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Skilling Family History

Skilling Surname Meaning

Scottish and English: habitational name from Skelling in Skirwith (Cumberland) probably from Old Norse skáli ‘shieling temporary hut’ + eng ‘meadow pasture’.

Scottish and English: from the Old English personal name Scilling in a Scandinavianized form unrecorded in Middle English or Older Scots.

English: possibly a Scots variant of Shilling.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Skilling family from?

You can see how Skilling families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Skilling family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Skilling families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 46 Skilling families living in Lancashire. This was about 23% of all the recorded Skilling's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Skilling families in 1891.
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What did your Skilling ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Skilling. 28% of Skilling men worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties and 83% of Skilling women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Skilling were Assurance Agent and Domestic Servant.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    28%
  • Labourer
    19%
  • Gardener
    19%
  • Assurance Agent
    19%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    83%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    5%
  • Private Means
    5%
  • Domestic Servant
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Skilling. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Skilling. For the veterans among your Skilling ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Skilling lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Skilling life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Skilling in 1944 was 58, and 79 in 2004.

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