Anyone know the origin of the last name Deskin?

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Anyone know the origin of the last name Deskin?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: According to Ancestry.com, Deskin is a variation on an Irish name, "Diskin":

"Diskin
Irish (Connacht): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic 㓠D㭳c㭮 ??descendant of D㭳c㭮??, which may be derived from d㭯sc ??barren??. The place name Ballyeeskeen, now Ballydiscin, in County Sligo, is derived from the surname. "