SKEFFINGTON

[Gamone]

I use the term "patronymic" to designate a class of surnames whose instances have trivial spelling variations. I am studying the Skeffington patronymic, which originated in the Leicestershire village of that name following the Conquest. It has given rise to surnames such as Skevington, Skiffington, Skivington, etc. The current version of my monograph on this subject can be downloaded (zipped PDF files) from the following website:

http://gamone.free.fr/skeffington/

A major Skeffington branch, which flourished in Ireland, is represented by the viscountcy of Massereene. Lewis Carroll was a descendant of this branch.

In a forthcoming version of the monograph, I shall be presenting details of links from Edward III to Skeffington descendants.