Origin of surname "SCABERRIAN"

[fisherj]

Elizabeth SCABERRIAN was baptised 5 Nov 1691 in St Columb Major, father:  Thomas SCABERRIAN.

Can anyone shed light on the origin of the surname SCABERRIAN or SCABERIO in St Columb Major, Cornwall?  I wonder whether this sounds like an old Cornish name or whether it is even eastern european sounding!  Or whether anyone else has this surname in their family. 

There are several variations on the spelling - eg SCABERIO (the most frequently used version), SCOBERIO, SCABERYA, SCOBORYO, SCOBERRIAN, SKIBBERIOW, SCABEERIAN and these are found in St Columb Major and Minor. 

I've found quite a few entries in the Parish records of baptisms and deaths of children of a Thomas and Elizabeth SCABERIO between 1669 and 1678.  And a marriage of Thomas SCABERIO AND Elizabeth HOCKYN on 4 July 1668.  There's a death in 1723 for Thomas SCABERRIO and one for Elizabeth SCABERRIOW, widow, in 1727.

But Elizabeth SCABERRIAN 1691 is unlikely to be their child, I would have thought, unless very much an afterthought - and unlike all the other Thomas SCABERIO children's baptisms, the mother's name is not given.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

[hepburn]

5 Nov. Elizabeth d. of Thomas Sca-

berrian .

This from http://www.rootschat.com/links/01o7s/

[trish1120]

There is a GRACE Scabberian Buried 02 May 1701 same Church, Daug of THOMAS
(no age given)
Possibly Bapt as Grace SKEBRIN* 24 Oct 1685 to Thomas/Elizabeth
+ Mary SCABEERIAN Bapt 29 Jul 1694, Father Thomas

If they married 1668 having last child in 1694 I dont see as a problem. It is very possible.
(26 years)

There are 25 years between myself and my oldest Sibling.

All above on FreeREG

Trish

[fisherj]

Thanks for the link Hepburn.

And thanks Trish for helping me with the maths. 

Any thoughts as to whether this is an old Cornish surname or whether it suggests an overseas origin? 

Many thanks for your help.

[heywood]

A bit of an explanation here perhaps?

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~kernow/history/names_s.htm

[trish1120]

What is the earliest record you have found for the surname and variants disherj?

FreeREG has;
St Columb Major

William SKEBEREN Bapt 05 Apr 1554 Father Udie, Thomas Bapt same day.

Burial of Isbell SKEBEROON 13 Apr 1541, Wife of Lawrennc

There are so many possible variants of the surname it may go back further in Cornwall

[fisherj]

Thank you Heywood for that link of surname origins.

A good old Cornish name then!  "Skyberyow" is very much like the Welsh "Ysguboriau" meaning barns.

Lovely!

[fisherj]

Thanks for those versions of the name Trish.

The earliest I had was Thomas Scabarioe (no baptism date) who married in 1668 and was buried in 1724 after having at least 14 children with 11 different surname spellings.

It's not so easy finding previous generations because of all these variations! 

But maybe one wet cold winter's day I'll go through the St Columb major register and see if I can work out any family groups.

There's a Mary Scaberio who married in 1672 so she could well be Thomas's sibling.

Many thanks again.

[Rena]

My first thought on seeing the name was that I thought I'd heard something similar before - and the Irish "Skibereen" popped into my mind.

I was a trifle taken aback when I read the ancient version, which, when heard by a stranger could be mis-spelt. 

Is it possible that a few hundred years ago a chap sailed across to Cornwall from southern Ireland, met his heart's desire and stayed?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skibbereen
Skibbereen (/ˌskɪbəˈriːn/; Irish: An Sciobairín) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork .