Skop Family History

Skop Surname Meaning

Polish and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Polish skop ‘wether castrated ram’. The Polish word also has other meanings denoting for example a pail and a kind of tax; the surname could also have originated with one of these senses i.e. as an occupational name for a maker of pails or for a tax collector.

Czech and Slovak (Škop): nickname or metonymic occupational name from škop ‘small wooden container’. Slovak (Škop): alternatively a nickname from škop ‘wether castrated ram’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Kos, Sokol, Kopf, Skog, Ko, Komp, Stoop, Kopp, Skora, Szot

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314	Military Records
729	Immigration Records
1K	Census and Voter Lists
753	Member Trees

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Where is the Skop family from?

You can see how Skop families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Skop family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Skop families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 6 Skop families living in Minnesota. This was 100% of all the recorded Skop's in USA. Minnesota had the highest population of Skop families in 1880.

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What did your Skop ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and punch press were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Skop. 37% of Skop men worked as a Farmer and 22% of Skop women worked as a punch press. Some less common occupations for Americans named Skop were Proprietor and Office clerk.

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Farmer

37%

Laborer

32%

Farm hand

14%

Proprietor

10%

punch press

22%

Domestic

22%

Typist

15%

Office clerk

15%

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Census Record

There are 1K census records available for the last name Skop. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Skop census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 729 immigration records available for the last name Skop. 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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Military Records

There are 314 military records available for the last name Skop. For the veterans among your Skop ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Skop lifespan?

Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Skop life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Skop in 1961 was 60, and 88 in 2004.

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Skop Surname Meaning

Czech and Slovak (Škop): nickname or metonymic occupational name from škop ‘small wooden container’. Slovak (Škop): alternatively a nickname from škop ‘wether castrated ram’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Skop family from?

What did your Skop ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Farmer

37%

Laborer

32%

Farm hand

14%

Proprietor

10%

punch press

22%

Domestic

22%

Typist

15%

Office clerk

15%

What Skop family records will you find?

What is the average Skop lifespan?

Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Skop life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Skop in 1961 was 60, and 88 in 2004.

Skop Family History

Skop Surname Meaning

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Skop Surname Meaning

5,000 record(s) for Skop

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Where is the Skop family from?

What did your Skop ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Skop family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Skop lifespan?

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