Eskilsson or Skilsson

[Linda Dean]

I have the last name of Eskilsson and what looks like Skilsson in my ancestry.  Is this a common name?  So would the fathers first name be....Eskil or Skil? Was there such a name?  Both names are from the late 1600's.
 
Thanks for any ideas.

[Mikael Hellman]

The name is Eskil. 5170 people in Sweden today have Eskil as their first name. 1530 people have the name Eskilsson and 5 people have the name Eskilsdotter. It's not a very common name today.

[Linda Dean]

Thanks, I appreciate the information.  What about Skilsson.  On a record on Genline, 1771-1786, Deaths for Ore, Kopparberg, Vol FII:2, GID 159.35.94500, for Margareta Ersdotter who died 9 April 1772, the father's name looks like Eric  Skilsson.  Was that a surname during that time period?  Or do you think perhaps it was there an error and it should have been Eskilsson? I appreciate any thoughts on this.