Shipster Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Shipster Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shapster,' a female shaper or cutter-out of cloth garments.
'As a shepsteres shere.' - Piers Plowman, 8683.
'To Alice Shapster for making and washing of xxiii sherts and xxilli stomachers': Privy Purse Expenses, Elizabeth of York.
Read More About This SurnameShipster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Shipster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shapster,' a female shaper or cutter-out of cloth garments.
'As a shepsteres shere.' - Piers Plowman, 8683.
'To Alice Shapster for making and washing of xxiii sherts and xxilli stomachers': Privy Purse Expenses, Elizabeth of York.
N. and Q. (1886) has an indenture of apprenticeship dated 1552, which describes the master and mistress as 'Rogero Myners civi et cloth - worker, Lond', et Johanna uxor ejus shepstre.'
Matilda Shapistre, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Cristiana la Schippestere, C. K . 2 Edward II.
(English) 1 Steersman, Pilot [Old English scipstíera] 2 Barge-Woman [= Shipper, but with the fem. agential suff. -ster, Old English -estre]
Anglo-Saxon scip, and steora, a steerer. A ship-steerer, guide, pilot, or ruler. In the curious list of names given in Cocke Lorrelles Bote we read: —
Shipster Demographics
Average Shipster Salary in
South Africa
R 164,352
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shipster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shipster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shipster occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shipster? popularity and diffusion
Shipster is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Shipster occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Shipster live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Shipster is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England Shipster is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 50 percent reside, Bedfordshire, where 25 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Shipster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shipster has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Shipster surname expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shipster Last Name Statistics demography
Shipster earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.84% less than the national average, earning R 164,352 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipsted | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shipstead | 82 | 116 | / |
| Shipstedt | 82 | 12 | / |
| Schipsted | 82 | 9 | / |
| Shipstedd | 82 | 0 | / |
| Zipster | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shivshte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shibsted | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shubster | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shepsted | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schippstedt | 74 | 0 | / |
| Schibsted | 71 | 53 | / |
| Shepstead | 71 | 24 | / |
| Chipstead | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schubster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schepsted | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sheepsted | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sebster | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sevster | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sepstead | 63 | 11 | / |
| Shebsted | 63 | 0 | / |
| Shivshtti | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sepsta | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ceipsta | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sebstead | 50 | 14 | / |
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Footnotes
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