Skipper Family History
Skipper Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Skipper
Name Distribution of Skipper Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Skipper families
 71 - 140  24 - 70 |
 1 - 23  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Skipper families
|
236 - 469 79 - 235 |
1 - 78 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Skipper families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Skipper census records
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Skipper Family Origin
Skipper Immigration Information
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Skipper
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Skipper Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Skipper census records
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Skipper Civil War Service Records
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