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Skipwith
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Schipwic in the Domesday Book, from en ang sċēap sheep + ang wīc outlying settlement. The last element was later changed under the influence of en non viðr tree; forest, wood.
Proper noun
~ s
en village/and/civil parish in dist/Selby co/North Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE6638.
en unincorporated community co/Mecklenburg County s/Virginia c/US.
en habitational.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Skipwith is the 39212th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Skipwith is most common among Black/African American (76.65%) and White (18.36%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Old English surnames from Old Norse