# Skillern

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'''Skillern''' is a [locational surname](/source/locational_surname) of British origin, derived from Skeleron in [Rimington](/source/Rimington), [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire).<ref>''Dictionary of American Family Names''. [http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=skillern "Skillern Family History"], Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 13 January 2016.</ref> Variants of the name include Skillen, Skillin, and [Skilling](/source/Skilling_(disambiguation)). The name may refer to:

*[Daphne Skillern](/source/Daphne_Skillern) (1928–2012), British police officer
*[James Skillen](/source/James_Skillen) (born 1944), American theologian
*[John Skillern](/source/John_Skillern_House) (1849–1934), American businessman
*[Keith Skillen](/source/Keith_Skillen) (1948–2013), British football player
*[Rufus Skillern](/source/Rufus_Skillern) (born 1982), American football player

==Other uses==
*[Skillern House](/source/Skillern_House), Arkansas
*[Skillern Peak](/source/Skillern_Peak), Idaho
*[Skillen](/source/Skillen), Irland

==References==
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{{surname|Skillern, Skillen}}
Category:English-language surnames
Category:Toponymic surnames

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