Claypole Surname

353,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Claypole Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Claypole,' a parish in Lincolnshire, five miles from Newark.

William de Claypol, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey de Cleipol, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Claypole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4091:136,23013,344
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Wales371:83,6366,963
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:90,2799,372
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

Claypole Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Claypole,' a parish in Lincolnshire, five miles from Newark.

William de Claypol, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey de Cleipol, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William Claypole, vicar of Wyken, Norfolk, 1388: History of Norfolk.

1615. Married — William Cleypoole and Anne Powell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1764. — James Beer and Ann Claypole: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Magister Symon de Claypoll who witnessed the gift of the church of Maleuille to the monastery of Dunfermline in 1255 (RD., 206), and two years later appears as Master Simon de Claipol, rector of Insula (St. Mary's Isle) in the diocese of Whitehern (Pap. Lett., I, p. 344), was probably a cleric from England. Claypole is a parish in Lincolnshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Clay- Pool [Old English clœg + pól]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Claypole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Claypole is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Claypole click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claypole? popularity and diffusion

It is the 353,216th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,068,425 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Claypole live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

Claypole is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 136,230. In England Claypole is primarily found in: Northamptonshire, where 20 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 15 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Beside England Claypole is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Claypole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Claypole has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Claypole surname grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 172 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claypole Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Claypole are 17.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Claypole earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $45,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% less than the national average, earning $46,259 CAD per year.

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Claypole Reference & Research

Claypoole DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Claypoole FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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