How rare is the last name Skipper?

9,649 people in the United States have the last name Skipper, about 1 in 30,977. It ranks #3,597 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SKIPPER

#3,597

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
9,649
About
1 in 30,977
This common or more
54.7%
Who bears it

Of the 9,649 people with the last name Skipper, 73.3% reported their origin as White, 17.8% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Skipper

#3,595 Niles · 9,667#3,596 Ferry · 9,655#3,598 Betz · 9,646#3,598 Brant · 9,646

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Skipper, most common first.

#27,975 Skiver · 909

Also a first name

As a first name, Skipper ranks #21,719 of 53,615, with 465 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1962, with 33 births. See Skipper as a first name

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