Where Does the Skilling Surname Come From?

If your family name is Skilling, its origin lies with Schilling, a long-established German surname. It is a place-based name: “From the schilling coin”.

A variant of Schilling

Before spelling was fixed, Schilling was also written Skilling. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Schillinger and Schelling.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Schilling and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Skilling family name pack.