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UK surname

Skett

In the 1881 census there were 178 people recorded with the Skett surname, ranking it #13,840 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 291, ranked #15,062, down from #13,840 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Northfield, Wolverhampton and Kings Norton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wigan and Sandwell.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Skett is 334 in 2009. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 63.5%.

1881 census count

178

Ranked #13,840

Modern count

291

2016, ranked #15,062

Peak year

2009

334 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Skett had 178 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,840 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 291 in 2016, ranked #15,062.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 327 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Skett surname distribution map

The map shows where the Skett surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Skett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Skett over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 114 #15,716
1861 historical 84 #23,058
1881 historical 178 #13,840
1891 historical 222 #13,854
1901 historical 277 #12,281
1911 historical 327 #10,742
1997 modern 301 #13,492
1998 modern 307 #13,690
1999 modern 324 #13,288
2000 modern 317 #13,439
2001 modern 315 #13,291
2002 modern 317 #13,506
2003 modern 312 #13,467
2004 modern 312 #13,532
2005 modern 310 #13,518
2006 modern 314 #13,474
2007 modern 321 #13,403
2008 modern 322 #13,487
2009 modern 334 #13,409
2010 modern 334 #13,690
2011 modern 320 #13,976
2012 modern 289 #14,875
2013 modern 289 #15,142
2014 modern 297 #14,943
2015 modern 290 #15,117
2016 modern 291 #15,062

Geography

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Where Sketts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Northfield, Wolverhampton, Kings Norton, Walsall and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wigan and Sandwell. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Northfield Worcestershire
2 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
3 Kings Norton Worcestershire
4 Walsall Staffordshire
5 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wigan 024 Wigan
2 Sandwell 030 Sandwell
3 Wigan 014 Wigan
4 Wigan 012 Wigan
5 Sandwell 016 Sandwell

Forenames

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First names often paired with Skett

These lists show first names that appear often with the Skett surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Skett

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Skett, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Skett surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Skett household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Skett is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Skett is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Skett falls in decile 2 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Skett is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Skett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Skett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Skett surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Warwickshire leads with 70 Sketts recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.08x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 70 16.08x
Staffordshire 38 6.52x
Worcestershire 29 12.86x
Lancashire 13 0.63x
Shropshire 11 7.37x
Glamorgan 7 2.33x
Middlesex 4 0.23x
Yorkshire 4 0.23x
Denbighshire 1 1.53x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 36 Sketts recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.03x.

Place Total Index
Aston 36 30.03x
Birmingham 30 20.67x
Northfield 15 350.47x
Walsall Borough 11 243.36x
West Bromwich 10 2857.14x
Salford 9 14.94x
Cardiff St John 7 71.28x
Wolverhampton 7 15.62x
Upper Penn 6 410.96x
Walsall Foreign 5 16.61x
St George Hanover 4 17.75x
Bilston 3 26.57x
Claverley 3 297.03x
Doncaster 3 24.00x
Easenhall 3 2000.00x
Harborne 3 16.06x
Much Wenlock 3 217.39x
West Bromwich 3 8.99x
Albrighton 2 277.78x
Kings Norton 2 9.89x
Munslow 2 555.56x
Openshaw 2 20.86x
Abergele 1 53.19x
Blackburn 1 1.83x
Bridgnorth St Leonard 1 59.17x
Chapel Allerton 1 39.06x
Crumpsall 1 20.70x
Edgbaston 1 7.41x
Oldbury 1 9.02x
Worcester St Nicholas 1 93.46x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Skett surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 11
Elizabeth 6
Annie 5
Eliza 5
Sarah 5
Ann 4
Emma 4
Alice 3
Maria 3
Ada 2
Elizebth. 2
Emily 2
Esther 2
Harriet 2
Harriot 2
Louisa 2
Matilda 2
Rose 2
Amy 1
Anna 1
Beatrice 1
Bertha 1
Catherine 1
Cathrine 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Elfrida 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Emelia 1
Gertrude 1
Gwenllian 1
Harriett 1
Helen 1
Isabella 1
Jane 1
Kate 1
Kevena 1
Lilley 1
Lilly 1
Lizzie 1
Lucy 1
Maggie 1
Margaret 1
Maud 1
Selina 1
Susan 1
Susanah 1
Teresa 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Skett surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
George 9
John 9
William 9
Joseph 8
Thomas 6
Arthur 4
Charles 4
Richard 4
Alfred 3
Samuel 3
Albert 2
Edmund 2
Harry 2
Henry 2
David 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Frances 1
Frank 1
Fredrick 1
Herbert 1
Hry. 1
James 1
Percey 1
Sarah 1
Thos. 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Skett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Skett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 178 people were recorded with the Skett surname. That placed it at #13,840 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Skett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 291 in 2016. That gives Skett a modern rank of #15,062.

What does the Skett map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Skett bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.