Skipton Surname
Approximately 659 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 518 | 1:699,728 | 55,357 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
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.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Skipton Demographics
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Skipton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skipton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skipton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Skipton? popularity and diffusion
The last name Skipton is the 499,597th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Skipton are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 41 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 518 people, or 1 in 699,728. In The United States it is most frequent in: Iowa, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Kansas, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Skipton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Skipton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skipton surname increased 343 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Skipton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Skipton last name are 19.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.83% being registered to vote for 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.
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Footnotes
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