Schippers

Schippers is a Dutch surname of occupational origin. It derives from schipper, the Dutch word for a ship's captain or skipper, and historically identified a person connected with seafaring, shipping, or boat operation.

The name is most common in the Netherlands, particularly in coastal and maritime regions, and is also found in Flanders and among Dutch-speaking communities abroad.

Variants include Schipper (singular); Schippers may function as a pluralized form or family name indicating association with a skipper.

Schippers remains a common surname in Dutch-speaking regions and among descendants of Dutch emigrants, appearing in both historical and contemporary records. In Dutch, schippers is also the plural form of schipper, meaning ship captains.