Skewes Surname

215,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Skewes Surname Definition:

From Skewes (formerly Skewis) in Crowan, or Skewes (formerly Skewys) in Cury. These names signify a shady place, from skêz, a shade or shadow. John Skewys was sheriff of the coanty in the 12 Hen. VIII. Hence also the names Skewish, Skuse, and Skues.

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Skewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8461:31,9104,238
United States5911:613,29849,723
England1531:364,17025,923
Mexico1381:899,46512,385
Chile491:359,5209,978
Canada461:800,99162,809
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:104,61510,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Skewes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Skewes (formerly Skewis) in Crowan, or Skewes (formerly Skewys) in Cury. These names signify a shady place, from skêz, a shade or shadow. John Skewys was sheriff of the coanty in the 12 Hen. VIII. Hence also the names Skewish, Skuse, and Skues.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Cornwall Or from the Dutch, Schüss; a personal name.

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

Skewes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skewes is found most in Australia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skewes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,176th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,815,469 people. The last name Skewes occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Skewes reside; 46 percent reside in Australasia and 46 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Skewes is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 846 people, or 1 in 31,910. In Australia Skewes is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 31 percent live, Victoria, where 23 percent live and South Australia, where 21 percent live. Besides Australia this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Skewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skewes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Skewes surname increased 788 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 34 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skewes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skewes last name are 12.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Skewes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.54% more than the national average, earning R 412,404 per year; in United States they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $48,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $53,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skewies929/
Skewesj921/
Skewis83374/
Skiwes830/
Schewes7720/
Skywest773/
Skeives770/
Scheweis711/
Skevis67390/
Skaves6714/
Skywis674/
Scheeweis674/
Scheweiss670/
Scheeweiss633/
Skowysz62133/
Skeivys6231/
Scheves6214/
Skovejs623/
Skeivis621/
Skeyvis621/
Szkevisz578/
Skywhisp571/
Skeevich571/
Scheiues571/
Scheeves570/
Skavis509/
Scaves501/

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