Skillicorn Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Skillicorn Surname Definition:

(Manx), early -16th - cent. Skylycorne, Skillicorne, "a name peculiar to the Isle of Man, is puzzling: it is most prob. derived from a local name, nowforgotten, beginning with the word skellig, ‘rock’ [cp. Irish scillec, ‘splinter of a stone’]: we have Skellig and Cornaa separately among our local names, but not in combination.

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Skillicorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
England2361:236,09319,489
Isle of Man1251:68791
Australia801:337,44628,659
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Wales251:123,7819,267
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Faroe Islands61:8,166786
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man2511:21650
England1311:186,07215,187
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Skillicorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Manx), early -16th - cent. Skylycorne, Skillicorne, "a name peculiar to the Isle of Man, is puzzling: it is most prob. derived from a local name, nowforgotten, beginning with the word skellig, ‘rock’ [cp. Irish scillec, ‘splinter of a stone’]: we have Skellig and Cornaa separately among our local names, but not in combination.”—Moore, Manx Names, p. 58.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Skillicorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skillicorn is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skillicorn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 398,988th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,262,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Skillicorn live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 1,208,196. In The United States Skillicorn is most numerous in: California, where 32 percent are found, Ohio, where 14 percent are found and Utah, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and The Isle of Man, where 14 percent are found.

Skillicorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skillicorn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skillicorn last name increased 833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skillicorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skillicorn surname are 9.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.06% registered with the party.

The amount Skillicorn earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 64.81% more than the national average, earning R 391,656 per year; in United States they earn 43.97% more than the national average, earning $62,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.95% more than the national average, earning $66,056 CAD per year.

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