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Shipton Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Shipton including three in Gloucestershire two in Oxfordshire and one each in Buckinghamshire Dorset Hampshire Shropshire East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire or from Shepton Beauchamp Shepton Mallet and Shepton Montague (Somerset). Most of the placenames derive from Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’; however the East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire placenames arise from Old English hēope ‘briar bramble’ + tūn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Skipton, Hinton, Chilton, Hopton, Whitton, Hilton, Swinton, Shelton

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Where is the Shipton family from?

You can see how Shipton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shipton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shipton families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 230 Shipton families living in London. This was about 17% of all the recorded Shipton's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Shipton families in 1891.
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What did your Shipton ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Shipton. 12% of Shipton men worked as a General Labourer and 69% of Shipton women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shipton were Carpenter and Domestic Duties. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    12%
  • Dairy Farmer
    7%
  • Builders Labourer
    6%
  • Carpenter
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    69%
  • Housewife
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Domestic Duties
    3%
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Passenger Lists

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Shipton. For the veterans among your Shipton ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shipton lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Shipton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1965, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Shipton in 1955 was 55, and 72 in 2004.

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