Skoulding Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skoulding Surname Definition:

= Scolding, q.v.

Skoulding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:655,50738,035
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Skoulding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Scolding, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Scholten.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Skoulding Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skoulding has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skoulding? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. Skoulding occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Skoulding are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 655,507. In England it is most common in: Cambridgeshire, where 52 percent reside, Suffolk, where 19 percent reside and Norfolk, where 14 percent reside. Excluding England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Skoulding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skoulding has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 293 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scoulding89184/
Skaulding890/
Skuilding890/
Skoldin8811/
Shkoldin82167/
Scolding82105/
Skoldina8213/
Skauldin821/
Skalding820/
Shkoldina78278/
Skaldin75142/
Skoldyn757/
Skoldinova747/
Shchkoldin744/
Skaldina71162/
Shkoldyn7117/
Skoldyna715/
Skaldien711/
Scalding711/
Shkoldyna6723/
Skogliden671/
Skaldyn6350/
Skalden6333/
Scheilding6324/
Skaldinova633/
Scaldin631/
Skaldyna5966/
Scaldina592/
Scoeldehn560/
Skaldenkova502/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skoulding
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