Skingley Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skingley Surname Definition:

Genealogists assert that the Shelleys "came out of France with William the Conqueror." Seulle, Shevele, or Sheuile, is found in the lists called the Roll of Battel Abbey. Horsfield's Lewes, ii. 176. But independently of the fact that there are several places in England called Shelley, (in Suffolk, Essex, Yorkshire, &c.

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Skingley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4271:130,48712,922
Canada701:526,36644,416
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057

Skingley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genealogists assert that the Shelleys "came out of France with William the Conqueror." Seulle, Shevele, or Sheuile, is found in the lists called the Roll of Battel Abbey. Horsfield's Lewes, ii. 176. But independently of the fact that there are several places in England called Shelley, (in Suffolk, Essex, Yorkshire, &c.) there is no authenticated, or even imaginary, pedigree which ascends beyond the XIV". century. There was formerly near Horsham, in Sussex, (the great habitat of this family) a park called Shelley, from which they doubtless assumed their name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Derived from Shelley, in Essex, Suffolk, and Yorkshire, England, from Schell, a spring, and ley, a field.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Shelley is also an old Staffordshire name, possibly in some instances confounded with Shirley. Richard Shelley was incumbent of Wolstanton in 1643 (E.). John Shelley of Ranton, yeoman, was one of the Roman Catholics and non - jurors of Staffordshire, who refused on religious grounds to take the oath to George I. in 1715 (S.). Shelley is the name of a town in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Skingley Last Name Facts

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

Skingley is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skingley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 562,869th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,944,131 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Skingley live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 130,487. In England Skingley is most prevalent in: Essex, where 34 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Kent, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Skingley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skingley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Skingley surname grew 321 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skingley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skingley surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skingley earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 53.15% more than the national average, earning $66,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $50,948 CAD per year.

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