Shipp Surname

28,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shipp 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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Shipp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,2741:23,7302,992
England2,2671:24,5783,394
Australia1,0431:25,8833,528
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Wales941:32,9213,306
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9361:26,0423,580
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0081:25,0093,102

Shipp (48) may also be a first name.

Shipp 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

(English) Dweller at the sign of the ship; one who worked on a ship, a sailor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Danish, Schipke; from the Dutch, Schipper; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Shipp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shipp (Hindi: शिप्प, Russian: Шипп) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipp? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,130th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 381,307 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Shipp reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used given name internationally, held by 48 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 15,274 people, or 1 in 23,730. In The United States Shipp is most numerous in: California, where 7 percent are found, Missouri, where 6 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Shipp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shipp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shipp last name increased 761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 9,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 189 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shipp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shipp surname is primarily Anglican (88%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Shipp are 10.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Shipp earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.42% less than the national average, earning R 170,112 per year; in United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $50,141 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schipp911,368/
Shipps91805/
Shippe91105/
Sipp892,680/
Ship891,440/
Schaipp83111/
Schiepp8316/
Schipps8313/
D'Shipp831/
Shipe804,229/
Seipp803,874/
Chipp80878/
Shepp80750/
Shoip80447/
Schip80325/
Sipps80135/
Sippe8079/
Saipp8078/
Shaip8057/
Siepp8032/
Sheip8023/
Scipp8016/
Shypp8012/
Shitp807/
Shiph805/
Szipp804/
Shipt803/
Ships802/
Shiep802/
Shuip801/
Shippová772/
Shi7511,390,893/
Sip7511,311/
Schepp733,604/
Chipps732,280/
Schiop73871/
Chippe73424/
Sheppe73200/
Shepps73198/
Schipf73120/
Scheip7386/
Sheipe7379/
Schiep7356/
Sheapp7311/
Scippe7310/
Shoipe739/
Chaipp737/
Schipe736/
Schypp736/
Shaiph735/
Seipps732/
Scipps732/
Shaipe732/
Saippt731/
Schaip731/
Schipt731/
Sciopp731/
Shitpe731/
Çhippû731/
Shchip731/
Chuipp730/
Shaips730/
Seippe730/
Sheupp730/
Sheepp730/
Shiphe730/
Shit6785,925/
Shai6722,638/
Shih6715,425/
Sipe6712,121/
Shep6711,386/
Shid6710,270/
Siep678,874/
Shui678,811/
Shio677,113/
Sepp676,423/
Shiv674,796/
Seip674,404/
Shei673,111/
Zipp672,842/
Shie672,598/
Shipova672,362/
Shib672,086/
Shii671,843/
Sips671,411/
Saip671,186/
Chip671,030/
Shyp67794/
Suip67287/
Shoi67243/
Shis67145/
Soip67122/
Sipf67100/
Hsip6768/
Scheipe6753/
Szip6752/
Shsi6748/
Scheips6747/
Schi6740/
Shiz6739/
Cipp6727/
Shyi6727/
Scheppf6719/
Jshi6715/
Shij6712/
Shiy6712/
Xhip6712/
Chhippe6710/
Shohiep679/
Cheippe676/
Sizp676/
Ssip676/
Sitp676/
Sibp675/
Hshi674/
Siph674/
Shgi674/
Sshi673/
Shhi673/
Sehp673/
Shzi673/
Sgip672/
Sisp672/
Scheipt671/
Scheisp671/
Schiepf671/
Sipt671/
Sjhi671/
Sidp671/
Scip671/
Søhi671/
Sihp671/
Sipz671/
Shjp671/
Syhp671/
Zsip671/
Xipp671/
Hxip671/

Shipp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shipp in the Hindi language
शिप्पsippa-
Shipp in the Russian language
Шиппsipp-

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Shipp Reference & Research

Shipley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Shipley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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