Stapleton is an
English surname dating back to the times of
Anglo-Saxon tribes of
Britain.[1] It is a habitation name; examples of habitations are found in Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Somerset, and Yorkshire, and is from the Old English word stapol meaning post and ton meaning settlement.[2]
Notable people and characters with the surname include:
^Hanks, Patrick; Flavia Hodges; A. D. Mills; Adrian Room (14 Nov 2002). The Oxford Names Compantion. Oxford University Press. p. 587.
ISBN978-0198605614.
Surname list
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