Skillen is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Skillen
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Skillen

How popular is Skillen?

Skillen is ranked 151028 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Skillens plummeted by 6.167401 per cent to 426 since 2000 and slipped by 4791 spots and ranked at 49365. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.85 91.41
Skillen is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Isle of Man. Around 2491 people have been found who wears Skillen as their family name. Skillen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
101,066 Zimbabwe5
46,707 New Zealand5
720,003 Russia4
1,500,361 India2
1,848 Madagascar2
5,872 Namibia1
107,212 South Africa1
277,603 France1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
30,360 Thailand1
4,249 Cambodia1
11,510 Oman1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
514 Isle of Man27
15,050 Singapore18
91,381 Spain12
Countries with hundreds of Skillen:
10,393 England613
48,831 United States547
897 Northern Ireland358
8,493 Australia332
13,706 Canada275
71,225 Germany134
5,272 Scotland105
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Skillen worked as farmer and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from Belfast on Sir Colin Campbell and arrived on April 11, 1849. James Skillen, aged 24, Gowan Skillen, aged 20, Farmer Pat Skillen, Shoemaker John Skillen, Margaret Skillen, aged 23, U-Mr. Skillen, aged 40, U Skillen, aged 40, William Skillen (22) Workman, are others that migrated to US.

Skillen Namesakes

  • Keith Skillen, Soccer player

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