The Shipp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,217 people carried this name — #3,219 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (11,231).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Shipp surname

A surname transferred from the common noun referring to someone who worked on a ship.

Occupational surname, from ship.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Shipp» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the ship’.

An early record he cites: Ralph At Ship, 1230 — History and Antiquities of Bristol (Barrett).

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 686 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Shipp was found among the farmers of Gloucestershire: 17 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Gloucestershire 17

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

36 families named Shipp, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 195 people lived in those households, 5.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Virginia 16
North Carolina 8
Pennsylvania 6
South Carolina 4
New York 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 261 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Shipp in American newspapers,
1926–1930.

Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Times carrying the name Shipp
The Indianapolis Times 1929-08-27
Newspaper page from The Bismarck Tribune carrying the name Shipp
The Bismarck Tribune 1930-06-26
Newspaper page from The Bismarck Tribune carrying the name Shipp
The Bismarck Tribune 1926-11-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 61,310 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Shipp in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

9,129 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shipp. The most, 1,724, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,724
Victoria 1,840
Tasmania 1,406
Queensland 625
South Australia 413
ACT (Canberra) 64
Western Australia 49
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shipp.

Who carried it

People named Shipp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Barnard Shipp
    Barnard Shipp 1813–1904 · writer
  • Frederic Burton Shipp
    Frederic Burton Shipp 1868–1932
  • Frederic Burton Shipp
    Frederic Burton Shipp 1868–1932
  • Frank Shipp
    Frank Shipp 1884–1934 · baseball player
  • Milford Bard Shipp, Sr. 1836–1918
  • Jesse A. Shipp 1864–1934 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Shipp,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States672 records

672 records of the Shipp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 387
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 174
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 27
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 25
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lowry R. Shipp

    Born 1921 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Shelby; paper mill worker from Jackson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Red Banks Cemetery, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jack E. Shipp

    Born 1931; from Utah County, Utah. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Albert Shipp

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Suevia from Hamburg and Havre, aged 33; laborer. From Berlin, Prussia, Germany; bound for Boston.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 672 records for Shipp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia269 records

269 records of the Shipp name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 157
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 46
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 40
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 16
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 8
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Eliza Edith Shipp

    Died 1927 in Little Hampton, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1927.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ann Elizabeth Shipp

    Born 1870 in Longford, Tasmania. Married 1894 in Longford, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Shipp

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Morning Light, aged 17; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 269 records for Shipp in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada31 records

31 records of the Shipp name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 25
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Harold Roy Shipp

    Died 1968 in Dalhousie West, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marry Shipp

    Died 1910; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Tressillian Percy Shipp

    Died in service in 1900.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 31 records for Shipp in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Shipp name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. W. Shipp

    Cheshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. W. Shipp

    Lancashire Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. J. Shipp

    Lance Corporal, Lancers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Shipp in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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