most common in: Leicestershire, where 16 percent live, West Midlands, where 12 percent live and Staffordshire, where 9 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Sketchley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sketchley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 270 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sketchley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sketchley surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sketchley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning $49,311 CAD per year.

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