Skinner Surname

4,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Skinner Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the skinner' a dealer in skins.

Henry le Skyniar, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard le Skynnere. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Robert le Skynnere, 1302.

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Skinner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States69,5641:5,210593
England21,3791:2,606340
Australia11,7141:2,305305
Canada8,2211:4,482630
Scotland2,4261:2,207406
South Africa1,7311:31,2994,021
New Zealand1,6731:2,707389
Wales8441:3,667400
France2811:236,38036,629
Barbados2621:1,097259
Trinidad and Tobago2491:5,478871
Colombia2261:211,3905,048
Ireland2001:23,5452,292
Thailand1651:428,11174,983
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Zimbabwe1061:145,64418,674
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Jamaica1021:28,1372,144
Northern Ireland971:19,0212,369
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Sweden961:102,5707,427
Liberia861:51,2624,572
Guyana811:9,4101,451
Isle of Man771:1,115177
Venezuela641:471,9399,218
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Guatemala561:287,1904,402
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Bermuda531:1,232195
Jersey511:1,945315
Chile501:352,3299,825
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
India431:17,838,730274,051
Panama431:90,9833,586
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Costa Rica371:129,1911,972
Greece371:299,45443,754
Norway331:155,82719,235
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Denmark241:235,19618,480
China201:68,366,0783,721
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Austria131:655,03358,041
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines121:9,388765
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Finland91:610,74534,002
Grenada91:12,059865
Saint Pierre and Miquelon91:711158
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Guam81:20,0153,029
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Bahamas51:78,350887
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Malawi31:5,706,37034,070
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niue11:1,614145
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1341:33,0593,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,8811:1,892252
Scotland2,1081:1,776325
Wales1761:8,911546
Isle of Man381:1,428193
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,5141:3,237380

Skinner (551) may also be a first name.

Skinner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the skinner' a dealer in skins.

Henry le Skyniar, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard le Skynnere. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Robert le Skynnere, 1302. Writs of Parliament.

Robert le Skynnar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Sckynner, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Parlyngton, skynnar, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Skynner, skynrur, 1379: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1618. Baptised — Richard, s. John Skinner: ibid.

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

From the occupation of "skinner" or flayer of hides (ME. skynnere) in Latin documents the name is rendered pelliparius. William pelliparius witnessed a charter by William de Lundin in favor of the canons of St. Andrews, c. 1250 (RPSA., p. 264). The land of Simon Pellipar in Aberdeen is mentioned in 1281 (REA., II, p. 278), and in 1345 mention is made of the heiress of William Pellipar, umquhill burgess of Roxburgh (Kelso, 379-380). Stephan Skynnar held land in Inverness in 1361 (REM., p. 305), John Skinner was burgess of the same town, c. 1360 (Grant, III, p. 12), and another John Skinner was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1470, and Henry Pelliparius in the year following (NSCM., I, p. 22). Bartholomew Skinner was a witness in Glasgow in 1487 (LCD., 256), and a complaint was recorded by Elizabeth Skinner in Dysart in 1696 (Dysart, p. 55). Skynar 1556.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-Scand.) Flayer (of Hides); Hide-Dealer; Tanner [Middle English skynner(e, Old Norse skinnari; from Old Norse skinn, skin, fur] Robert le Skynnere.—Parl. Writs, A.D. 1302.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Dealer in Hides and Skins” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who prepared skins.

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

A dealer in skins. The Skinners' Company in London received their charter of incorporation so early as the first year of Edward II. This name was commonly latinized Pelliparius.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Is very uncommon.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

(English), Dealer in skins, Flayer.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From the Old Norse, Skinni; a nickname.

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

Skinner: one who prepared skins for the tanyard. As a surname, Skynner.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Skinner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skinner (Arabic: سكينر, Russian: Скиннер) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skinner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skinner is the 4,624th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 59,976 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Skinner live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Skinner is also the 358,643rd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 551 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 69,564 people, or 1 in 5,210. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 123 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Skinner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skinner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Skinner last name expanded 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 480 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 149 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Skinner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Skinner surname is primarily Catholic (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Skinner last name are 13.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skinner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning 366,010 kr per year; in Peru they earn 34.48% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,701 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.43% more than the national average, earning R 307,572 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.91% more than the national average, earning $30,173,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning $42,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $50,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skinneer934/
Skinnger934/
Skinnner934/
Skinnier932/
Skienner931/
Skinnear930/
Sknner927/
Skynner8680/
Skenner8615/
Skimner864/
Skinnir861/
Skner832/
Skinnerová821/
Skåner771/
Scnner771/
Schinneer753/
Skymner711/
Scnnier711/
Scner671/
Schehnner631/
Scnear6218/
Skånér6214/
Squner623/
Shknjr621/
Scnier621/
Scneir621/
Sknair621/
Shknyrova505/

Skinner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skinner in the Russian language
Скиннерskinner-
Skinner in the Arabic language
سكينرskynr-

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