Shinners

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ˈʃɪnɝz/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Shinners is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Probably an altered form of Skinner.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States
  • AUAustralia
  • ZASouth Africa

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Probably an altered form of Skinner.

Sources 2

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wiktionary

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

19001920194019601980Lloyd Herbert Shinners, b. 1918Kevin Shinners, b. 1945John Shinners, b. 1947Brian Shinners, b. 1949Chris Shinners, b. 1952Paul Shinners, b. 1959Wendy Shinners, b. 1971

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Shinners,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 8 sources across 3 countries.

Official registers attesting Shinners
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010541#40,432
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020515#44,823
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000514#40,139
GB United KingdomSurnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register)2002119#29,692
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 2

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Shinners mean, and where does it come from?
Probably an altered form of Skinner. Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Shinners?
A machine transcription gives /ˈʃɪnɝz/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Shinners have the most bearers?
Shinners is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Shinners”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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