Taplay Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Taplay Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Tapley,' some small place in Devon which I have not succeeded in finding; (a) 'of Taplow,' a parish in Buckinghamshire, one mile from Maidenhead, a natural modification of the name.

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Taplay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada921:400,49635,373
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Taplay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Tapley,' some small place in Devon which I have not succeeded in finding; (a) 'of Taplow,' a parish in Buckinghamshire, one mile from Maidenhead, a natural modification of the name.

Adam de Tapplegh, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Tapplegh, Devon, ibid.

'Robertus and Adam de Tapplegh, tenent in Tappelegh unum feodum, etc.: Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.

1744-5. Married — Thomas Tapley and Mary Keet: Canterbury Cath.

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

(English) belonging to Tap(e)ley (Devon), 13th cent. Tapplegh, Anglo-Saxon *Tæppan- leáh = TÆPPa’s Lea [the pers. name Tæppa, genit. Tæppan-, is apparently a nickname (for an innkeeper) from Old English tæppa, m., a tap (whence tæppere, a tavern-keeper] There may have been sporadic confusion with Tabley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps Taplow, co. Bucks, or Tarporley, co. Chester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tapley is another form of Tabley, the name of Cheshire townships. There was an ancient family of the name of Tabley (O.).

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

Taplay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taplay is found most in Canada. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taplay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taplay is the 1,871,545th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Taplay are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 400,496. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 90 percent are found, British Columbia, where 9 percent are found and Alberta, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Taplay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Taplay has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taplay Last Name Statistics demography

Taplay earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $49,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapla91368/
Taply916/
Tapley835,750/
Thapla83729/
Taplah83350/
Tapply83173/
Toplay8328/
Taplau837/
Taplas837/
Taplad833/
Taplia832/
Taupla832/
Taplat832/
Taipla832/
Tappla831/
Tadpla831/
Teaply831/
Tapliy831/
Taphla831/
Taploy831/
Tapella77757/
Thaplat77307/
Teplaya77174/
Thappla7767/
Thaplad777/
Toeplay777/
Taiplah777/
Tapilla776/
Thaplai774/
Tappley774/
Tapelly774/
Tapplad773/
Taapley773/
Tapliya771/
Thapley771/
Tuoplay771/
Thoaply771/
Taplaah771/
Taspley770/
Taepley770/
Taple73787/
Tapli73328/
Tepla73174/
Topla7395/
Toply7320/
Thaploha71167/
Tappella7187/
Thapliya7144/
Thapelly7110/
Thapella713/
Taplaiad711/
Tapiella711/
Tadpilla711/
Topley671,978/
Tepley67528/
Teplyi67409/
Tapler67402/
Thepla67197/
Teplyy67189/
Thapli67125/
Thopla6796/
Taplei6788/
Taplet6760/
Toplat6755/
Toplah6736/
Toplas6735/
Teppla6735/
Toplae6725/
Tapleh6724/
Thaple6723/
Teplyh6718/
Taplis6715/
Teplah6714/
Toplaz6713/
Tepliy6712/
Taples675/
Tapple673/
Taspellas672/
Teaple672/
Toploy671/
Taplli671/
Toplya671/
Thapliyas671/
Tappli671/
Theply671/
Tadpli671/
Taplit671/
Taplee671/
Tapleu671/
Taplie671/
Tasple670/
Tauple670/

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