The surname Skilling
An English patronymic surname, carried by 575 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex S452
Origin
English origin
Scottish patronymic surname from the Old English personal name Sċilling, which is possibly related to sċyl (“sonorous”).
Skilling is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 575 people named Skilling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 536,949 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 535.
Who is named Skilling
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
75% of people named Skilling identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 75%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 19%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
- Two or more races 2.1%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Skilling
Skilling has the Soundex code S452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S452.
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Skilling come from?
- Scottish patronymic surname from the Old English personal name Sċilling, which is possibly related to sċyl (“sonorous”).
- How common is the surname Skilling?
- 575 people in the United States had the surname Skilling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 536,949 Americans. It ranked 38,484th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Skilling?
- In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Skilling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- What type of surname is Skilling?
- Skilling is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Skilling getting more or less common?
- More common. 535 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 575 in 2010, up 7.5%.