The shipman Surname

shipman Name Meaning and History

occupational name for a shepherd, Middle English schepman (literally ‘sheep man’).
occupational name for a mariner, or occasionally perhaps for a boatbuilder, Middle English schipman (literally ‘ship man’).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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shipman Family Facts

Distribution of shipman Families in the US in 1920

Number of shipman families

86-169

29-85

1-28

Compiled by Ancestry.co.uk from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 342 - Messages: 934

Thread	Author	Replies
Abner Shipman Family - Lyme, CT	historybuff2	24
Daniel Shipman in Bladen and Columbus Counties	Hall402001	2
Matilda Shipman and Samuel Hafer	JerriLarkin	1
shipman's in kansas	pam shipman sharp	3
Daniel Shipman& Elizabeth Burleson	shirlrun43	25
Lillian Shipman	RASBRIMC	0
Cora Shipman	Marcia Staunton	15
James Shipman , Age: 24, Son of, Quintin and Janell (Hedrick) Shipman.	KENNELLYMARKA	0
Shipman family	JackRonald	1
Michaellann (Shipman)Mullins-Obit	blksmithsdaughter	0

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