How common is the surname Skipper?

10,338 people in the United States had the surname Skipper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,865 Americans. It ranked 3,457th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Skipper?

Elix Skipper, American professional wrestler, followed by Pat Skipper.

Where is the surname Skipper most common?

Wikidata records people named Skipper in the United States.

Is the surname Skipper getting more or less common?

More common. 10,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,338 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Skipper also a first name?

Yes. Skipper is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Skipper

A surname, carried by 10,338 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Skipper is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,338 people named Skipper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,865 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,010.

#3,457

rank among US surnames

10,338

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,285)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,448	Aldana	10,362	29,796
#3,449	Kozlowski	10,358	29,807
#3,450	Turk	10,354	29,819
#3,452	Tom	10,350	29,830
#3,453	Reichert	10,345	29,845
#3,454	Deguzman	10,341	29,856
#3,455	Paniagua	10,340	29,859

Who is named Skipper

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

77% of people named Skipper identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Skippers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elix Skipper
American professional wrestler, born 1967
Pat Skipper
American actor, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Skipper

Skipper has the Soundex code S160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S160.

Questions

How common is the surname Skipper?: 10,338 people in the United States had the surname Skipper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,865 Americans. It ranked 3,457th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Skipper?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Skipper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Skipper?: Elix Skipper, American professional wrestler, followed by Pat Skipper.
Where is the surname Skipper most common?: Wikidata records people named Skipper in the United States.
Is the surname Skipper getting more or less common?: More common. 10,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,338 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Skipper also a first name?: Yes. Skipper is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.