Skull Surname
Approximately 763 people bear this surname
Skull Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Scowle'
William Scowle, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1579. Ralph Skull and Margery Turnor: Marriage Lic. (London).
1808. Married — William Adcock and Winifred Skull: St.
Read More About This SurnameSkull Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 325 | 1:171,440 | 15,745 |
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| Israel | 82 | 1:104,361 | 11,903 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 251 | 1:97,113 | 9,892 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 99 | 1:507,259 | 35,553 |
Skull (82) may also be a first name.
Skull Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Scowle'
William Scowle, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1579. Ralph Skull and Margery Turnor: Marriage Lic. (London).
1808. Married — William Adcock and Winifred Skull: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Scandinavian) the Norse Skule: v. under Sculthorpe.
This name occurs in the Linc.. Hundred- Rolls (a.d. 1274) as Scowle.
Mr. Ferguson fetches this name from Old Norse skule, signifying a protector.
From Skull, in the Barony of Carbery, co. Cork.
From the Old Norse, Skuli; from the Dutch, Schule; from the Flemish, Schul; in the Domesday Book, Scule; a personal name.
Skull Demographics
Average Skull Salary in
United States
$45,902 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Skull Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skull Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Skull occurs most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Skull? popularity and diffusion
Skull is the 446,740th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,551,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Skull live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Skull is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 82 people.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 171,440. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 13 percent are found and Surrey, where 12 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.
Skull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Skull has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Skull last name increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 158 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Skull Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Skull last name are 30.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.14% registered with the party.
The amount Skull earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.61% less than the national average, earning $33,979 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skul | 89 | 208 | / |
| Skutell | 83 | 2 | / |
| Skhuhll | 83 | 0 | / |
| Scull | 80 | 5,268 | / |
| Skoll | 80 | 146 | / |
| Skule | 80 | 86 | / |
| Shkul | 80 | 81 | / |
| Skutl | 80 | 23 | / |
| Szkul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sckul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shkeul | 73 | 150 | / |
| Skutil | 73 | 83 | / |
| Skuldt | 73 | 54 | / |
| Skutel | 73 | 42 | / |
| Skusil | 73 | 18 | / |
| Skulth | 73 | 5 | / |
| Szkult | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sculle | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shkoll | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shcull | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skucel | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Skul | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skaule | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sckoll | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scoull | 73 | 0 | / |
| Skulova | 67 | 284 | / |
| Skol | 67 | 249 | / |
| Skulová | 67 | 106 | / |
| Zkul | 67 | 38 | / |
| Shkutel | 67 | 14 | / |
| Scul | 67 | 12 | / |
| Håskoll | 67 | 9 | / |
| Skaugli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schkoll | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Scull | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheull | 67 | 0 | / |
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