Shipman Surname
Approximately 24,323 people bear this surname
Shipman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shipman,' a sailor, one who worked aboard a ship. 'Schypmanne, nauta': Promptorium Parvulorum I cannot find Sailor in our nomenclature; Mariner and Shipman were the usual terms.
'A shipman was ther woned fer by West He knew wel alle the havens as they were, Fro' Gotland to the Cape do Finisterre.
Read More About This SurnameShipman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,990 | 1:18,132 | 2,297 |
| England | 1,950 | 1:28,573 | 3,861 |
| Israel | 964 | 1:8,877 | 1,379 |
| Canada | 544 | 1:67,731 | 7,803 |
| Australia | 409 | 1:66,004 | 7,876 |
| New Zealand | 103 | 1:43,964 | 7,284 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,102 | 1:22,119 | 3,115 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,930 | 1:12,778 | 1,643 |
Shipman (40) may also be a first name.
Shipman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shipman,' a sailor, one who worked aboard a ship. 'Schypmanne, nauta': Promptorium Parvulorum I cannot find Sailor in our nomenclature; Mariner and Shipman were the usual terms.
'A shipman was ther woned fer by West He knew wel alle the havens as they were, Fro' Gotland to the Cape do Finisterre.' - Chaucer's C. T., Prologue.
Hugh le Schipman, Close Rolls, 36 Henry III.
William Schippeman, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alexander Schipman. Rolls of Parliament.
Willelmus de Seyton, schypmane, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Shypman, 1179: ibid.
Richard Harman, shippeman, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Shipman, 1379: ibid.
1602. William Shipman, of Bristol: Register of the University of Oxford.
1756. Married — John Shipman and Mary Tillie: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 Sailor, Skipper [Middle English s(c)hiptnan, Old English scipmann] A shipman was ther, wonynge [dwelling] fer by weste; For aught I woot he was of Dertemouthe. —Chaucer, Prol. Cant. Tales, A 388-9.
(occasionally) 2 Sheep - Man, i.e. Shepherd [Old English scéap, scíp + mann]
(English) One who worked on a ship, seaman or sailor; one who had the care of sheep, a shepherd.
(English) Dweller at the sign of the ship; one who worked on a ship, a sailor.
Shipman: a merchant sea-captain. One was among the Canterbury pilgrims: “The hoote somer hadde maad his hew at broun, and certlinly he was a good felawe.”
Shipman Demographics
Average Shipman Salary in
United States
$41,236 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shipman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shipman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shipman (Arabic: شبمان, Russian: Шипман) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shipman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,341st most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 299,615 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Shipman reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name globally, borne by 40 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 19,990 people, or 1 in 18,132. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Shipman occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.
Shipman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shipman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shipman surname expanded 509 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shipman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shipman surname are 37.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.51% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shipman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.74% less than the national average, earning R 202,620 per year; in United States they earn 4.43% less than the national average, earning $41,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $49,410 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schipman | 93 | 322 | / |
| Shippman | 93 | 34 | / |
| Shipmman | 93 | 2 | / |
| Shipmann | 93 | 2 | / |
| Shipmanc | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shipmain | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shhipman | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shgipman | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sipman | 92 | 237 | / |
| Schipmann | 88 | 466 | / |
| Schippman | 88 | 39 | / |
| Shippmann | 88 | 3 | / |
| Schipfman | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scheipman | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chipman | 86 | 8,582 | / |
| Siepman | 86 | 462 | / |
| Shipmon | 86 | 237 | / |
| Sipmann | 86 | 51 | / |
| Shepman | 86 | 23 | / |
| Shupman | 86 | 17 | / |
| Shipmam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shypman | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schippmann | 82 | 944 | / |
| Schipfmann | 82 | 8 | / |
| Siepmann | 80 | 4,168 | / |
| Schepman | 80 | 523 | / |
| Schupman | 80 | 92 | / |
| Chispman | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sippmann | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sheppman | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chippman | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schipmam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipmank | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shuppman | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sheepman | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shepmann | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sipmon | 77 | 300 | / |
| Sepman | 77 | 142 | / |
| Cipman | 77 | 59 | / |
| Zipman | 77 | 54 | / |
| Supman | 77 | 37 | / |
| Sipmam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schupmann | 75 | 223 | / |
| Schepmann | 75 | 170 | / |
| Scheppman | 75 | 58 | / |
| Schüpmann | 75 | 28 | / |
| Sheppmann | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sippmanne | 75 | 3 | / |
| Schepfman | 75 | 2 | / |
| Schuppman | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seheppman | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scheppmann | 71 | 288 | / |
| Sepmann | 71 | 45 | / |
| Schuppmann | 71 | 30 | / |
| Seppman | 71 | 28 | / |
| Chipmon | 71 | 25 | / |
| Chepman | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sipmong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Seepman | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zippman | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schuepmann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sephman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sjipmon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schetpmann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sepmane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipmam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seapman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seppmann | 67 | 111 | / |
| Zippmann | 67 | 53 | / |
| Suppmann | 67 | 51 | / |
| Chepmang | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cheapman | 67 | 4 | / |
| Scepmann | 67 | 0 | / |
Shipman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shipman in the Russian language | ||
| Шипман | sipman | - |
| Shipman in the Arabic language | ||
| شبمان | shbman | - |
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