Origins of the Shipp surname
About the Shipps
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Interesting facts about Shipp
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You have a rare surname! It's not in the top 1000 UK surnames!
Who were Shipps most likely to marry?
What are the most common Shipp first names?
William
John
Mary
Elizabeth
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Common jobs for Shipps
Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.
Commmon female occupations for Shipps in 1921
Dressmaker
48
General Servant Domestic
40
Laundress
39
General Servant
19
Charwoman
18
Commmon male occupations for Shipps in 1921
Agricultural Labourer
92
Farm Labourer
64
General Labourer
46
Farm Hands
38
Carpenter
33
