Skeat
English
Etymology
From Middle English skete (“swift, quick”), itself from Old Norse skjótt (“quickly”). It was presumably used as a nickname for a messenger or runner.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Skeat is the 54689th most common surname in England, belonging to 48 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Skeat”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.