Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
SKEFFINGTON
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Sax. Local) From sceap, a sheep, and ton, a town. The sheep-town. The name of a small village in England.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SKEFFINGTON. The ancestors of the baronet were proprietors of Slicfliugton, CO. Leicester, aud seated there as early as the reign of Richard I.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Ireland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic