Skippins Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skippins Surname Definition:

From the German, Skiba, Skiebe; in the Domesday Book, Scipti; from the Danish, Schipke; a personal name.

Skippins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:819,38343,863
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Skippins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Skiba, Skiebe; in the Domesday Book, Scipti; from the Danish, Schipke; a personal name.

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

Skippins Last Name Facts

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

Skippins is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Skippins.

How Common Is The Last Name Skippins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Skippins are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 819,383. In England it is most common in: Suffolk, where 28 percent are found, West Sussex, where 28 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 26 percent are found. Without taking into account England Skippins exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 7 percent are found and Wales, where 1 percent are found.

Skippins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skippins has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Skippins surname expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skipins932/
Skippens881/
Skepns71149/
Skippence710/
Schippens710/
Sskepns6714/
Skepens670/
Sckepens631/
Scheppens5910/
Schepns531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skippins
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