Mappin Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mappin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mabel,' from nick. Mab and diminutive Mab-in, sharpened to Mappin; v. Mapp.

Hugh Mapping, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I. Maude Mabyn, wyfe of Roger Mabyn, 1603: St. Columb Major (Cornwall).

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Mappin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3151:176,88316,062
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Canada721:511,74443,418
Australia421:642,75544,739
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Mappin 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,' from nick. Mab and diminutive Mab-in, sharpened to Mappin; v. Mapp.

Hugh Mapping, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I. Maude Mabyn, wyfe of Roger Mabyn, 1603: St. Columb Major (Cornwall).

1729. Married — Joseph Mapping and Mary Long: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

For Mabbin, a double diminutive of Mabel: v. Mabb.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Roger Magnepeine, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John, Richard Manipenyn, c. 1270 (Rotuli Hundredorum), Engl.

The Norman People (1874)

Mappin Last Name Facts

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

Mappin occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mappin.

How Common Is The Last Name Mappin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mappin is the 509,669th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Mappin reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 176,883. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 64 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 11 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 5 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Mappin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mappin has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 346 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mappin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mappin surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Mappin earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning R 234,024 per year; in United States they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning $52,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning $62,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauppin92131/
Mapping9215/
Mappina923/
Mapin91218/
Maupin839,921/
Moppin83523/
Mapina83225/
Maspin83186/
Maping8379/
Maapin8373/
Mappen8324/
Mapind8321/
Maipin8311/
Mapien838/
Mahpin835/
Madpin831/
Meppin830/
Mahapin775/
Mopping774/
Meaupin773/
Maispin771/
Maiping771/
Masspin771/
Mauping771/
Mayping771/
Maupion770/
Mopin73257/
Mapen73127/
Mepin7329/
Mapim734/
Mapne733/
Mapingue714/
Mapingne711/
Mopina67344/
Meppen67250/
Mapeng67116/
Meepin6795/
Mapaen6771/
Mhapne6744/
Moping6725/
Moupin6716/
Mapeen6711/
Maspen6710/
Mepien6710/
Moopin675/
Maipen673/
Maipim673/
Mopien672/
Moepin672/
Mospin672/
Moppen672/
Maupen672/
Modpin671/
Mapyon671/
Mahapn671/
Mahpne671/
Madpen671/
Meapen671/
Mapend671/
Mapeun671/
Mopuin670/
Motpin670/
Meypin670/

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