Skiffins Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Skiffins Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Schiewink; from the German, Skiefe; a personal name.

Skiffins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Skiffins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Schiewink; from the German, Skiefe; a personal name.

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

Skiffins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skiffins is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Skiffins.

How Common Is The Last Name Skiffins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Skiffins live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England Skiffins is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 45 percent live, Greater London, where 18 percent live and Dorset, where 9 percent live. Apart from England Skiffins exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 14 percent live and China, where 7 percent live.

Skiffins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skiffins has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Skiffins surname contracted 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skiffens881/
Scuffins7599/
Scoffins7588/
Skivinis755/
Skeffens751/
Scruffins710/
Skivens6721/
Skovins671/
Sigfans671/
Scheffens5911/

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Footnotes

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