Skillern History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Skillern family

The surname Skillern was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Skeleron in Rimington. 1

Rimington, a large village in the West Riding was held at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086 by William, Lord Percy, perhaps the most powerful Norman Baron of the Northland. At that time, the village was known as Renitone, but by 1182, it was known as Rimingtona. 2 Conjecturally, the Skelhorns are descended from either a son, nephew or other close relative of this Baron.

Early rolls proved the wide use of different spellings at the time: John Scalehome was listed in 1467 and Peter Skelhorne was later listed in 1574. 1

Early History of the Skillern family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Skillern research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1459, 1467, 1574, 1845 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Skillern History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Skillern Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Skelhorn, Skellern, Skellorn, Skillern, Skillen, Skillan, Skilland, Skellon, Skilling, Skillim and many more.

Early Notables of the Skillern family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Skellorn of Yorkshire. According to legend, William Skelhorn was a blacksmith of Mucklestone, Staffordshire who assisted in the escape of Queen Margaret of Anjou from the Battle...
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Skillern Ranking

In the United States, the name Skillern is the 13,919^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Skillern family to Ireland

Some of the Skillern family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 94 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Skillern migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Skillern Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Isaac C Skillern, who landed in Texas in 1835 4
Nancy Skillern, who arrived in Texas in 1835 4

Skillern Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

S.R. Skillern, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1905
G.A. Skillern, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
Louise Skillern, aged 23, who immigrated to America, in 1906
Mrs. Skillern, who landed in America, in 1906
P. G. Skillern, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
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Contemporary Notables of the name Skillern (post 1700) +

Rufus Skillern (b. 1982), American professional CFL football wide receiver
Kathleen Daphne Skillern QPM (b. 1928), British police officer, second woman to hold the rank of Commander in the London Metropolitan Police
Andrew Skillern Weatherford (b. 1985), former American football quarterback

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
"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)