Skurray Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Skurray Surname Definition:
(Celtic) for the Irish O’Scuiridh-Grandson of Scor(a)idh (dh mute), i.e. a Champion [Irish scor, champion, etc. + the pers. suff. a)idh] (Scandinavian) = Scurr (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.
Skurray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
Skurray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) for the Irish O’Scuiridh-Grandson of Scor(a)idh (dh mute), i.e. a Champion [Irish scor, champion, etc. + the pers. suff. a)idh] (Scandinavian) = Scurr (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.
Skurray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skurray Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skurray is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skurray? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,352,516th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Skurray reside; 95 percent reside in Australasia and 95 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 428,503. In Australia Skurray is most frequent in: South Australia, where 89 percent are found, New South Wales, where 10 percent are found and Tasmania, where 2 percent are found. Besides Australia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Skurray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Skurray has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Skurray surname fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skurra | 92 | 12 | / |
| Skurry | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shkuray | 86 | 60 | / |
| Skurraj | 86 | 9 | / |
| Skourry | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scurray | 86 | 0 | / |
| Skura | 83 | 4,296 | / |
| Skury | 83 | 27 | / |
| Scurry | 77 | 2,998 | / |
| Skoura | 77 | 1,403 | / |
| Shkura | 77 | 930 | / |
| Skoury | 77 | 560 | / |
| Skuhra | 77 | 273 | / |
| Skuras | 77 | 86 | / |
| Skorra | 77 | 52 | / |
| Szkura | 77 | 50 | / |
| Skuraj | 77 | 15 | / |
| Scurra | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shkury | 77 | 11 | / |
| Skirry | 77 | 9 | / |
| Skuraś | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sckura | 77 | 8 | / |
| Skurha | 77 | 6 | / |
| Skiray | 77 | 4 | / |
| Skirra | 77 | 4 | / |
| Skurňa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Skuira | 77 | 4 | / |
| Skoray | 77 | 2 | / |
| Skurza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Skuyra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skaura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skuraß | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scuray | 77 | 0 | / |
| Skorry | 77 | 0 | / |
| Skouras | 71 | 2,399 | / |
| Scurrah | 71 | 496 | / |
| Skoraya | 71 | 308 | / |
| Skurrie | 71 | 151 | / |
| Shkurai | 71 | 119 | / |
| Szkurat | 71 | 65 | / |
| Scurrey | 71 | 43 | / |
| Squirra | 71 | 38 | / |
| Shkuhra | 71 | 26 | / |
| Skirrey | 71 | 25 | / |
| Shkuryi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Skuracz | 71 | 18 | / |
| Shkoury | 71 | 10 | / |
| Szkuhra | 71 | 10 | / |
| Skierra | 71 | 6 | / |
| Schkura | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shkurey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Skurats | 71 | 3 | / |
| Skourai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szkuera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skurasz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skurass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shkaura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skourae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skuriya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scurroy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Skora | 67 | 3,202 | / |
| Scura | 67 | 1,624 | / |
| Skory | 67 | 649 | / |
| Skira | 67 | 194 | / |
| Skóra | 67 | 72 | / |
| Skuri | 67 | 42 | / |
| Skůra | 67 | 31 | / |
| Scury | 67 | 21 | / |
| Skure | 67 | 17 | / |
| Schkurat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Skoutras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkurych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skóry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkurash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scurratt | 67 | 0 | / |
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