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
School 1,607
Farm Labourer 169
Private Means 135
General Labourer 133
Farmer 125
General Servant (domestic) 99
Dressmaker 84
Labourer 80
None 70
Clerk 66
Carpenter 65
Domestic Servant 56
Assisting In Business 56
Laundress 55
Bricklayer 54
House Painter 54
Shop Assistant 51
Dress Maker 48
Carman 47
House Keeper 40
Charwoman 39
At School 38
Cook (domestic) 38
Housemaid (domestic) 38
Scholar 36

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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