Stopleton Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Stopleton 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.
Read More About This SurnameStopleton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Stopleton 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).
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.
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.
(Saxon.) From stapel, stapol, stapula, a staple, fastening, stake, and ton,—a town inclosed or fenced round with stakes.
Stopleton Demographics
Stopleton Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Stopleton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stopleton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stopleton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Stopleton.
How Common Is The Last Name Stopleton? popularity and diffusion
The last name Stopleton is the 14,316,765th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Stopleton is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Stopleton are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Stopleton is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 100 percent reside.
Stopleton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Stopleton surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleton | 89 | 40,308 | / |
| Stepleton | 89 | 275 | / |
| Steepleton | 84 | 217 | / |
| Stappleton | 84 | 67 | / |
| Steppleton | 84 | 6 | / |
| Stapletoon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Stapletone | 84 | 1 | / |
| Stapleaton | 84 | 1 | / |
| Staphleton | 84 | 1 | / |
| Staplton | 82 | 18 | / |
| Steplton | 82 | 1 | / |
| Steephleton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stapelton | 78 | 203 | / |
| Stapylton | 78 | 195 | / |
| Stepelton | 78 | 61 | / |
| Staplyton | 78 | 2 | / |
| Steeplton | 78 | 2 | / |
| Stapliton | 78 | 1 | / |
| Stapletan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Stapletom | 78 | 1 | / |
| Stappelton | 74 | 17 | / |
| Steepelton | 74 | 2 | / |
| Steppelton | 74 | 0 | / |
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