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Type Surname (from given name & from occupation)
Pronounced Pron. Skrim shaa(Middle English)  [key]

Meaning & History

Referring to one who was a fencing-master, coming from the old French "eskermisseour", meaning "fencer" and which came in turn from the old high German word "skirmen", which meant "to defend".
Added 7/11/2024 by Elwood Scrimshaw