Skevington Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Skevington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Skeffington,' a parish in Leicestershire.

David de Scheftinton, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Baldewinus de Scheffinton, Leicestershire, ibid.

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Skevington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3671:151,82014,489
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Australia601:449,92835,109
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Wales261:119,0209,008
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:86,1329,055
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Skevington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Skeffington,' a parish in Leicestershire.

David de Scheftinton, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Baldewinus de Scheffinton, Leicestershire, ibid.

1575-6. William Skevington, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1611-2. Baptised — Nicholas, s. William Skevington: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

= Skeffington, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The ancestors of the baronet were proprietors of Skeffington, co, Leicester, and seated there as early as the reign of Richard I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Local. From seeap, a sheep, and ton, a town. The sheep—town. The name of a small village in England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Skevington Last Name Facts

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

Skevington occurs most in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skevington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 453,475th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Skevington are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 151,820. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England Skevington occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and New Zealand, where 10 percent reside.

Skevington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skevington has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Skevington surname expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,778 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skevington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Skevington last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skevington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.34% less than the national average, earning R 79,992 per year; in United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $51,181 CAD per year.

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