Skrimshire Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Skrimshire Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the skirmisher,' a fencer. Old French eskirmir, to fence. Old French escarmouche, a skirmish, hence English scrimmage, and the form scrimgeour, i.e. scrimmager, one who mingled in a scrimmage.
Read More About This SurnameSkrimshire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
Skrimshire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the skirmisher,' a fencer. Old French eskirmir, to fence. Old French escarmouche, a skirmish, hence English scrimmage, and the form scrimgeour, i.e. scrimmager, one who mingled in a scrimmage.
'Qe nul teigne Escole de Eskermerye, ne de Bokeler deins la citee.': Liber Albus.
Scrimmage was in early use, and is not in any true sense provincial. Lower quotes Crawford's Scottish Peerage as follows; 'Alexander I, by special grant, appointed a member of the Carron family, to whom he gave the name of Scrimgeour, for his valour in a sharp fight, to the office of hereditary standard-bearer.' This settles any doubt, if any doubt existed; v. Patronymica Britannica.
Henry le Eskirmessur, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Shyrmisur, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Peter le Eskurmesur. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Abraham le Skirmisur, Close Rolls, 34 Henry III.
Elizebetha Skrymsher. Index to Originalia et Memorandum.
Alexander Schirmissure. History of Durham.
Roger le Skirmisour, London. Riley's Memorials of London.
John le Eskirmesour, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) Fighter, Fencer, Instructor - in – Arms [Middle English skrymsher, skirmisour, etc.; Old French eskermisor, fencer (cp. French escarmoucheur, skirmisher); O.H.Ger. skerman, scirmen, to defend, fight]
The name of Scrimshaw or Scrimshire is probably a corruption either of "skirmisher" or of its old English form of "scrymgeour." In the reign of Edward I. there was a Henry le Eskyrmessur in Yorkshire, and at the same time there was a William Eschirmisur in Bedfordshire (H. R.). Skrymsher was the name of an old Staffordshire family that owned the manor of Norbury in that county from the 16th to the 18th century (Nichols' "Leicestershire"): two Staffordshire gentlemen of this family contributed £25 apiece for the defence of the country at the time of the expected invasion of the Spanish Armada in 1588 (Sp.). Two centuries ago there were freeholders of the name of Scrimshire at North Muscombe and Newark in the county of Notts (Harleian MS., 6846). There is a memorial in Wisbech church, Cambridgeshire, to William.
Skrimshire, who died in 1814 (Watson's "Wisbech").
Skrimshire Demographics
Average Skrimshire Salary in
United States
$16,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Skrimshire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skrimshire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Skrimshire is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skrimshire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Skrimshire reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Skrimshire is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 56 percent are found, Greater London, where 26 percent are found and Essex, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Skrimshire Last Name Statistics demography
Skrimshire earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrimshire | 90 | 373 | / |
| Skremshire | 90 | 0 | / |
| Scrimschire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scrinshire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scrimshier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scrimsher | 74 | 214 | / |
| Scrimsure | 74 | 1 | / |
| Scrimscher | 70 | 0 | / |
| Scrinshier | 70 | 0 | / |
| Scrimser | 67 | 0 | / |
| Skrinzier | 63 | 1 | / |
| Scrinsher | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shcrimser | 63 | 0 | / |
| Scrinscher | 60 | 0 | / |
| Scrimger | 56 | 388 | / |
| Skringer | 56 | 133 | / |
| Skrinjer | 56 | 25 | / |
| Scrymser | 56 | 5 | / |
| Scrimzer | 56 | 1 | / |
| Scremser | 56 | 0 | / |
| Scrimnger | 53 | 91 | / |
| Scrimmger | 53 | 1 | / |
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