Skipper Surname
Approximately 18,405 people bear this surname
Skipper Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the skipper,' a captain of a ship.
Herman le Skippere, Close Rolls, 12 Edward II.
1646. Married — Thomas Skipper and Ann Cornwell: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1657. John Skipper to Elizabeth Kelke: St.
Read More About This SurnameSkipper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,277 | 1:27,300 | 3,408 |
| England | 2,288 | 1:24,352 | 3,362 |
| Denmark | 907 | 1:6,224 | 573 |
| Australia | 718 | 1:37,598 | 4,912 |
| New Zealand | 447 | 1:10,130 | 1,763 |
| Canada | 362 | 1:101,783 | 11,046 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 1:16,333 | 1,308 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Nauru | 2 | 1:5,940 | 420 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,121 | 1:21,744 | 3,080 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,253 | 1:40,079 | 4,715 |
Skipper (1,568) may also be a first name.
Skipper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the skipper,' a captain of a ship.
Herman le Skippere, Close Rolls, 12 Edward II.
1646. Married — Thomas Skipper and Ann Cornwell: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1657. John Skipper to Elizabeth Kelke: St. Michael, Cornhill.
James Skipper, 1738, Norwich: History of Norfolk.
From the occupation, a 'shipmaster.' William Skipper in Aberdeen, 1493 (CRA., p. 50). Marjory Skipper in Edinburgh, 1669 (Edinb. Mart.).
(Low Teutonic) Shipmaster; orig. Sailor [Middle English skipper(e, Dano-Norwegian skipper = Swedish skeppare, shipmaster-Old Norse skipari, sailor, seaman; also Dutch schipper (pron. almost skipper), captain, master, boatman] Cp. Shipper.
Anglo-Saxon scipere, a sailor. The word is now applied to the commander of a ship.
From the Dutch, Schipper; a personal name.
Skipper Demographics
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Skipper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skipper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skipper (Russian: Скиппер) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skipper? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 29,153rd most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 395,955 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Skipper live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 195,556th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,568 people.
The surname Skipper is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 13,277 people, or 1 in 27,300. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 14 percent live, South Carolina, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 82 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.
Skipper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Skipper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skipper last name increased 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Skipper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Skipper are 19.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Skipper earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.47% less than the national average, earning R 184,236 per year; in United States they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $39,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $50,754 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skipperø | 93 | 18 | / |
| Sckipper | 93 | 1 | / |
| Skiper | 92 | 121 | / |
| Skepper | 86 | 303 | / |
| Shkiper | 86 | 174 | / |
| Skipier | 86 | 2 | / |
| Skypper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Skipher | 86 | 1 | / |
| Skitper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Skupper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Skippir | 86 | 0 | / |
| Skeper | 77 | 25 | / |
| Skuper | 77 | 2 | / |
| Schippper | 75 | 2 | / |
| Schkieper | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scchipper | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schippfer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Skiperova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scheipper | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shkiperova | 71 | 105 | / |
| Skeeper | 71 | 7 | / |
| Skepere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scupper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skeperd | 71 | 0 | / |
| Squiper | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scheiper | 67 | 408 | / |
| Schipfer | 67 | 354 | / |
| Shchiper | 67 | 48 | / |
| Schipher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schkeeper | 63 | 34 | / |
| Scheipfer | 63 | 0 | / |
| Shkyperova | 59 | 9 | / |
| Shcheper | 53 | 39 | / |
| Schepfer | 53 | 2 | / |
| Schepher | 53 | 1 | / |
| Scheaper | 53 | 0 | / |
| Scheapfer | 50 | 1 | / |
| Scheepher | 50 | 0 | / |
Skipper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Skipper in the Russian language | ||
| Скиппер | skipper | - |
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Footnotes
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