Catchpool Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
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Catchpool Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the catchpoll,' one who seized people by the head; a sheriff's officer, a bailiff; Latinized into cachepollus.

'A cachepol cam forth And cracked both their legges.': Piers Plowman.

The weapon the catchpoll carried may still be seen in the Tower of London.

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Catchpool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Australia301:899,85754,700
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:153,30413,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Catchpool Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the catchpoll,' one who seized people by the head; a sheriff's officer, a bailiff; Latinized into cachepollus.

'A cachepol cam forth And cracked both their legges.': Piers Plowman.

The weapon the catchpoll carried may still be seen in the Tower of London.

'William Cachepoll, cast, gaiole. Salop': Close Rolls, 55 Henry III.

Geoffrey le Cachepol, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph le Cachepol, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Hugh le Cachepol, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Michael Catchpoole, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Henry Cachepole, M.P. for Hereford, Close Rolls, 45 Edward III.

1627. Married — Edward Bishop and Bridget Catchpoole: St. Antholin (London).

1647. Buried — William Catchpole, servant to Mr. Humphries, victualler: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin + Teutonic) Bailiff, Constable [M.E, cachepol— cache, thro. French from Latin captare, to catch + pol, the poll or back part of the head; an O.L.Ger. word] Geoffrey le Cachepol.—Hundred Rolls A cachepol cam forth And craked bothe hire [their] legges, And the armes after, Of either of tho theves.—Piers Plowman, 12220-3

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Catchpole, a name also found in Norfolk, signified a petty constable. It has been long in the county of Suffolk. In the list of Suffolk freeholders in 156 L occurs the name of Robert Catchpoll (of Hempstow?) (Lansd.). Catchpoole was the name of the vicar of Bramfield in 1695 (S.). Cachepoll was a Hereford name in the 14th century, a mayor and a representative of the city being thus called (Duncumb's "Herefordshire").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Catchpool Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Catchpool Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Catchpool has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catchpool? popularity and diffusion

Catchpool is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. Catchpool occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Catchpool live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Catchpool is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 35 percent live, Somerset, where 30 percent live and Essex, where 14 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Catchpool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Catchpool has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Catchpool Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Catchpool last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Catchpool earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.89% less than the national average, earning $38,017 USD per year.

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