How common is the surname Skillman?

2,579 people in the United States had the surname Skillman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,715 Americans. It ranked 12,083rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Skillman?

Melanie Skillman, American archer.

Where is the surname Skillman most common?

Wikidata records people named Skillman in the United States.

Is the surname Skillman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,579 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Skillman

A surname, carried by 2,579 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Skillman is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,579 people named Skillman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,715 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,473.

#12,083

rank among US surnames

2,579

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,635)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,079	Pullin	2,581	119,622
#12,082	Fujimoto	2,580	119,669
#12,083	Marple	2,579	119,715
#12,089	Huffer	2,578	119,762

Who is named Skillman

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

91% of people named Skillman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Skillmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Melanie Skillman
American archer, born 1954

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Skillman

Skillman has the Soundex code S455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S455.

Questions

How common is the surname Skillman?: 2,579 people in the United States had the surname Skillman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,715 Americans. It ranked 12,083rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Skillman?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Skillman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Skillman?: Melanie Skillman, American archer.
Where is the surname Skillman most common?: Wikidata records people named Skillman in the United States.
Is the surname Skillman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,579 in 2010, up 4.3%.