Stapleton (surname)
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:
Arts and entertainment[]
- Chris Stapleton (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- 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
- Liam Stapleton, Australian radio presenter
- 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
- Rita Stapleton, a heroine on the CBS soap opera The Guiding Light during the 1970s and early '80s
- Robyn Stapleton, Scottish singer
- Steven Stapleton (born 1957), British musician
- Sullivan Stapleton (born 1977), Australian actor
Business[]
- Bob Stapleton (born 1958), American entrepreneur
- Patrick J. Stapleton III (active from 1997), member of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, son of Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr.
- Thomas Stapleton (antiquary) (1805–1849), English landowner
- Walker Stapleton (born 1974), American businessman and state treasurer
Military[]
- Deryck Stapleton (1918–2018), British bomber pilot and Air Vice Marshal
- Gerald Stapleton (1920–2010), British fighter pilot
- Sir Miles Stapleton (1408–1466), English knight
- Sir Miles Stapleton of Bedale or of Cotherstone (1320?–1364), English knight
Politics and government[]
- Benjamin F. Stapleton (1869–1950), American politician
- Charles W. Stapleton (1853–1935), American lawyer and politician
- Craig Roberts Stapleton (born 1945), U.S. ambassador
- John Stapleton (MP) (1816–1891)
- Patrick J. Stapleton Jr. (1924–2001), U.S. politician in Pennsylvania, father of Patrick J. Stapleton III
- Philip Stapleton (1603–1647), English politician
- Richard F. Stapleton (1831–?), American politician
- Sheryl Williams Stapleton (born 1958), American politician
- Thomas J. Stapleton (born 1947), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Walker Stapleton (born 1974), American politician
- Walter King Stapleton (born 1934), American federal judge
- William Stapleton (MP for Carlisle), MP for Carlisle
- Sir William Stapleton, 1st Baronet, also see List of colonial governors of Nevis
- Sir William Stapleton, 4th Baronet (c. 1698 – 1740), English politician, son of the governor
Sports[]
Baseball[]
- Dave Stapleton (infielder) (born 1954), baseball player who played with the Boston Red Sox 1980–86
- Dave Stapleton (pitcher) (born 1961), baseball player who played with the Milwaukee Brewers 1987–88
Football (soccer)[]
- Frank Stapleton (born 1956), Irish association and Manchester United football player
- Laurence Stapleton, English footballer
- Paul Stapleton, English football executive
- Rory Stapleton, Irish Gaelic football player
Football (American)[]
- Clay Stapleton (1921–2014), American football player and coach
- Darnell Stapleton (born 1985), American football player
Ice hockey[]
- Mike Stapleton (born 1966), American ice hockey player
- Pat Stapleton (ice hockey) (1940–2020), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tim Stapleton (born 1982), American ice hockey player
Other sports[]
- Brett Stapleton (born 1987), Australian rugby union player
- Craig Stapleton (rugby league) (born 1978), Australian rugby league footballer
- Eddie Stapleton (1930–2005), Australian rugby union player
- Harold Stapleton (1915–2015), Australian cricketer
- Jim Stapleton (1863–1949), Irish hurler
- Paddy Stapleton (born 1985), Irish hurler
- Thomas Stapleton (hurler) (born 1988), Irish hurler
- Tom Stapleton (footballer) (1907–1977), Australian rules footballer
- Tom Stapleton (hurler), Irish athlete
- Rob Stapleton, Irish International Rugby League player
Journalism[]
- John Stapleton (born 1946), English journalist
- John Stapleton (Australian journalist)
- Sally Stapleton (born 1957), American photojournalist
Religion[]
- Ruth Carter Stapleton (1929–1983), American Christian evangelist
- Theobald Stapleton (1589–1647), Irish Roman Catholic priest
- Thomas Stapleton (theologian) (1535–1598), English Catholic controversialist
Other fields[]
- Augustus Stapleton (1800–1880), British biographer and political pamphleteer
Disambiguation pages[]
- 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
Fictional characters[]
- Jack and Beryl Stapleton, characters from The Hound of the Baskervilles
- The Stapleton family, the main characters in a series of historical novels by Thomas Fleming
Notes[]
- ^ "Surname Database: Stapleton Last Name Origin".
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Flavia Hodges; A. D. Mills; Adrian Room (14 Nov 2002). The Oxford Names Compantion. Oxford University Press. p. 587. ISBN 978-0198605614.
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