Skillings History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Skillings family

The surname Skillings 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 Skillings family

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

Skillings 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 Skillings 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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Skillings Ranking

In the United States, the name Skillings is the 16,341^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Skillings family to Ireland

Some of the Skillings 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.

Migration of the Skillings family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Hugh Skillin settled in New York in 1833; Isaac and wife Nancy settled in Texas in 1835; Elizabeth Skellen and husband settled in Maryland in 1668.

Contemporary Notables of the name Skillings (post 1700) +

David Skillings, American lumber magnate; his Skillings Estate House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts
Muzz Skillings, American bassist, singer, guitarist and songwriter, the original bassist with the American rock band Living Colour
Waldo McTavish Skillings (1906-1981), Canadian insurance agent and politician, MLA for Victoria City (1966-1972)

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/