Stapletom Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Stapletom 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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Stapletom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Stapletom 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

Stapletom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stapletom is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stapletom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Stapletom is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Stapletom are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Stapletom is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Stapletom is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 100 percent reside.

Stapletom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stapleton8940,308/
Steapleton8485/
Stappleton8467/
Stapleston847/
Stapletoon841/
Stapletone841/
Stapleaton841/
Staphleton841/
Staplton8218/
Stapelton78203/
Stapylton78195/
Staplyton782/
Stapliton781/
Stapletan781/
Stopleton781/
Stappelton7417/
Steapelton740/
Staypelton740/

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