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There are approximately 641 people named Skeffington in the UK. That makes it the 9,230th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 10 are named Skeffington.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Skeffington surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Sax. Local) From sceap, a sheep, and ton, a town. The sheep-town. The name of a small village in England.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SKEFFINGTON. The ancestors of the baronet were proprietors of Slicfliugton, CO. Leicester, aud seated there as early as the reign of Richard I.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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