Skidgmore Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Skidgmore Surname Definition:

A wretched corruption of Scudamore.

Skidgmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Scotland61:892,30328,047
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Skidgmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A wretched corruption of Scudamore.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Cornish British) From scoudh, or scuth, the shoulders, and mor, big, large.—Broad shoulders. Scheidmuur, Dutch, a partition or division wall.

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

Skidmore may or may not be a form of Scudamore, an ancient Herefordshire name. The Skidmores were established in Eyam in the 17th and 18th centuries, where several of them were killed by the plague in 1666 (W.). De Skidemore and Skidemore were Wiltshire names in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Skidgmore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skidgmore occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Skidgmore.

How Common Is The Last Name Skidgmore? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skidgmore is the 3,055,934th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Skidgmore is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Skidgmore live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,083,694. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 71 percent live, New Brunswick, where 24 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Apart from Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 15 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Skidgmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skidgmore has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Skidgmore last name decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skidgmore Last Name Statistics demography

Skidgmore earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning $44,738 CAD per year.

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