Where Does The Last Name Skye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Skye is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Skyé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 316,846^th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,160,225 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Skye live; 78 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 57,486^th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 10,996 people.

The surname Skye is most common in The United States, where it is held by 645 people, or 1 in 561,952. In The United States Skye is primarily concentrated in: California, where 18 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Skye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Skye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skye surname increased 10,750 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 722 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skye Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Skye surname are 3.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Skye earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.97% less than the national average, earning R 147,396 per year; in United States they earn 3.2% less than the national average, earning $41,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.98% less than the national average, earning $45,717 CAD per year.