Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SKERRETT
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SKERRETT. Of Gahvay origin, and one of the thirteen tribes of that town. The name was originally Huscared. Robert Huscared or Scared held lands in Connaught under Richard de Burgo in 1242. B.L.G.
Surname type: Diminutive
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English