Tapley Surname

84,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Tapley 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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Tapley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2741:84,8069,591
England6251:89,1499,649
Canada4031:91,42810,026
Australia1861:145,13815,497
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Ireland661:71,3484,439
Wales361:85,9597,098
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5691:42,8395,380
Wales41:392,10412,338
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5711:87,9499,123

Tapley (67) may also be a first name.

Tapley 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

(English) One who came from Tapeley (wood where pegs were cut), in Devonshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Tapley Last Name Facts

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

Tapley is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tapley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,074th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,267,399 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Tapley are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tapley is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 67 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,274 people, or 1 in 84,806. In The United States Tapley is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Tapley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tapley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 749 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 118 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tapley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tapley last name are 11.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tapley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.4% less than the national average, earning $40,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $51,899 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tappley924/
Taapley923/
Thapley921/
Taspley920/
Taepley920/
Taple91787/
Taply916/
Topley831,978/
Tepley83528/
Tapler83402/
Tapply83173/
Taplay8398/
Taplei8388/
Taplet8360/
Tapleh8324/
Thaple8323/
Taples835/
Tapple833/
Teaple832/
Tapleu831/
Taplie831/
Teaply831/
Tapliy831/
Taplee831/
Taploy831/
Tasple830/
Tauple830/
Tappler77270/
Taplett77160/
Taplehi7760/
Tapelly774/
Thaplee772/
Toppley771/
Tapliya771/
Thaphle771/
Taipele771/
Teapleu771/
Thoaply771/
Tapplee771/
Thopley770/
Taiplet770/
Teaples770/
Teppley770/
Tople736,231/
Tapla73368/
Tapli73328/
Teple73107/
Toply7320/
Thapliya7144/
Thapelly7110/
Tuopleye715/
Thaphlep714/
Thaplesh713/
Taiplett710/
Teeple673,050/
Thapla67729/
Töpler67527/
Topple67459/
Teplyi67409/
Topler67398/
Taplah67350/
Teplyy67189/
Thapli67125/
Toples6786/
Tápler6753/
Tuopleyee6737/
Toplei6731/
Toplay6728/
Toplae6725/
Teplyh6718/
Taplis6715/
Tepliy6712/
Theple6711/
Taplas677/
Taplau677/
Touple676/
Tepple674/
Taplad673/
Taplia672/
Taupla672/
Taplat672/
Taipla672/
Toploy671/
Thapliyas671/
Tadpla671/
Tadpli671/
Taplli671/
Tappla671/
Tappli671/
Toiple671/
Tepleh671/
Toploe671/
Toplee671/
Toplue671/
Topleh671/
Theply671/
Toplep671/
Toplya671/
Taplit671/
Teplee671/
Tehple671/
Taphla671/
Teiple670/
Teplie670/
Toeple670/

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