Skewes

See also: skewes

English

Alternative forms

Skuse

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cornwall, from Cornish skaw (“elder bush”).

Proper noun

Skewes (plural Skeweses)

A surname from Cornish.

Derived terms

Skewes' number

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Skewes is the 57639^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 353 individuals. Skewes is most common among White (94.33%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Skewes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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