Stapleton (surname)

Stapleton is an English and Irish surname dating back to the times of Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. 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. ^[1]

The Stapleton family was dispossessed from England in the Irish Rebellion of 1641.

People with the surname

In arts and entertainment

• Cyril Stapleton (1914–1975), British violinist and band leader
• Fergal Stapleton (born 1961), Irish artist
• Jacinta Stapleton (born 1979), Australian actress
• Jean Stapleton (1923–2013), American actress
• Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006), American actress
• Nicola Stapleton (born 1974), English actress
• Oliver Stapleton (born 1948), English cinematographer
• Peter Stapleton (born 1954), New Zealand musician
• Steven Stapleton (born 1957), British musician

In business

• Bob Stapleton (born 1958), American entrepreneur
• Walker Stapleton (born 1974), American businessman and state treasurer

In combat

• Gerald Stapleton (1920–2010), British fighter pilot
• Miles Stapleton (1408–1466), English knight
• Miles Stapleton of Bedale (1320?–1364), English knight

In politics and government

• Benjamin F. Stapleton (1869–1950), American politician
• Philip Stapleton (1603–1647), English politician
• Richard F. Stapleton (1831–?), American politician
• Sheryl Williams Stapleton (born 1958), American politician
• Walter King Stapleton (born 1934), American federal judge

In sport

Football (soccer)

• Darren Stapleton (born 1987), Irish association football player
• Frank Stapleton (born 1956), Irish association football player
• Paul Stapleton, English football executive
• Rory Stapleton, Irish Gaelic football player

Ice hockey

• Mike Stapleton (born 1966), American ice hockey player
• Pat Stapleton (ice hockey) (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player
• Tim Stapleton (born 1982), American ice hockey player

Other sports

• Brett Stapleton (born 1987), Australian rugby union player
• Clay Stapleton (1921–2014), American football player and coach
• Darnell Stapleton (born 1985), American football player
• Eddie Stapleton (1930–2005), Australian rugby union player
• Harold Stapleton (1915–2015), Australian cricketer
• Jim Stapleton (1863–1949), Irish hurler

Journalists

• John Stapleton (born 1946), English journalist
• Sally Stapleton (born 1957), American photojournalist

In religion

• Ruth Carter Stapleton (1929–1983), American Christian evangelist
• Theobald Stapleton (1589–1647), Irish Roman Catholic priest

In other fields

• Craig Stapleton (disambiguation), several persons
• Dave Stapleton (disambiguation), several persons
• John Stapleton (disambiguation), several persons
• Patrick Stapleton (disambiguation), several persons
• Thomas Stapleton (disambiguation), several persons
• William Stapleton (disambiguation), several persons

Notes

1. Hanks, Patrick; Flavia Hodges; A. D. Mills; Adrian Room (14 Nov 2002). The Oxford Names Compantion. Oxford University Press. p. 587. ISBN 978-0198605614.