Marples Surname

192,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Marples Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the maples,' i.e. the maple-trees. This familiar Yorkshire surname has no connexion with Marple, the parish in East Cheshire. At some period an r seems to have intruded itself into Maples or Mapples, which see.

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Marples Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5231:36,5844,791
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Australia721:374,94030,993
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Wales151:206,30213,003
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8031:30,3554,054
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Marples Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the maples,' i.e. the maple-trees. This familiar Yorkshire surname has no connexion with Marple, the parish in East Cheshire. At some period an r seems to have intruded itself into Maples or Mapples, which see.

Thomas de Mapples, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Mapples, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Mapples, 1379: ibid.

The two latter dwelt in Rotherham.

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

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

1 genit. (or pl.) of Marple, q.v.

2 a corruption form of Maples, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

The name of Marples, which may be taken from the East Cheshire town or township of Marple, is now best represented in the Chesterfield district. In 1784, John Marples rented a farm at Stavely Hague of the Chesterfield Corporation (G.), and his name is still represented there. Thomas Marple was a copyholder Bonsall in 1620 (G.). The name of Marples occurs in the list Notts freeholders in 1698 ("Harl. MS.," 6846).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Marples Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marples occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marples? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marples is the 192,671st most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,335,261 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Marples reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,523 people, or 1 in 36,584. In England Marples is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 34 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 24 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 5 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Marples Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marples has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Marples last name grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marples Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marples surname are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Marples earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.12% more than the national average, earning $58,688 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marplaes931/
Marple923,838/
Marpels863/
Marpleh861/
Marpley860/
Morples860/
Marpleah801/
Marpells801/
Marpelle801/
Marply7750/
Marpli771/
Marplay713/
Marplha711/
Meirple711/
Marplli711/
Morpley710/
Marpelli6769/
Marpilli674/
Marpelly674/
Marpilla671/
Marpella671/
Matrpelli635/
Marrpelli632/
Morpelli5351/

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