Skelding

Skelding Meaning & Origin

About Skelding
The surname Skelding is of English origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Skjaldungr, meaning "shield warrior." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Skjaldungr. Over time, the name evolved into Skelding, and individuals with this surname are likely to have ancestors who were associated with the profession of a warrior or had a connection to shields.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Skelding is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Skelding: 224
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 83,834
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Skelding based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SKLTNK
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S2043052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S K EH1 L D IH0 NG
🌐 IPA
/skelding*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SKLTNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S243

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Skelding in Braille

Here's how to represent Skelding in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Skelding in braille

How to sign the name Skelding using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Skelding using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Skelding in sign language

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