Skillecorn Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Skillecorn Surname Definition:

A name peculiar to the Isle of Man, is puzzling. It is most probably derived from a local name now for­gotten, beginning with the word skellig, 'rock.’ We have Skellig and Cornaa separately among our local names, but not in combination.

Corni is found as a personal name in the Landnámábóc, and Skyli in the Ftateyjarbóc.

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Skillecorn Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402

Skillecorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A name peculiar to the Isle of Man, is puzzling. It is most probably derived from a local name now for­gotten, beginning with the word skellig, 'rock.’ We have Skellig and Cornaa separately among our local names, but not in combination.

Corni is found as a personal name in the Landnámábóc, and Skyli in the Ftateyjarbóc.

Sir Philip Skillicorne was a vicar in 1521.

— Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

A name peculiar to the Isle of Man, is puzzling. It is most probably derived from a local name now for­gotten, beginning with the word skellig, 'rock.’ We have Skellig and Cornaa separately among our local names, but not in combination.

Corni is found as a personal name in the Landnámábóc, and Skyli in the Ftateyjarbóc.

Sir Philip Skillicorne was a vicar in 1521.

— Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore
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Skillecorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skillecorn is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skillecorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Skillecorn reside; 100 percent reside in Australasia and 100 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,173,726. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 52 percent reside, New South Wales, where 26 percent reside and Queensland, where 22 percent reside.

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