Skirrow Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Skirrow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sharow', a village, a mile from Ripon. Possibly some spot nearer the Lancashire border of the West Riding, v. Sharrow.

Thomas de Skyrhow, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1570.

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Skirrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4521:123,27012,390
Canada1341:274,96725,811
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Australia341:793,99150,673
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Austria131:655,03358,041
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4091:59,5976,988
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Skirrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sharow', a village, a mile from Ripon. Possibly some spot nearer the Lancashire border of the West Riding, v. Sharrow.

Thomas de Skyrhow, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1570. William Skerowe, of Wray, in Yorkshire.

1570. William Skerowe, of Wray, in Melling: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1620-1. Harman Curital and Frances Skerro: Marriage Lic. (London).

1634. Thomas Skirow, of Wray: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1638. Christopher Skirroe, of Wray: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Sheer or Bright Hill or Bluff [Old Norse skírr, sheer, bright + haug-r, a how, hill] A Skyrhow occurs in the Yorks Poll- Tax a.d. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Skirrow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skirrow is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skirrow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 460,648th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,942,082 people. Skirrow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Skirrow reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 123,270. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 4 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Skirrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skirrow has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skirrow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skirrow surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skirrow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.41% more than the national average, earning R 457,248 per year; in United States they earn 1.15% more than the national average, earning $43,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning $57,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skerrow8625/
Skirraw860/
Schirrow8013/
Schkirow801/
Skurow77215/
Skirov776/
Shkirov7125/
Schirow7115/
Skirova713/
Skierov711/
Scurrow710/
Shkirova6738/
Shkeirov671/
Shkeirova631/
Skurov6255/
Zkirov6215/
Skyrov623/
Skerov622/
Shkurov57721/
Schirov57216/
Shkerov5712/
Schirof5712/
Shkyrov579/
Zkirova578/
Zkirovh572/
Skirhav571/
Skhurov571/
Scherow571/
Zkiroff571/
Skrehof570/
Shchirov53454/
Schiroff5340/
Shkyrova5316/
Shketrov538/
Shkerova538/
Shkeyrov532/
Shkeyrova502/

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