Schippers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Schippers

What does the name Schippers mean?

This surname is derived from a nickname as in 'the shepherd's son.' 1

Early Origins of the Schippers family

The surname Schippers was first found in Cumberland, England where John Schephirdson was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1332. 2

A very rare surname, the next record of the family was almost one hundred years later in Durham where the source "History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham" listed John Shepherdson in 1423. The Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society) lists Alice Shipperdon in Yorkshire, but no date was given and William Shipperdson was later listed in County Durham. 1

Early History of the Schippers family

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Schippers Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shepperdson, Shipperdson, Schipperdson, Schepperdson, Shepherdson, Sheperdson, Sheppardson, Shipardson, Shepperson, Sheperson, Shiparson, Sheparson, Shepparson, Shipson, Shepson, Sheppson and many more.

Early Notables of the Schippers family

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Schippers Ranking

the United States, the name Schippers is the 15,358^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 However, in Netherlands, the name Schippers is ranked the 260^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,371 people with that name. 4

Schippers migration to the United States +

Schippers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Schippers, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838 5
Bernh Schippers, who arrived in America in 1841
Anna Mar. Haverland Schippers, who settled in America in 1841
A. M. Schippers, who settled in America in 1841
Pieternella Schippers, aged 64, who arrived in New York in 1849 5
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Schippers migration to Canada +

Schippers Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Louisa Alberta Schippers, who arrived in Iowa in 1855

Contemporary Notables of the name Schippers (post 1700) +

Antoinette Schippers, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Cadillac, Michigan, 2005 6

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html