Skyrm Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Skyrm Surname Definition:

Skyrme is also an ancient English surname: the Skyrmes of Hereford may find ancestors in the Skermes of Oxfordshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.). Isaac Skyrme was mayor of Hereford in 1772 (D.).

Skyrm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales181:87,1343,963
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Skyrm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Skyrme is also an ancient English surname: the Skyrmes of Hereford may find ancestors in the Skermes of Oxfordshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.). Isaac Skyrme was mayor of Hereford in 1772 (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Skyrm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skyrm is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skyrm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,353,468th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Skyrm occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Skyrm are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States Skyrm is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 21 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and Kentucky, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent live and Japan, where 1 percent live.

Skyrm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skyrm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skyrm last name expanded 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skyrm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skyrm last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.62% being registered with the party.

Skyrm earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $44,755 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skyrme911,197/
Skkyrm911/
Skyreme836/
Skeyrme830/
Skirm8022/
Skerm809/
Skärm804/
Skrem801/
Skremm734/
Skeurm730/
Skerme730/
Screm6099/
Scherm551,912/
Squirm552/
Schermm5012/
Scheirm501/
Shceerm501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skyrm
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