Sokell Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sokell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Salkeld,' a parish (called Great Salkeld) in Cumberland, three miles from Kirk Oswald. Little Salkeld is a township in the neighbouring parish of Addingham.

John de Salkild, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Sokell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:297,95822,741
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sokell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Salkeld,' a parish (called Great Salkeld) in Cumberland, three miles from Kirk Oswald. Little Salkeld is a township in the neighbouring parish of Addingham.

John de Salkild, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Thomas de Salkeld. Cumberland, ibid.

1593. Thomas Salkell and Matilda Hickopp: Marriage Lic. (London).

1610. Richard Salkeld, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1804. Married — James Reynolds and Mary Salkeld: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The family so called, very influential in Cumberland in the XIV. century, probably derived their name from either Great or Little Salkeld, in that county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sokell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokell is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,022,958th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Sokell reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles.

Sokell is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 297,958. In England Sokell is most frequent in: Durham, where 28 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 26 percent live and West Midlands, where 5 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Sokell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sokell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sokell last name expanded 693 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sokell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sokell are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sokell earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 93.99% more than the national average, earning $83,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.49% more than the national average, earning $75,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sockell9248/
Sokel91411/
Shockell862/
Shokel83398/
Sockel83355/
Sakell83206/
Cokell83150/
Soskel8369/
Soykel8344/
Sokeel8337/
Soukel8327/
Scokel8315/
Jokell837/
Sekell832/
Sookel832/
Sokill832/
Szokel832/
Sukell830/
Sokl8052/
Cockell771,063/
Shekell77350/
Sockeel77317/
Seekell77148/
Shakell7783/
Jockell7753/
Szokiel7749/
Suckell7712/
Sookael7710/
Shokiel779/
Shoekel776/
Shokeel774/
Soukael773/
Jokkell771/
Soeckel771/
Schokel771/
Sakellh771/
Sakiell771/
Szakell771/
Shookel771/
Cookell770/
Seckell770/
Sackell770/
Saskell770/
Sakel73847/
Jokel73793/
Sekel73701/
Sökel73556/
Sukel73490/
Sokil73282/
Sokyl73168/
Cokel73122/
Sükel738/
Sokhl733/
Socel732/
Säkel732/
Sékel732/
Sukll731/
Zokel731/
Soukl731/
Shokl731/
Soykl731/
Shackell71852/
Sheckell7196/
Schockel7152/
Sokelová7122/
Shakeell7112/
Cockkell712/
Soukehel712/
Szackell711/
Schoekel711/
Sieckell711/
Sackelld710/
Schakell710/
Shakel671,731/
Jockel671,711/
Seckel671,495/
Shekel671,106/
Suckel67697/
Sakeel67466/
Sackel67344/
Shukel67255/
Sukkel67249/
Zoukel67197/
Siekel67169/
Saukel67138/
Siakel67138/
Säckel6776/
Sakael6766/
Soskil6764/
Saakel6764/
Cockel6760/
Sakiel6760/
Szekel6759/
Sekkel6746/
Jokkel6741/
Cokill6731/
Schoeckel6731/
Sjekel6728/
Jakell6725/
Schockelt6723/
Seekel6721/
Shokil6720/
Sukiel6718/
Shookl6717/
Satkel6717/
Szakel6713/
Sekiel6713/
Saskel6712/
Sockelová6710/
Sochel679/
Suikel678/
Zockel677/
Soquel675/
Sahkel675/
Sukelt674/
Sokuil674/
Sakill673/
Shukll673/
Shockl673/
Soukyl673/
Saekel673/
Sakeld672/
Sokleh672/
Söckel672/
Schockeel672/
Joukel671/
Zokael671/
Scheckell671/
Socill671/
Sekeel671/
Sucell671/
Soekil671/
Shackelll671/
Shoukl671/
Szukel671/
Cokkel671/
Secoel671/
Sokcil671/
Soskyl671/
Joskel671/
Shocll670/
Schackell670/
Scekel670/
Jookel670/
Sohkld670/

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