The skipper Surname
skipper Name Meaning and History
- occupational name for the master of a ship, Middle English skipper (from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schipper).
- from an agent derivative of Middle English skip(en) ‘to jump or spring’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), hence an occupational name for an acrobat or professional tumbler, or nickname for a high-spirited person.
- occupational name for a basket-maker, from an agent derivative of Middle English skipp(e), skepp(e) ‘basket’, ‘hamper’ (Old Norse skeppa).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Skipper Family in the UK |
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| Looking for Skipper Family | Carline Danner | 12 |
| Skipper/Price - Ozark Alabama |
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| Thomas Benjamin Skipper | Eileen Hatcher | 1 |
| skipper''s nc | Danielle Chevalier-Brown | 5 |
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| SKIPPER Ernest D 1931-1953 |
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| SKIPPER Mamie Lucille 1901-1990 |
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| SKIPPER Wm Bernard 1902-1976 |
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