Skudder Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Skudder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. Probably an immigrant from Holland, equivalent to English Shooter.

1604. Married — Robert Skutter and Goodwith White: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1690. Baptised — Anne, d. Robert Scudder: Canterbury Cath.

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Skudder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand3611:12,5442,188
England3431:162,44315,163
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia441:613,53943,545
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Wales151:206,30213,003
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France71:9,488,960336,266
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Skudder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. Probably an immigrant from Holland, equivalent to English Shooter.

1604. Married — Robert Skutter and Goodwith White: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1690. Baptised — Anne, d. Robert Scudder: Canterbury Cath.

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

(Teutonic), formerly (1604) Skutter, is doubtless the Dutch schutter (sch- almost as sk-), ‘a shooter’, ‘marksman’, ‘archer’: if the orig. form were really ‘Skudder’ it would represent the Dutch schudder, ‘a shaker’, from schudden, ‘to shake'.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In O. Scottish to scud is to quaff. Hence, probably, the first Mr. Scudder was addicted to potations.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Skudder Last Name Facts

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

Skudder is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skudder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 402,148th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,347,704 people. Skudder is primarily found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Skudder reside; 46 percent reside in Australasia and 46 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Skudder is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is borne by 361 people, or 1 in 12,544. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Auckland Region, where 34 percent live, Bay of Plenty Region, where 17 percent live and Canterbury Region, where 15 percent live. Not including New Zealand this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Skudder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skudder has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Skudder surname expanded 418 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skudder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skudder surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skudder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 203.84% more than the national average, earning R 722,028 per year; in United States they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $51,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.38% more than the national average, earning $66,269 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skuder9254/
Scudder866,402/
Skodder866/
Skudere861/
Skidder860/
Skude83131/
Scudderd800/
Skudre7777/
Scuder7722/
Skodde7720/
Skider7712/
D'Scudder751/
Scudier71188/
Scudere7168/
Shkoder7111/
Skuddis717/
Skhider711/
Shcuder711/
Scuderr711/
Scudderová711/
Scouder710/
Skieder710/
Scuider710/
Skuda6774/
Skudi6722/
Skode6720/
Scheuder677/
Scuidier671/

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