How common is the surname Skala?

1,678 people in the United States had the surname Skala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,996 Americans. It ranked 16,944th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Skala?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Skala identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Skala?

Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (1896-1994).

Where is the surname Skala most common?

Wikidata records people named Skala in Austria.

Is the surname Skala getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,741 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,678 in 2010, down 3.6%.

The surname Skala

A Czech surname, carried by 1,678 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Skala is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Borrowed from Czech Skála and Polish Skała.

One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,678 people named Skala in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 183,996 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,741.

#16,944

rank among US surnames

1,678

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-3.6%

change since 2000 (was #15,446)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,939	McBean	1,679	183,887
#16,944	Pico	1,678	183,996
#16,953	Chittum	1,677	184,106

Who is named Skala

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Skala identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Skalas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lilia Skala
Austrian-American actress (1896-1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Skala

Skala has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Skala come from?: Borrowed from Czech Skála and Polish Skała.
How common is the surname Skala?: 1,678 people in the United States had the surname Skala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,996 Americans. It ranked 16,944th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Skala?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Skala identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Skala?: Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (1896-1994).
Where is the surname Skala most common?: Wikidata records people named Skala in Austria.
Is the surname Skala getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,741 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,678 in 2010, down 3.6%.