Shippard Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Shippard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shepherd'; a corruption. Nevertheless another origin is quite possible, viz. Shipward, the guardian of a ship; compare Millard for Millward.

John Shipward, mayor of Bristol, 1477: Barrett's History of Bristol.

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Shippard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Shippard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shepherd'; a corruption. Nevertheless another origin is quite possible, viz. Shipward, the guardian of a ship; compare Millard for Millward.

John Shipward, mayor of Bristol, 1477: Barrett's History of Bristol.

George Shippherd, of Fell End, Kirby, 1666: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Cuthbert Shipperd, 1599: ibid.

1677. Jonathan Shippard and Elizabeth Beale: Marriage Alleg. (Cant).

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

(English) 1 Shepherd [Old English scíphierde] 2 for Shipward, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shippard Last Name Facts

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

Shippard is found most frequently in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shippard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Shippard are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is most prevalent in: Surrey, where 86 percent live, Staffordshire, where 7 percent live and West Midlands, where 7 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 21 percent live.

Shippard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shippard has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Shippard surname decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 72 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shippard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (25%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shippard surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Shippard earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shipphard940/
Shieppard940/
Shipard93859/
Shippar936/
Sippard930/
Sheppard8892,955/
Shipperd8834/
Shaipard881/
Shiphard880/
Schippar880/
Sipphard880/
Shippord880/
Shippart880/
Shuppard880/
Shipar8620/
Sippar863/
Sheppeard82560/
Shepphard82268/
Scheppard8270/
Sheppards8224/
Sheappard823/
Sheppaard822/
Shetppard821/
Shepparrd821/
Ssheppard821/
Shepppard820/
Shippherd820/
Sheppardd820/
Sheppaerd820/
Shepard8055,376/
Shupard8075/
Chippar8019/
Shipare8014/
Sheppar809/
Seppard805/
Sippare803/
Shiperd803/
Siphard802/
Shépard801/
Chipard800/
Zippard800/
Sipperd800/
Sheppheard7834/
Shepphaerd781/
Sipar77997/
Shephard7517,893/
Shepperd753,184/
Shepeard75195/
Shippert75152/
Shupperd75131/
Schepard75101/
Shipherd7596/
Sheapard7533/
Shishpar7530/
Sheppart759/
Sheepard758/
Shepards758/
Shepaerd756/
Sheppord754/
Shepahrd754/
Shetpard753/
Shepparz752/
Cheppard752/
Sjeppard751/
Sheypard751/
Shehpard751/
Shepardd751/
Shepatrd751/
Shispare751/
Chaipard751/
Sheparhd750/
Shuphard750/
Shedpard750/
Shepphar750/
Siphardt750/
Sheppardová741/
Shepheard711,884/
Schippert71616/
Chipar71234/
Sheppherd71197/
Sipare71103/
Suipar7169/
Seppar7153/
Shiparova7150/
Schuppart7132/
Saipar7124/
Shepar7114/
Sipair7114/
Sispar7111/
Schepperd7110/
Separd717/
Shepahard716/
Cippar716/
Shephards715/
Siphar715/
Shephaerd714/
Schephard714/
Sitpar714/
Shipor713/
Sipart713/
Sheaphard712/
Schupperd712/
Zipard712/
Supard712/
Sheepeard711/
Soipar711/
Sippor711/
Shchepard711/
Sihpar711/
Sshephard711/
Sehpar711/
Shepharrd710/
Sheapeard710/
Sypard710/
Schupardt710/
Sheapards710/
Shepphart710/
Shepeardd710/
Schuppord710/
Shepphord710/
Schipor673,713/
Sheperd672,069/
Chipare671,236/
Sippert67419/
Syphard67153/
Sipherd6783/
Chepard6739/
Shipour6738/
Shepart6733/
Shepord6731/
Suiphar676/
Siedpar675/
Chipart675/
Chippor674/
Suipart673/
Sipaire673/
Shipore672/
Shipoor672/
Soipord672/
Saiphar671/
Chhipar671/
Shypord671/
Sheepar671/
Shepear671/
Szepard671/
D'Shepperd671/
Saipear671/
Shehpar671/
Chaipar671/
Sephard670/
Schephardt670/
Sipford670/
Sheapheard670/
Ciphard670/
Siphord670/
Shupart670/
Shephearrd670/
Schepar670/

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Shippard Reference & Research

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