Skipton

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English sċēap (sheep) (with change from sh to sk due to Scandinavian influence) + tūn (enclosure; settlement, town).

Proper noun

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Skipton (countable and uncountable, plural Skiptons)

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9851). [1]
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Skipton is the 60960th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 330 individuals. Skipton is most common among White (92.73%) individuals.

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