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 1,908
Agricultural Labourer 234
General Labourer 166
Farmer 122
Dress Maker 115
Living On Own Means 102
Domestic Servant 97
Carpenter 82
Labourer 81
Laundress 80
General Servant 64
General Servant Domestic 58
Living On Her Own Means 54
Gardener 53
Farm Labourer 52
House Keeper 45
Baker 37
Blacksmith 37
Tailor 36
Brick Layer 35
Clerk 35
Carman 35
Grocer 30
Painter 28
Dressmaker 28

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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