Stepleton Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

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

Stepleton 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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Stepleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:211,00318,126

Stepleton 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

Stepleton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stepleton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stepleton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 950,707th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Stepleton are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 1,378,171. In The United States Stepleton is most frequent in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, Alabama, where 10 percent live and Colorado, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Stepleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stepleton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 111 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stepleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Stepleton last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stepleton last name are 17.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.62% registered with the political party.

Stepleton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,130 USD per year.

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Stepleton Reference & Research

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