Skipp Surname

245,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skipp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the skip,' from residence in or beside a ship; Anglo-Saxon scip. v. Shipp.

1573. John Skyp: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting.

1682. Baptised — Thomas, 9. Thomas Skip: St.

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Skipp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0181:54,7336,656
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Canada661:558,26746,632
Wales561:55,2605,065
Australia361:749,88148,970
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4411:55,2736,578
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Skipp (268) may also be a first name.

Skipp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the skip,' from residence in or beside a ship; Anglo-Saxon scip. v. Shipp.

1573. John Skyp: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting.

1682. Baptised — Thomas, 9. Thomas Skip: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1701. Robert Yeomans and Elizabeth Skipp: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1746. Married — Henry Skipp and Mary Parker: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

: the guttural form of Shipp, q.v. [Old Norse skip = Dutch schip (pron. almost skip), a ship]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Skipp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skipp occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skipp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skipp is the 245,548th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,495,710 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Skipp reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles. Skipp is also the 543,171st most common given name on earth, held by 268 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,018 people, or 1 in 54,733. In England Skipp is mostly found in: Greater London, where 16 percent live, Hampshire, where 8 percent live and West Midlands, where 7 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Skipp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skipp has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 622 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Skipp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Skipp surname are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skipp earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 297.45% more than the national average, earning R 944,496 per year; in United States they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning $49,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.52% more than the national average, earning $71,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sckipp9116/
Skippe910/
Skip8973/
Skepp8054/
Skeip8025/
Skipe802/
Shkip802/
Skiph800/
Skeppe7314/
Skep67947/
Skyp67385/
Skib6738/
Skeppås678/
Sqip671/

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