Schippers Surname

48,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schippers Surname User-submission:

A surname of Dutch origin, meaning 'son of a shipowner' or 'family of a shipowner'.

Schippers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,3711:3,144260
Germany1,5811:50,9216,644
United States1,4001:258,89924,470
South Africa1,1281:48,0306,123
Belgium6071:18,9402,915
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Australia861:313,90427,145
Guatemala721:223,3703,981
France321:2,075,710171,237
Norway201:257,11427,149
England161:3,482,379114,324
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belize11:355,4743,977
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Schippers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Dutch origin, meaning 'son of a shipowner' or 'family of a shipowner'.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

This surname means 'captain', 'navigator on a ship'.

- mariska

Schippers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schippers Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Schippers is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schippers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,617th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 687,375 people. The surname Schippers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Schippers reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5,371 people, or 1 in 3,144. In The Netherlands Schippers is mostly found in: South Holland, where 27 percent live, North Holland, where 12 percent live and Overijssel, where 12 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Schippers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schippers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,917 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schippers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schippers are 12.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schippers earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.44% less than the national average, earning 264,972 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.48% less than the national average, earning R 188,976 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $47,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schieppers952/
Shippers94107/
Schipers9415/
Scippers942/
Scheipers891,039/
Scheppers89715/
Schiepers89633/
Schuppers8993/
Schyppers891/
Schüppers891/
Shipers88106/
Chipers883/
Sippers881/
Scheeppers8418/
Schepers8217,756/
Schäpers821,089/
Sheppers8217/
Cheipers8211/
Schépers826/
Schupers822/
Sehppers821/
Sciphers820/
Sipers8077/
Cipers8037/
Scheepers7834,619/
Schepeers781/
Schephers781/
Sheappers780/
Suppers75311/
Siepers7545/
Suipers7524/
Siphers7520/
Ciphers7519/
Shepers7515/
Chepers7513/
Seppers7512/
Zippers755/
Cijpers752/
Ceppers751/
Scepers751/
Chipirs751/
Seipers750/
Scheepeers741/
Jscheepers741/
Scyphers71275/
Ceuppers7128/
Sheepers7112/
Shephers7111/
Sceepers717/
Schepars712/
Cypphers711/
Cyhphers711/
Schepors711/
Chyphers710/
Siepiers710/
Cypers67606/
Sepers67463/
Supers6796/
Cipars6761/
Sipars675/
Cepers673/
Shceepers671/
Sxheepers671/
Sypers670/
Cheppirse670/

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