Schipper

See also: schipper

English

Proper noun

Schipper (plural Schippers)

1. A surname

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schipper is the 10772^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2961 individuals. Schipper is most common among White (95.37%) individuals.

Anagrams

• chippers

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German

Etymology

From Low German, from Middle Low German schipper, alteration of schēper, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz.

Noun

Schipper m (genitive Schippers, plural Schipper)

1. (Northern Germany, chiefly informal) Alternative form of Schiffer (“sailor, skipper, especially in inland navigation”)

Derived terms

• schippern