Skidmore Surname

25,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Skidmore Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Skidmoor, a.d 1319 Skydemor [the first element is prob. that seen in Skidby + Old Norse mór, a moor, heath]

Skidmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,5661:24,8843,127
England4,1851:13,3141,959
Australia1,2751:21,1732,936
Canada8581:42,9445,325
Wales1481:20,9092,227
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Austria111:774,13064,097
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
France41:16,605,680368,153
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belize11:355,4743,977
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1631:11,2691,726
Wales321:49,0132,509
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5481:19,7092,487

Skidmore (46) may also be a first name.

Skidmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Skidmoor, a.d 1319 Skydemor [the first element is prob. that seen in Skidby + Old Norse mór, a moor, heath]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, the dirty wasteland, or Skyti's wasteland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Skidmore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skidmore occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Skidmore click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skidmore? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skidmore is the 25,144th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 339,682 people. Skidmore occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Skidmore are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Skidmore is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.

Skidmore is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 14,566 people, or 1 in 24,884. In The United States Skidmore is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Skidmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skidmore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skidmore last name expanded 572 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 463 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 582 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Skidmore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Skidmore surname are 18.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Skidmore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.7% more than the national average, earning R 583,872 per year; in United States they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $41,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $48,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skidmoore9418/
Skidmorre941/
Skkidmore941/
Sskidmore940/
Skidmor933/
Skydmore881/
Skedmore880/
Skidmoor880/
Skidmere880/
Skidmure880/
Skudmore880/
Skidmour880/
Schidmore820/
Skidmar801/
Scudmore7521/
Skedmar670/

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