The shinn Surname
shinn Name Meaning and History
English: metonymic occupational name for a Skinner, from Old
English scinn, Middle English shin ‘hide’, ‘pelt’. In
Middle English this word was replaced by the Norse equivalent,
skinn.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Guy Shinn born 1884 Michigan | Judy Shinn Coffey | 2 |
| New Shinn Book |
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| Descendants of Conrad S. "Gus" Shinn |
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| SHINN Willie 1900 1941 |
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| SHINN Lester 1900 1956 |
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| WILLIAM OSCAR SHINN |
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| SHINN Celia SIDES married 18 Feb 1955 |
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| Shinn family, Burlington, Burlington Co. N.J. | Charles S. Lewis | 97 |
| Moses Shinn Picture |
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| Relatives of Blanche Viola Shinn | Shantelle Hansen | 3 |
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