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

Skinner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Skinner family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,624
Agricultural Labourer 305
Labourer 192
Dress Maker 94
Domestic Servant 93
Laundress 92
General Servant 77
Carpenter 65
Annuitant 58
Servant 54
Gardener 51
Farm Labourer 47
House Keeper 44
Shoe Maker 43
Tailor 39
Cook 33
Lace Maker 32
Farmers Son 31
Nurse 30
Farm Servant 29
Baker 29
Mason 28
Dressmaker 28
Grocer 26
Bricklayer 25

Skinner Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Skinner 100% 89,267
2 Skiner 86% 971
3 Skenner 86% 368
4 Skyner 71% 221
5 Skynner 86% 166

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The surname Skinner is the most popular version of all its varients

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