Skolnick Surname

186,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Skolnick Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian, Ukranian) The student, or one connected in some way with a school; an important functionary of the synagogue in the early Jewish communities.

Skolnick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1351:169,77017,167
Canada521:708,56956,910
England421:1,326,62059,571
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Skolnick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian, Ukranian) The student, or one connected in some way with a school; an important functionary of the synagogue in the early Jewish communities.

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

Skolnick Last Name Facts

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

Skolnick occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skolnick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 186,929th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,218,881 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Skolnick reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Skolnick is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,135 people, or 1 in 169,770. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 24 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Skolnick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skolnick are 42.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Skolnick earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 32.29% more than the national average, earning $57,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.98% more than the national average, earning $67,060 CAD per year.

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