Origins of the Skipp surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 9West Midlands 30East 67London 242South East 71South West 7South Wales 21Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skipps lived in london

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    470 Skipp Travel & migration records
    4,700 Skipps found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skipp

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    What are the most common Skipp first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Skipps

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Skipps in 1921

    Laundress

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Cook Domestic

    13

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Charwoman

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Skipps in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Carman

    27

    General Labourer

    25

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Bricklayer

    21

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