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Skilbeck Family History

Skilbeck Surname Meaning

Apparently from Skill Beck, which flows into Bassenthwaite Lake (Cumb), or Scale Beck in Westm, or perhaps from the river Skell (WR Yorks), which is known as Skell Beck in its upper reaches.

Skill Beck (Cumb) probably derives from Old Scandinavian skjallr ‘resounding’ or skial ‘boundary’ + bekkr ‘stream beck’.

Scale Beck (Westm) derives from Old Scandinavian skáli ‘shieling temporary hut’ + bekkr.

The river Skell (WR Yorks) is named with Old Scandinavian skjallr.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Skilbeck families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Skilbeck family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Skilbeck families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 171 Skilbeck families living in Yorkshire. This was about 72% of all the recorded Skilbeck's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Skilbeck families in 1891.
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What did your Skilbeck ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Joiner and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Skilbeck. 48% of Skilbeck men worked as a Joiner and 87% of Skilbeck women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Skilbeck were Carpenter and Domestic Duties.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Joiner
    48%
  • General Labourer
    18%
  • Farmer
    12%
  • Carpenter
    12%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    87%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    3%
  • Domestic Duties
    3%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 363 military records available for the last name Skilbeck. For the veterans among your Skilbeck ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1973 and 2004, in the United States, Skilbeck life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Skilbeck in 1973 was 46, and 83 in 2004.

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