Marple Surname

119,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,838 people bear this surname

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

Marple Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Marple, anciently Murpull = (apparently) the Moor-Pool [Old English mór+pul] But for the old form recorded it would have been natural to refer the first element of this name to the Old English mǽre, ‘a boundary,’ as Marple is on the R.

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Marple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3611:107,84311,801
Canada2271:162,31516,369
England1131:493,08031,588
Australia471:574,37741,856
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
France81:8,302,840321,660
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8991:55,8616,244

Marple (70) may also be a first name.

Marple Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Marple, anciently Murpull = (apparently) the Moor-Pool [Old English mór+pul] But for the old form recorded it would have been natural to refer the first element of this name to the Old English mǽre, ‘a boundary,’ as Marple is on the R. Gort, which there separates the counties of Chester and Derby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Marple (hill by the boundary valley), in Cheshire.

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

A location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Marple Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marple (Arabic: مربل) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marple? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,677th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,898,787 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Marple live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Marple is also the 1,162,016th most prevalent first name globally, held by 70 people.

The last name Marple is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3,361 people, or 1 in 107,843. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Marple Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marple has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marple last name grew 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marple Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Marple surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marple earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning $45,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marples922,185/
Marpleh921/
Marpley920/
Marpleah861/
Marpelle861/
Marply8350/
Marpli831/
Merple830/
Marplay773/
Marphil772/
Marplha771/
Meirple771/
Marplli771/
Morpley770/
Morples770/
Marpelli7169/
Marpilli714/
Marpelly714/
Marpilla711/
Marpella711/
Morphile710/
Matrpelli675/
Marrpelli672/
Merrply620/
Morpelli5751/
Merpelli5723/
Morphill571/
Merpelly571/
Meerpelli531/

Marple Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marple in the Arabic language
مربلmrbl-

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Marple Reference & Research

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