Find out how popular the last name Maple is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Maple.

Maple, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Maple surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maple in America

Maple is the 7268th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maple surname appeared 4,585 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Maple.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maple to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Maple

The surname Maple originated in England and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is a locational name derived from the Old English words "mapol" or "mapul," meaning a maple tree. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a significant maple tree or in an area where maple trees were abundant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Maple can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1191, where it appears as "Mapel." This suggests that the name was already established in the region by the late 12th century.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various forms, such as "Mapel" and "Mapele," reflecting the variations in spelling common during that period. The Hundred Rolls of 1273 mention a Richard Mapele from Oxfordshire, indicating the name's presence in that county.

During the 14th century, the surname Maple began to appear more frequently in historical records. The Poll Tax Returns of 1379 list a John Mapull from Yorkshire, while the Subsidy Rolls of 1381 record a Thomas Mapel from Cambridgeshire.

Notable individuals with the surname Maple throughout history include John Maple (c. 1500-1578), an English Protestant clergyman and scholar who served as the Archdeacon of Lewes. Another prominent figure was Sir John Maple (1610-1677), an English landowner and Member of Parliament from Derbyshire.

In the 17th century, the name Maple was found in various parts of England, with records showing individuals such as Christopher Maple (1622-1688), a wealthy merchant and Member of Parliament from London, and Thomas Maple (1630-1685), a Church of England cleric and author from Buckinghamshire.

During the 18th century, the name Maple continued to be associated with notable individuals, including John Maple (1731-1798), a British naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War, and John Maple (1760-1840), an English painter and engraver known for his landscape paintings.

Throughout the 19th century, the surname Maple was carried by individuals such as James Maple (1795-1869), an English architect responsible for designing several churches and public buildings in Yorkshire, and John Maple (1846-1903), a British businessman and philanthropist who founded the Maple & Co. furniture company.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maple

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Maple.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Maple was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Maple has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Maple was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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