Skipton Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Skipton Surname Definition:

A Northern form of Shipton, q.v. [Old Northern English scíp, sheep] The two Yorkshire Skiptons were resp. Scipton and Schipetune in Domesday-Book.

Skipton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5181:699,72855,357
England751:742,90741,196
Canada461:800,99162,809
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Skipton (41) may also be a first name.

Skipton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Northern form of Shipton, q.v. [Old Northern English scíp, sheep] The two Yorkshire Skiptons were resp. Scipton and Schipetune in Domesday-Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Skipton Last Name Facts

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

Skipton is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skipton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 499,597th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Skipton reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Skipton is also the 1,590,275th most common first name on earth, borne by 41 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 518 people, or 1 in 699,728. In The United States Skipton is most numerous in: Iowa, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Kansas, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Skipton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skipton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skipton surname rose 343 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skipton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Skipton surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Skipton are 19.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Skipton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $53,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skippton935/
Skepton8646/
Shkiptan80152/
Scripton800/
Schipton800/
Scopton718/
Skipitienė715/
Sakpaitoon711/
Scrpton710/
Shkyptan6736/
Sakapetoyan6716/
Sekpatan677/
Shkibtan677/
Zokpeton671/
Sukbitan671/
Schiptan671/
Scripten670/
Shkybtan5390/

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