Skillings Surname

215,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Skillings Surname Definition:

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

Skillings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3331:271,91225,508
Canada2821:130,65813,594
England2521:221,10318,649
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:161,47514,730

Skillings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Skillings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skillings occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Skillings.

How Common Is The Last Name Skillings? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skillings is the 215,441st most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,821,471 people. The surname Skillings occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Skillings live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Skillings is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,333 people, or 1 in 271,912. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 14 percent are found, Maine, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Skillings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skillings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Skillings surname rose 429 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skillings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skillings last name are 8.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Skillings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.06% more than the national average, earning R 503,928 per year; in United States they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $45,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $51,612 CAD per year.

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