Walpole Surname

72,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Walpole Surname Definition:

Most probably from Walpole in the county of Norfolk, England. Willelmus de Walepole witnessed confirmation of sale of the land of Scrogges to the Church of Glasgow, c. 1208-13 (REG., p. 76). Magister Adam de Walpol, cleric of the Church of Glasgow, c.

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Walpole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4771:146,33015,107
England2,3121:24,1003,335
Australia9381:28,7803,896
Canada4391:83,9319,326
France2261:293,90645,015
Ireland1351:34,8812,909
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Wales571:54,2904,971
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1861:23,8162,626
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1591:21,0312,970
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:122,18711,874

Walpole (39) may also be a first name.

Walpole Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably from Walpole in the county of Norfolk, England. Willelmus de Walepole witnessed confirmation of sale of the land of Scrogges to the Church of Glasgow, c. 1208-13 (REG., p. 76). Magister Adam de Walpol, cleric of the Church of Glasgow, c. 1235 (LSC., p. 56).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Walpole (Norf.; Suff.), 13th cent. Walepol, Walepole=the Wall-Pool [Old English w(e)all + pól] Robert de Walepole.—Charter-Rolls (Suff.), A.D. 1267-8.

According to the National Gazetteer (1868) Walpole St. Andrew and Walpole St. Peter (Norf.) are both “situated on the Roman sea-wall.”

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Walpole (pool by the wall, or pool of the Welsh), the name of places in Norfolk and Suffolk.

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

"Walpole, in Mershland, co. Norfolk, gave name to this historical family, and here Joceline de Walpole was living in the reign of Stephen. Reginald de Walpole, in the time of Henry I., seems to have been a lineal ancestor of the house. He was father of Richard, who married Emma, daughter of Walter de Howton, or Houghton, which at a very early period became the family seat." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Walpole, a town in Norfolk, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Appears to have been a branch of Baynard or Beaumont, of Maine, bearing their arms with a slight difference. Reginald de W. t. Henry I. held from the See of Ely (Blomefield, Norfolk, vii. 105), and had Richard, who t. Stephen in. the d. and heir of Houton. Ralph Fitz- Richard, his son, who held from the See of Ely 1165 (Lib. Niger), occurs as Ralph de Bellomont t. Henry II. (Blomefield, x. 76). He had Josceline, living 1199, ancestor of the Earls of Orford, and of the celebrated minister Sir Robert Walpole.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Norfolk, Somerset, Suffolk.

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

Walpole is the name of parishes and villages in Norfolk. In the 13th century the surname of De Walpol was represented in this county, as well as in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire (H. R.).

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

Walpole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walpole occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walpole? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walpole is the 72,285th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,068,085 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Walpole live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname Walpole is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,477 people, or 1 in 146,330. In The United States Walpole is most common in: Texas, where 14 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Walpole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walpole has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 603 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 27 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walpole Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Walpole surname are 15.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walpole earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.54% more than the national average, earning R 314,976 per year; in United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $50,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallpole938/
Wealpole930/
Walpoole930/
Whalpole930/
Walpoles930/
Walpol922/
Wallpoole880/
Walpola864,841/
Walpool86179/
Wolpole861/
Walpale861/
Walpoll860/
Wallpoll800/
Wallpool800/
Valpola7177/
Wolpold7116/
Walphal711/
Balpale711/
Walpalli6730/
Walphall675/
Valpolla673/
Valpatle672/
Wahlphal671/
Balpalle671/
Wallpall670/

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