Ship Surname

270,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Ship Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ship,' one who was living on a ship or boat; compare Barge.

Ralph At Ship, Prepositor of Bristol, 1230: History and Antiquities of Bristol.

Isolda del Shippe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Ship Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4061:354,98335,089
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
England2091:266,59421,098
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Belarus911:104,40715,788
India711:10,803,738202,948
Transnistria571:8,3281,648
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Israel241:356,56829,419
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
China91:151,924,6187,954
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4521:53,9286,472
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7471:67,2277,296

Ship (401) may also be a first name.

Ship Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ship,' one who was living on a ship or boat; compare Barge.

Ralph At Ship, Prepositor of Bristol, 1230: History and Antiquities of Bristol.

Isolda del Shippe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1702. Married — James Hobbs and Ann Ship: St. George, Hanover Square.

1789. — Robert Ship and Elizabeth Jarvis: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the sign of the Ship [Old English scip]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably an inn or trader's sign.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Skipp, Skyp. These names may mean a sailor, from Anglo-Saxon scif a ship, boat, whence sciper, and the surname Skipper. Ship, Shippe, Shippie, Shep, Skippon are found as U.S. names.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ship Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ship (Bengali: শিপ, Georgian: შიპ, Hindi: शिप, Russian: Шип) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ship? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 270,744th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,060,796 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Ship are found; 33 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 33 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 430,973rd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 401 people.

The surname Ship is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 354,983. In Russia Ship is primarily found in: Moscow, where 15 percent are found, Volgograd Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Ship Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ship has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 63 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ship Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ship surname are 13.7% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Ship earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $44,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.42% more than the national average, earning $64,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shipp8919,112/
Shipe894,229/
Shoip89447/
Schip89325/
Shaip8957/
Sheip8923/
Shitp897/
Shiph895/
Shipt893/
Ships892/
Shiep892/
Shuip891/
Shi8611,390,893/
Sip8611,311/
Schipp801,368/
Schiop80871/
Shipps80805/
Schipf80120/
Shippe80105/
Scheip8086/
Sheipe8079/
Schiep8056/
Shoipe809/
Schipe806/
Shaiph805/
Shaipe802/
Schaip801/
Schipt801/
Shitpe801/
Shchip801/
Shaips800/
Shiphe800/
Shit7585,925/
Shai7522,638/
Shih7515,425/
Sipe7512,121/
Shep7511,386/
Shid7510,270/
Siep758,874/
Shui758,811/
Shio757,113/
Shiv754,796/
Seip754,404/
Shei753,111/
Sipp752,680/
Shie752,598/
Shib752,086/
Shii751,843/
Sips751,411/
Saip751,186/
Chip751,030/
Shyp75794/
Suip75287/
Shoi75243/
Shis75145/
Soip75122/
Sipf75100/
Hsip7568/
Szip7552/
Shsi7548/
Schi7540/
Shiz7539/
Shyi7527/
Jshi7515/
Shij7512/
Shiy7512/
Xhip7512/
Sizp756/
Ssip756/
Sitp756/
Sibp755/
Hshi754/
Siph754/
Shgi754/
Sshi753/
Shhi753/
Sehp753/
Shzi753/
Sgip752/
Sisp752/
Sipt751/
Sjhi751/
Sidp751/
Scip751/
Søhi751/
Sihp751/
Sipz751/
Shjp751/
Syhp751/
Zsip751/
Hxip751/
Shipova732,362/
Schaipp73111/
Scheipe7353/
Scheips7347/
Schiepp7316/
Schipps7313/
Shohiep739/
Scheipt731/
Scheisp731/
Schiepf731/
D'Shipp731/
Si67856,365/
Sahai679,613/
Shaia679,524/
Chipe678,018/
Shaid676,387/
Shaib675,622/
Seiph675,621/
Shish674,677/
Shuit674,204/
Shoib674,037/
Chips673,960/
Seipp673,874/
Shuib673,037/
Shieh673,003/
Shaipova671,941/
Schei671,734/
Siepe671,589/
Schep671,581/
Schio671,517/
Sheps671,465/
Schie671,032/
Sheih671,011/
Shaai67895/
Chipp67878/
Shepp67750/
Sahei67641/
Shait67466/
Shepe67412/
Sheid67367/
Seipt67366/
Schai67354/
Sághi67250/
Saiph67234/
Saipe67197/
Szeip67190/
Schiz67169/
Schib67154/
Shais67153/
Shije67151/
Shaih67145/
Seipe67142/
Sahij67140/
Sipps67135/
Chaip67126/
Shuid67122/
Sheib67119/
Shoid67108/
Shaiv6787/
Schui6780/
Sippe6779/
Saipp6778/
Shitt6773/
Shhid6773/
Sieps6769/
Sahiy6769/
Shihe6765/
Shepz6761/
Soipe6753/
Zssip6748/
Saipt6748/
Sahyi6737/
Suipe6737/
Sheap6734/
Sheep6732/
Shaiz6732/
Siepp6732/
Shidh6726/
Schid6726/
Shoipova6725/
Shich6724/
Shshi6722/
Schipova6720/
Suhii6719/
Shiea6717/
Sahii6717/
Scipp6716/
Schoi6716/
Shaij6715/
Shaić6715/
Shsih6714/
Szaip6714/
Sheipova6714/
Shieb6713/
Shiss6712/
Shypp6712/
Sheis6712/
Siphe6710/
Shist679/
Shuis679/
Sheph678/
Shaiy678/
Chisp677/
Shuipova676/
Chhip676/
Shoiv676/
Shepf676/
Shiey676/
Seipz675/
Shiob675/
Schii675/
Shidd674/
Soiph674/
Shiht674/
Shoit674/
Hshsi674/
Szipp674/
S'Hih674/
Shhai674/
Shihh674/
Shibh673/
Chuip673/
Schij673/
Sipth673/
Sheit672/
Schiy672/
Shippová672/
Shype672/
Seitp672/
Hshio672/
Cheip672/
Schis672/
Shuui672/
Shihd672/
Shgai672/
Chipz672/
Ssiep671/
Saidp671/
Choip671/
Hshib671/
Hshih671/
Sitpe671/
Sohij671/
Shsid671/
Siepz671/
Shhit671/
Shiej671/
Sheiz671/
Sehiy671/
Suipt671/
Sshid671/
Sshit671/
Shidt671/
Shibs671/
Shuiz671/
Hhshi671/
Jschi671/
Suips671/
Sipőz671/
Shibd671/
Shizz671/
Shoih671/
Saihp671/
Schih671/
Schiv671/
Schyp671/
Sciop671/
Scipe671/
Sheij671/
Shuiv671/
Saaip671/
Shxai671/
Shsib671/
Shhei671/
Shhii671/
Shoiz671/
Szhid671/
Zxsip671/
Zshep671/
Hzuip671/
Seips670/
Sheup670/
Sheiv670/

Ship Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ship in the Georgian language
შიპship-
Ship in the Bengali language
শিপsipa-
Ship in the Hindi language
शिपsipa69.57
शीपsipa28.26
शीपाsipa2.17
Ship in the Russian language
Шипsip-

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