Skilling Surname

174,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Skilling Surname Definition:

A rare surname. Catherine Skilling was married in Glasgow, 1939. Scillino is an Old English personal name. Perhaps reduced from ( MAC )SCILLING, which see.

Skilling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7771:466,48539,729
England3941:141,41613,724
Scotland3931:13,6231,761
Micronesia3111:34286
New Zealand1821:24,8814,349
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Australia701:385,65331,598
Northern Ireland591:31,2723,207
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Wales171:182,03112,022
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Guam81:20,0153,029
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
France11:66,422,722504,397
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1761:21,2682,069
England1181:206,57116,235
Wales51:313,68310,604
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Skilling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A rare surname. Catherine Skilling was married in Glasgow, 1939. Scillino is an Old English personal name. Perhaps reduced from ( MAC )SCILLING, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A North. or Scandinavian form of Shilling, q.v. [cp. Dano-Norwegian skilling, a halfpenny, Swedish skilling, a farthing; from Old Norse skilling-r, m., (1) pl. money, (2) shilling (the borrowed Gaelic sgillinn = penny]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name is fairly numerous in Co. Down. It is of Norse origin and there is no justification for equating it with Ó Scealláin (Scallan). SIF 138

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of Scilling (sonorous or shrill).

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

Skilling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skilling is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skilling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 174,865th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,972,082 people. The surname Skilling is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Skilling are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Skilling is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 777 people, or 1 in 466,485. In The United States Skilling is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent live, Wisconsin, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Skilling is found in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Scotland, where 16 percent live.

Skilling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skilling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skilling surname rose 777 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 334 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Skilling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Skilling last name is predominantly Presbyterian (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Skilling surname are 8.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skilling earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning $46,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $53,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skillling945/
Skelling88188/
Skylling8841/
Skölling8811/
Skilleng880/
Skillingsås8435/
D'Skillings841/
Shcilling826/
Skellings825/
Skæling804/
Schillling781/
Schillng757/
Schkling751/
Zqilling751/
Sklink711/
Schilleng710/
Scklink6710/
Schellink5954/
Schelleng5922/
Sclink572/
Shcleng531/

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