Shipman Family History
Shipman Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Shipman
Name Distribution of Shipman Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Shipman families
 115 - 227  39 - 114 |
 1 - 38  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Shipman families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Shipman census records
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Shipman Family Origin
Shipman Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Shipman families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Shipman Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Shipman census records
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Military Service by Shipman
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