Släkthistoria för Skate
Skate Vad efternamn betyder
the Norfolk name is probably a variant of Skeet. perhaps from Middle English scate a name for the sea-water fish the common European skate.perhaps from Middle English scathe scate (Old Scandinavian skaðe) ‘harm injury’ applied to someone who has received harm or who might do harm to others; see Skeath.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
