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

The last name Shippard is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shippard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Shippard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Shippard live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is most frequent in: Surrey, where 86 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 7 percent reside and West Midlands, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 21 percent reside.

Shippard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shippard has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Shippard last name declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 72 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shippard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shippard surname is predominantly Catholic (25%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shippard last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with 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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