Skowronski Surname

109,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Skowronski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the lark; one with the qualities of a lark.

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Skowronski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7551:131,56413,851
Germany3581:224,87625,165
Brazil3261:656,67024,248
Canada1741:211,75620,505
France1521:436,99263,144
Poland1191:319,40137,249
England861:647,88437,755
Australia701:385,65331,598
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Norway191:270,64728,127
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Skowroński (18,390) & Skowroñski (1) are calculated separately.

Skowronski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the lark; one with the qualities of a lark.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname means 'skylark' or 'Skowronek' in Polish, which is a bird in Europe.

- Michal

Skowronski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skowronski is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Skowroński or Skowroñski. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skowronski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skowronski is the 109,288th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,711,093 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Skowronski are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,755 people, or 1 in 131,564. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 15 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 8 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Skowronski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skowronski surname are 7.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Skowronski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning 293,028 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.51% more than the national average, earning R 438,456 per year; in United States they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $48,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning $52,661 CAD per year.

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