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
Living On Own Means 172
General Labourer 163
Dress Maker 127
Farmer 120
General Servant Domestic 112
Scholar 93
Carpenter 81
Cook Domestic 79
Agricultural Labourer 71
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 69
Laundress Wash 60
Housemaid Domestic 59
Gardener Domestic 46
Domestic Servant 45
House Maid Domestic 45
Bricklayer 41
School 37
Dressmaker 35
Charwoman 32
House Keeper 32
Tailoress 31
Tailor 28
Carman 27
House Keeper Domestic 27
Gardener 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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