Skinner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Skinner Name Meaning : Occupational name for someone who made a living with animal skins in the production of fur garments.
A derivative of middle english skin 'hide','pelt'.
Of all the great medieval guilds the company of 'skinners' was among those of great honour.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
101
202
303
404
505
606
707
808
909
1010
1111
Buckinghamshire
11
Cambridgeshire
130
Channel Islands
23
Cheshire
29
Cornwall
216
Cumberland
13
Derbyshire
24
Devon
1,212
Dorset
87
Durham
52
Essex
166
Flintshire
5
Glamorgan
7
Gloucestershire
291
Hampshire
32
Herefordshire
26
Hertfordshire
84
Hunts and Rutland
35
Isle of Man
55
Kent
673
Lancashire
87
Leicestershire
80
Lincolnshire
248
London
1,341
Middlesex
46
Monmouthshire
19
Northumberland
7
Norfolk
130
Northamptonshire
77
Nottinghamshire
116
Oxfordshire
39
Pembrokeshire
4
Suffolk
150
Somerset
228
Surrey
285
Sussex
445
Staffordshire
47
Warwickshire
67
Wiltshire
78
Worcestershire
95
Yorkshire
173
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Shropshire
0
Westmorland
0
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Skinner Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Skinner family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
458
Female Servant
291
Independent
163
Labourer
129
Male Servant
126
Farmer
110
Shoe Maker
65
Carpenter
40
Dress Maker
35
Tailor
32
Apprentice
29
Ag Lab
29
Gardener
24
Baker
21
Butcher
17
Pauper
17
Mason
17
Laundress
17
Sawyer
16
Ag Labourer
15
Pupil
14
Servant
14
Painter
14
Thatcher
14
Porter
12
Most Frequent Forenames for Skinner
Name
Census Frequency
William Skinner
6,379
Mary Skinner
5,420
John Skinner
4,834
Elizabeth Skinner
3,629
George Skinner
3,410
Thomas Skinner
2,713
Sarah Skinner
2,657
James Skinner
2,577
Henry Skinner
2,117
Charles Skinner
1,961
Ann Skinner
1,769
Jane Skinner
1,436
Eliza Skinner
1,417
Ellen Skinner
1,274
Alice Skinner
1,258
Frederick Skinner
1,250
Edward Skinner
1,179
Alfred Skinner
1,178
Emma Skinner
1,145
Annie Skinner
1,112
Emily Skinner
1,057
Joseph Skinner
1,021
Richard Skinner
999
Robert Skinner
955
Arthur Skinner
928
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