Rapley Surname

119,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rapley Surname Definition:

From the French, Raparlier (?); a personal name.

Rapley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6001:34,8244,600
Australia7571:35,6614,695
United States7331:494,48741,675
New Zealand3061:14,7982,594
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Jamaica811:35,4312,435
Wales401:77,3636,557
Scotland251:214,15311,205
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Panama71:558,8949,437
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
France51:13,284,544357,392
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9251:26,3523,614
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Rapley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Raparlier (?); a personal name.

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

Rapley was a Warnham name in the 17th century: there is a memorial slab to one of the name in the church, bearing the date of 1668 (D.).

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

Rapley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapley is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,467th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,894,345 people. The surname Rapley is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Rapley reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

Rapley is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,600 people, or 1 in 34,824. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 17 percent reside, Surrey, where 15 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Rapley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rapley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rapley surname rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rapley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rapley surname is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rapley last name are 5.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rapley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.44% less than the national average, earning R 127,272 per year; in United States they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $41,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $51,381 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rappley92192/
Raupley920/
Rapleya920/
Raple9190/
Raply9122/
Rappleye86657/
Rappleya864/
Raplee83239/
Rapple83175/
Raphle83125/
Raples8340/
Raplys8310/
Repley8310/
Ropley832/
Raplay832/
Raplle831/
Rapler831/
Rapply831/
Raplly831/
Raploe831/
Raplye830/
Raplea830/
Raplie830/
Rappleyes801/
Raspelley801/
Rappleyee800/
Rapelly77396/
Rapilly77296/
Raepple7768/
Raspler7737/
Rapelle7718/
Raupple7713/
Rappler7711/
Rapplee775/
Rapples772/
Raphlle771/
Rauplys771/
Rayplle771/
Raipple771/
Roupley770/
Rapplye770/
Reppley770/
Raplets770/
Raphlge770/
Reple73154/
Rapli7387/
Rople7312/
Rapla738/
Roply732/
Raipelly7129/
Rappelle7120/
Raapelly7119/
Reppleye715/
Rachplee713/
Raipilly713/
Raypelly711/
Raypelle711/
Raspille711/
Raspelle711/
Rashplya711/
Rapplaye710/
Repple67281/
Räpple67280/
Raplis67158/
Rouply67125/
Raspiller67124/
Ropple6754/
Hrapla6729/
Roople6726/
Raplai679/
Raplli675/
Replle674/
Rajpillay673/
Replay672/
Roplay672/
Roples672/
Rapfaelle671/
Raphla671/
Raipli671/
Raplou671/
Raplat671/
Razpiller671/
Raploa671/
Rodply671/
Reiple670/
Roplee670/
Reiply670/
Replie670/
Raspeller670/
Reeple670/
Ropler670/
Rappellye670/
Rappellee670/
Reeply670/

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Rapley Reference & Research

Rapparlie FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Rapley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Rapparlie FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rapley
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