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Shinner Family History

Shinner Surname Meaning

Early Modern English variant of Skinner with Shin- substituted for Skin- perhaps on the analogy of words of Scandinavian origin in sk- which have native doublets in sh- words such as skirt and shirt.

Compare Edmond Skinner 1609 in IGI (Rye Sussex) with the 1608 bearer below. Compare also the Devon place-name Skerraton which is recorded as Skiredon in 1228 and Shyradon in 1425.

Interchange of the two sounds was an occasional feature of Devon dialect.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Shinner families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shinner family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shinner families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 30 Shinner families living in Ontario. This was about 33% of all the recorded Shinner's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Shinner families in 1911.
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What did your Shinner ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Shinner. 47% of Shinner men worked as a Farmer.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    47%
  • Labourer
    27%
  • Butcher
    14%
  • Carpenter
    14%

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Passenger Lists

There are 959 immigration records available for the last name Shinner. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 531 military records available for the last name Shinner. For the veterans among your Shinner ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shinner lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Shinner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Shinner in 1963 was 85, and 72 in 2003.

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