Stapelton Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Stapelton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stapleton,' a village in the parish of Darlington, near Pontefract, Yorkshire; also parishes in Cumberland, Gloucestershire, and Salop.

William de Stapelton, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Stapelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Grenada11:108,5351,793
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Stapelton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stapleton,' a village in the parish of Darlington, near Pontefract, Yorkshire; also parishes in Cumberland, Gloucestershire, and Salop.

William de Stapelton, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Stapelton, Yorkshire, ibid.

Milo de Stapelton, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Richard de Stapiltone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Mergareta de Stapilton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus de Stapulton, 1379: ibid.

Bryan de Stapilton, 1379: ibid.

1585-6. John Stapleton and Jane Kele: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

STAPILTON: William of Stapilton, vallettus to Edward Balliof in 1349 (Rot. Scot., I, p. 728) may have been an Englishman. There are two places named Stapleton in Yorkshire, each of which gave name to a family of some prominence, but quite distinct.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

This ancient family derived their name from the lordship of Stapleton on the river Tees, in the bishopric of Durham. They sprang from Nicholas de Stapleton, 17. King John, whose son, the warlike Sir Miles, was created Baron Stapleton in 1313. The Irish Stapletons spring from Sir John Stapleton, a scion of the Yorkshire family, who went to Ireland temp. Henry II. and received a grant of lands from King John. Courthope's Debrett.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) From stapel, stapol, stapula, a staple, fastening, stake, and ton,—a town inclosed or fenced round with stakes.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Stapelton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stapelton is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Stapelton.

How Common Is The Last Name Stapelton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,173,425th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Stapelton live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 2,970,975. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Stapelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stapelton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 42 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 35 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it contracted 84 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stapelton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stapelton are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.17% registered with the party.

Stapelton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.22% less than the national average, earning $35,718 USD per year.

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Stapelton Reference & Research

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