Staples Surname
Approximately 34,200 people bear this surname
Staples 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.
Read More About This SurnameStaples Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,768 | 1:16,651 | 2,106 |
| England | 5,254 | 1:10,605 | 1,571 |
| Canada | 2,639 | 1:13,962 | 2,057 |
| Australia | 2,492 | 1:10,833 | 1,610 |
| New Zealand | 546 | 1:8,294 | 1,412 |
| South Africa | 512 | 1:105,816 | 12,779 |
| Wales | 246 | 1:12,579 | 1,396 |
| Jamaica | 89 | 1:32,247 | 2,327 |
| Philippines | 81 | 1:1,249,855 | 96,172 |
| Scotland | 64 | 1:83,653 | 6,073 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Panama | 34 | 1:115,066 | 4,183 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Isle of Man | 27 | 1:3,179 | 679 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Cyprus | 17 | 1:52,052 | 5,162 |
| Barbados | 16 | 1:17,966 | 1,009 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 58 | 1:76,377 | 5,461 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,794 | 1:8,724 | 1,316 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:1,484 | 259 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,811 | 1:8,642 | 1,109 |
Staples (55) may also be a first name.
Staples 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.
Pl., and genit., of Staple, q.v.
“Pillar” in Old England.
(English) One who came from Staple (post or pillar), in Kent; dweller at a post.
Said to be derived from Estaples, now Etaples, a small seaport of France about eleven miles from Boulogne.
From Staplers; a location name in Hampshire Or Staple, Devon.
Staples: from Estaples.
Staples is still a Nottingham name; four mayors of the town bore this name in the 17th century (D.).
Staples Demographics
Staples Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Staples Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Staples Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Staples is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Staples? popularity and diffusion
The surname Staples is the 16,260th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 213,086 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Staples are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Staples is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 55 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 21,768 people, or 1 in 16,651. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, Virginia, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Staples Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Staples has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Staples last name increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 946 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 305 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 29 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Staples Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (72%) in Ireland.
In The United States Staples are 6.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.4% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Staples earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 161.42% more than the national average, earning 904,718 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 220.37% more than the national average, earning R 761,328 per year; in United States they earn 3.94% less than the national average, earning $41,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $50,030 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steaples | 93 | 57 | / |
| Stapples | 93 | 8 | / |
| Staplles | 93 | 1 | / |
| Stapless | 93 | 1 | / |
| Staplets | 93 | 0 | / |
| Stapleas | 93 | 0 | / |
| Staplies | 93 | 0 | / |
| Staple | 92 | 2,178 | / |
| Stapley | 86 | 4,132 | / |
| Stapler | 86 | 1,105 | / |
| Stapels | 86 | 238 | / |
| Stapple | 86 | 37 | / |
| Steaple | 86 | 16 | / |
| Steples | 86 | 4 | / |
| Staplet | 86 | 3 | / |
| Stoples | 86 | 1 | / |
| Staplee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stapled | 86 | 0 | / |
| Staplis | 86 | 0 | / |
| Staplie | 86 | 0 | / |
| Staplls | 86 | 0 | / |
| Steeples | 80 | 1,193 | / |
| Stappler | 80 | 160 | / |
| Staepels | 80 | 117 | / |
| Stapelle | 80 | 79 | / |
| Stapells | 80 | 65 | / |
| Shtapler | 80 | 6 | / |
| Steapley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stappels | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stepples | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steapler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stople | 77 | 179 | / |
| Staply | 77 | 0 | / |
| Stappells | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sttapfler | 75 | 0 | / |
| Stopler | 71 | 87 | / |
| Stopple | 71 | 49 | / |
| Shtapli | 71 | 3 | / |
| Steiple | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stepels | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stopels | 71 | 0 | / |
| Stopley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Stoppels | 67 | 365 | / |
| Stoppler | 67 | 183 | / |
| Stoopler | 67 | 52 | / |
| Stapella | 67 | 40 | / |
| Stophlet | 67 | 28 | / |
| Stopplea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stoplerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stopplet | 67 | 0 | / |
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