Stapler Surname

334,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Stapler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the staple,' a staple (Old French estaple), a mart, a general centre of merchandise. Originally the place was the staple, not the commodity. Stapler is the occupative form, and Staples the genitive form; compare Styles, Brooks, Holmes, &c.

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Stapler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9741:372,13432,984
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Israel381:225,20121,188
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England121:4,643,172139,951
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:211,89318,185

Stapler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the staple,' a staple (Old French estaple), a mart, a general centre of merchandise. Originally the place was the staple, not the commodity. Stapler is the occupative form, and Staples the genitive form; compare Styles, Brooks, Holmes, &c.

Robert de Stapel, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

The above entry no doubt refers to Staple-next-Wingham, a parish in Kent.

Robert atte-Staple, Close Rolls, 5 Edward I.

Robertas Staple, jeurcer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Staple, 1379: ibid.

1623. Thomas Winson and Joan Stapler: Marriage Lic. (London).

1666. Married — Jacob Staple and Susan Goodman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dealer [v. under Staple, and + the English agential suff. -e)r] The corresp. French étapier is now a military term for a "distributor of rations.”

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A staple (Dutch stapel,) means a mart or emporium, and in old times a "merchant of the staple" signified a trader of importance. In course of time, however, the word stapler was monopolized by the dealer in wool, and it is now only heard in the compound "wool-stapler." Drayton, in his Polyolbion, commends Leicester —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Said to be derived from Estaples, now Etaples, a small seaport of France about eleven miles from Boulogne.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stapler: the merchant who bought wool en gros. As a surname it exists as Staples.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Staples is still a Nottingham name; four mayors of the town bore this name in the 17th century (D.).

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

Stapler Last Name Facts

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

Stapler is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stapler? popularity and diffusion

It is the 334,183rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,595,064 people. The last name Stapler occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Stapler are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Stapler is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 974 people, or 1 in 372,134. In The United States Stapler is most numerous in: Alabama, where 40 percent are found, Georgia, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Stapler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stapler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stapler last name grew 411 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stapler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stapler last name are 18.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.78% being registered with the party.

Stapler earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $42,318 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stappler93160/
Shtapler936/
Staplier931/
Staepler930/
Steapler930/
Staple922,178/
Sttapfler880/
Staples8634,200/
Stapley864,132/
Stepler86409/
Stopler8687/
Stapple8637/
Stöpler8632/
Steaple8616/
Staplet863/
Staplee861/
Staplir860/
Staplie860/
Stapled860/
Stöppler80758/
Steppler80274/
Stoppler80183/
Stoepler80112/
Stapelle8079/
Steaples8057/
Stoopler8052/
Stapples808/
Steepler802/
Steapley801/
Stäppler801/
Staplles801/
Stapless801/
Stephler801/
Stoplerr801/
Staplets800/
Stapleas800/
Stople77179/
Staply770/
Stoeppler75189/
Stopple7149/
Shtapli713/
Stoples711/
Steiple711/
Stopley710/
Staplis710/
Stapella6740/
Stophlet6728/
Stopplea671/
Stopplet670/

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