Shippen Surname

331,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Shippen Surname Definition:

Anglo-Saxon scipen, a stall or stable. A cow-house is still so called in the North. The French equivalent is Bouverie.

Shippen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7271:498,56841,951
England2991:186,34816,642
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Shippen (15) may also be a first name.

Shippen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anglo-Saxon scipen, a stall or stable. A cow-house is still so called in the North. The French equivalent is Bouverie.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shippen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shippen has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shippen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 331,780th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,535,916 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Shippen reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shippen is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 727 people, or 1 in 498,568. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 15 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside and Idaho, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Shippen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shippen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shippen last name rose 543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shippen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shippen surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Shippen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.83% more than the national average, earning R 344,172 per year; in United States they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $43,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.2% more than the national average, earning $63,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shippien935/
Schippen931/
Sippen9224/
Shipen922/
Shippin86117/
Shipeng8616/
Chippen866/
Shipemn861/
Sippeng861/
Shippng861/
Sieppen861/
Shipien861/
Sheppen860/
Sipen83385/
Schüppen80109/
Shipping8070/
Schuppen8057/
Schiopen8020/
Schipien8014/
Scheppen802/
Chippent801/
Schäppen801/
Schippin800/
Siphen771,281/
Siepen77771/
Shipin77539/
Seppen77108/
Sipeng7773/
Sippin7764/
Chipen7742/
Saipen7738/
Sipaen7729/
Suppen7724/
Sipene7721/
Sispen7719/
Shepen7713/
Shupen776/
Seipen776/
Sipoen776/
Shipne774/
Sipien774/
Zippen772/
Chippn771/
Cippen771/
Scipen771/
Sipend771/
Sehpen771/
Schuppien7527/
Schipping759/
Schueppen753/
Chipeng71959/
Shipina71466/
Schepen71207/
Saiphen71190/
Chippin7151/
Shupien7149/
Sippion7148/
Sipienė7146/
Saipaen7142/
Shiping7141/
Schipin7136/
Chaipen7135/
Zeippen7134/
Scipien7132/
Saipeng719/
Shaipin715/
Chipend715/
Sipping714/
Seipeng713/
Saipien712/
Chipent711/
Shuppin711/
Seppien711/
Zsuppen711/
Suippin711/
Sispeng711/
Suppien711/
Seiphen711/
Chitpen711/
Sheepen710/
Sipin672,923/
Chipping67421/
Sepen67312/
Chaipeng67268/
Sypen67197/
Supen67112/
Shchipin6787/
Schipina6742/
Schuppin6736/
Sipem6720/
Shuiping6718/
Choipeng6712/
Sipenova678/
Shchepen678/
Cipen676/
Zipen676/
Scheepen673/
Siepn673/
Schüppenová672/
Shihping672/
Schupien671/
Sittpenn671/
Shepping671/
Seipeeng671/
Chaipent671/
Chuipeng671/
Schepend670/

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