How common is the surname Skeels?

1,013 people in the United States had the surname Skeels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 304,783 Americans. It ranked 24,648th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Skeels getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,065 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,013 in 2010, down 4.9%.

The surname Skeels

A surname, carried by 1,013 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Skeels is more common than 84.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,013 people named Skeels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 304,783 Americans. That is down 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,065.

#24,648

rank among US surnames

1,013

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-4.9%

change since 2000 (was #22,538)

Who is named Skeels

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

93% of people named Skeels identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as two or more races and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%

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.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Skeels

Skeels has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

Questions

How common is the surname Skeels?: 1,013 people in the United States had the surname Skeels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 304,783 Americans. It ranked 24,648th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Skeels?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Skeels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as two or more races.
Is the surname Skeels getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,065 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,013 in 2010, down 4.9%.