Skates History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Skates family

The surname Skates was first found in Norfolk where the name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Scet and Schett. 1 One of the first records of the name was Ricardus filius Schet who was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1166 in Norfolk. A few years later the Pipe Rolls of 1201 lists Walter Sket in Shropshire. 2 One reference claims the name traces its origin to an Old Norse byname Skjotr which literally meant "swift." 3 Another reference claims that it was a baptismal name as "the son of Sket." 4 Yet another reference claims that it is French in origin and is a variant of Keat or Keats. 5 We disagree with this latter reference. Whatever the origin, the name was concentrated in Norfolk in the early years "found frequently as Sket in Norfolk and neighbouring county of Suffolk in the Hundred Rolls." 4 Listings in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 include: Sketh [no personal name] in Norfolk; Alan Sket and Nicholas Sket in Suffolk; and John Sket in Norfolk.

Early History of the Skates family

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Skates Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Skeat, Skeath, Skate, Skeet, Skeets, Skayte and many more.

Early Notables of the Skates family

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Skates Ranking

In the United States, the name Skates is the 17,983^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6

Skates migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Skates Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

R Skates, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1813 7
I. Skates, aged 31, who arrived in America, in 1893

Skates Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Skates, aged 27, who arrived in America from Sussex, in 1920
Walter Skates, aged 32, who arrived in America, in 1924

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)