Skiles Surname

71,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Skiles Surname Definition:

(Danish, Icelandic) Descendant of Skyli (protector, king).

Skiles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8161:53,1786,386
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0521:47,7365,464

Skiles (27) may also be a first name.

Skiles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish, Icelandic) Descendant of Skyli (protector, king).

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

Skiles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skiles (Arabic: سكايلز) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skiles? popularity and diffusion

Skiles is the 71,933rd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,062,479 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Skiles reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Skiles is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,816 people, or 1 in 53,178. In The United States Skiles is most common in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Skiles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skiles has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 648 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skiles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skiles last name are 18.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Skiles earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $42,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $45,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skailes9247/
Skieles921/
Sckiles921/
Skyles831,281/
Skules831/
Skeils831/
Skeles830/
Skilis830/
Skoyles77372/
Skeeles77189/
Schiles7745/
Squiles775/
Skyless772/
Skeales771/
Skulesz771/
Skylees771/
Skeules770/
Scailes770/
Scoiles770/
Skuls731/
Skilishe719/
Skulesch712/
Skylis6740/
Skulsh6723/
Skulis6715/
Skulls6713/
Skeals6710/
Scails676/
Skeyls671/
Skelis671/
Sketls671/
Scules670/

Skiles Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skiles in the Arabic language
سكايلزskaylz-

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Skiles Reference & Research

Stiles FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Skiles/Skyles Family FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Stiles FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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