Mapples Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mapples 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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Mapples Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mapples (4) may also be a first name.

Mapples 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

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

Mapples Last Name Facts

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

Mapples is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mapples.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapples? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Mapples occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Mapples live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 4 people.

The surname Mapples is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. Aside from India this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mappless931/
Maples9214,877/
Mapple9226/
Mappley8698/
Maplese865/
Maplees864/
Mapless862/
Mepples861/
Mayples860/
Maple838,523/
Mappille804/
Mappelle801/
Mapley77613/
Mapleh77141/
Mapply7772/
Maiple7716/
Mapels773/
Maplet773/
Mayple772/
Masple771/
Meples771/
Mopple771/
Moples771/
Mapler771/
Maphle771/
Maplee770/
Mapils770/
Mappiller752/
Maipele71378/
Mapelle7151/
Meaplet719/
Moppley716/
Maupley712/
Mapille711/
Meapleu711/
Meuples711/
Mauplie711/
Mopless710/
Mappelli67128/
Mapla6726/
Mapli6721/
Maupille6713/
Mahapleh679/
Maply677/
Mapeelle672/
Mapielle672/
Mapellis672/
Maipelle671/
Mapelleh671/
Mople671/
Mahaplea671/

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