Claypool Surname

81,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Claypool 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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Claypool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8171:62,3107,301
Canada1331:277,03525,971
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2761:39,3564,648

Claypool 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)

A parish in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Claypool Last Name Facts

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

The surname Claypool is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claypool? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,164th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,216,822 people. The surname Claypool is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Claypool are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,817 people, or 1 in 62,310. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Claypool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Claypool has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Claypool last name rose 456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claypool Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Claypool are 17.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Claypool earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $41,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claypoole941,317/
Clayppool942/
Clapool932/
Claypol931/
Clypool930/
Claydpoole891/
Claypole881,031/
Cleypool8847/
Claypoll882/
Cloypool882/
Klaypool881/
Clapoole880/
Claypolle821/
Claupoole820/
Clapold809/
Klaypol801/
Clypole800/
Clapole800/
Schlapol750/
Cleijpool7121/
Classpole711/
Clapale671/
Klaipol671/

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Claypool 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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