Maples Surname

35,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,877 people bear this surname

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

Maples Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the maples,' from residence beside the mapletrees. Evidently some spot in West Riding of Yorks; compare Mapplewell, a village near Barnsley. The modern Yorkshire form seems to be Marples.

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Maples Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,0981:25,7103,235
England2721:204,84617,761
Australia2001:134,97914,603
Ireland891:52,9093,746
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
India191:40,371,862445,856
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Belize51:71,0952,977
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3151:77,3828,408
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7231:29,1463,547

Maples (37) may also be a first name.

Maples Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the maples,' from residence beside the mapletrees. Evidently some spot in West Riding of Yorks; compare Mapplewell, a village near Barnsley. The modern Yorkshire form seems to be Marples.

Robert de Mapeles, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus de Mapples, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Mapples, 1379: ibid.

1617. Baptised — Thomasin, d. John Maples: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at the Maple-Tree(s [Old English mapul-treó]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a maple tree, or at the sign of the maypole.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An old Norman feminine name. Ma belle, "my pretty one," is corrupted in the Channel Islands to Maple and Maples.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Maples Last Name Facts

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

Maples (Arabic: مابليس) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maples? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,512th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 489,853 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Maples are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 37 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 14,098 people, or 1 in 25,710. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 16 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Maples Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Maples has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maples last name rose 818 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,483 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maples Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Maples surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Maples surname are 20.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Maples earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $41,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.74% more than the national average, earning $58,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maplese925/
Maplees924/
Mapless922/
Mapples922/
Mayples920/
Maple918,523/
Mappless861/
Mapley83613/
Mapleh83141/
Mapple8326/
Maiple8316/
Maplet833/
Mapels833/
Mayple832/
Moples831/
Mapler831/
Meples831/
Maphle831/
Masple831/
Maplee830/
Mapils830/
Maipele77378/
Mappley7798/
Mapelle7751/
Meaplet779/
Maupley772/
Meapleu771/
Mepples771/
Meuples771/
Mapille771/
Mauplie771/
Mopless770/
Mapla7326/
Mapli7321/
Maply737/
Mople731/
Maupille7113/
Mahapleh719/
Mappille714/
Mapellis712/
Mapeelle712/
Mapielle712/
Maipelle711/
Mappelle711/
Mapelleh711/
Mahaplea711/
Mopils6799/
Mapply6772/
Maplay6752/
Maplai6744/
Mopley6724/
Mauply6711/
Maipli6710/
Madpli674/
Mappiller672/
Mahapille672/
Mopple671/
Maplli671/
Moplis671/
Maspeller671/
Matpli671/
Mouple671/
Moplie671/
Mopels671/
Maplgi671/
Maplio671/
Maploy671/
Maipla671/

Maples Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maples in the Arabic language
مابليسmablys-

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Maples Reference & Research

Maples, Maple 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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