Find out how popular the last name Sculley is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Sculley.

Sculley, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Sculley surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sculley in America

Sculley is the 34032nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sculley surname appeared 668 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sculley.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sculley to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Sculley

The surname Sculley is of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic name "O'Scathaile" or "O'Scealaidhe," which means "descendant of the storyteller." This surname first appeared in the 11th century in County Sligo, Ireland.

The name is believed to have originated from the Old Irish word "scél," meaning "story" or "tale." The Sculley family were known as skilled storytellers and poets in ancient Irish society, often reciting epics and legends to entertain the nobility.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Sculley can be found in the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history. In 1227, a man named Donnchadh O'Scealaidhe (Donnchadh Sculley) was noted as a distinguished poet and scholar.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, many members of the Sculley clan fled Ireland due to the English conquest and the Plantation of Ulster. They settled in various parts of Europe and the Americas, where the spelling of the name evolved into its current form.

Notable individuals with the surname Sculley include John Sculley (1939-), an American businessman who served as the CEO of Apple Inc. from 1983 to 1993. Thomas Sculley (1833-1904) was an Irish-born prelate who became the first Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, in the United States.

Other historical figures with this surname include Patrick Sculley (1826-1900), an Irish journalist and editor of the London Times, and John Sculley (1760-1834), an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

In the 19th century, the surname Sculley was also found in various parts of England, particularly in the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, likely due to the migration of Irish families during the Great Famine of the 1840s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sculley

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sculley.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Sculley was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Sculley has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Sculley was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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