Stapleford Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Stapleford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stapleford,' parishes in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, and Essex; v. Staple and Ford.

Gilbert de Stapelford, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Stapleford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5151:703,80455,627
England2951:188,87516,792
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Australia341:793,99150,673
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Stapleford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stapleford,' parishes in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, and Essex; v. Staple and Ford.

Gilbert de Stapelford, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh de Stapelford, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Simon de Stapilford, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Stapelford, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1572-3. William Stapleforde and Alice Wales: Marriage Lic. (London).

1506. George Hancocke and Elizabeth Stapleford: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Stapleford (a common English local name), the Middle English Stapelford, Old English Stapolford = the Staple-Ford (i.e. a ford which was marked out or otherwise facilitated by staples or posts) [v. under Staple]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stapleford, parishes, &c., in cos. Cambridge, Herts, Leicester, Lincoln, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stapleford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stapleford has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Stapleford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stapleford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stapleford is the 368,021st most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Stapleford are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Stapleford is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 703,804. In The United States Stapleford is most prevalent in: Delaware, where 23 percent live, Kansas, where 6 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Stapleford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stapleford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stapleford surname expanded 536 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stapleford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stapleford last name are 24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.77% registered with the political party.

The amount Stapleford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.71% more than the national average, earning $50,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $55,858 CAD per year.

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