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.

Proper noun

Skeat (plural Skeats)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Skeat is the 54689^th 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.

Anagrams

• Keast, Keats, Skate, Stake, kates, ketas, skate, stake, steak, takes, teaks