Mapp Surname

57,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Mapp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mabel' (compare Mapleson), from nick. Mab (sharpened to Map), whence diminutive Mabbin (sharpened to Mappin). A Yorkshire surname, where Mabel was particularly popular; v. Mabb and Mabson.

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Mapp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6671:63,9607,489
England1,1411:48,8336,091
Barbados4551:632170
Canada3001:122,81912,877
Trinidad and Tobago2411:5,660895
Wales1531:20,2262,148
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Panama1361:28,7671,703
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines961:1,174270
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Grenada681:1,596282
Guyana331:23,0982,756
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Guernsey221:2,929767
Bermuda171:3,840587
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
France71:9,488,960336,266
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5481:44,4815,541
Wales291:54,0832,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7041:71,3337,662

Mapp (39) may also be a first name.

Mapp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mabel' (compare Mapleson), from nick. Mab (sharpened to Map), whence diminutive Mabbin (sharpened to Mappin). A Yorkshire surname, where Mabel was particularly popular; v. Mabb and Mabson. Thus Nob, from Oliver, became Nopps and Nopson.

1585. John Mapes add Ann Cater: Marriage Lic. (London).

1647. Married — Thomas Mapsonne to Elizabeth Border: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1722. Baptised — Ann, d. Richard Mapp: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1737. — Mary, d. John Mapson: ibid. ii. 33-i.

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

A sharpened form of Mabb, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Welsh) Descendant of Map (son); descendant of Mabb, a pet form of Mabel or Amabel (amiable).

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

Mapp Last Name Facts

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

Mapp (Russian: Мапп) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapp? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,732nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 831,058 people. The last name Mapp is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Mapp live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 39 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,667 people, or 1 in 63,960. In The United States Mapp is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 16 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Mapp is found in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Barbados, where 5 percent are found.

Mapp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mapp has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 805 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 528 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mapp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mapp last name are 2.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Mapp earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning R 146,952 per year; in United States they earn 13.26% less than the national average, earning $37,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.63% less than the national average, earning $46,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mappe89883/
Mapps89797/
Mmapp8913/
Mapph893/
Maupp891/
Map863,611/
Mappss801/
Mape755,201/
Maip751,324/
Mopp75650/
Maup75116/
Mhap7560/
Meap7531/
Maps7527/
Maph7519/
Maap759/
Mapt756/
Mayp756/
Mapf754/
Mahp754/
Matp753/
Mgap752/
Masp752/
Mabp751/
Mmap751/
Hmap751/
Majp751/
Mapz751/
Mahappe731/
Ma6721,354,561/
Maape67675/
Maipe67499/
Mahap67291/
Maupe67155/
Moppe6771/
Mmape6761/
Mopps6759/
Meape6738/
Maphe6715/
Madpe679/
Mahtp678/
Maips677/
Maype675/
Maspe674/
Mahup674/
Mhasp674/
Machp673/
Mhape673/
Mapch672/
Maups672/
Mhaps671/
Mapht671/
Mhopp671/
Meaps671/
Mahps671/
Matpe671/
Maphs671/
Mathp671/
Meupp671/
Maiph671/

Mapp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapp in the Russian language
Маппmapp-

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