Explore the Family Name Stapleford

The meaning of Stapleford

English: habitational name from any of various places called Stapleford (Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire), all named with Old English stapol ‘post, pillar’ + ford ‘ford’.

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How common is the last name Stapleford in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stapleford has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 50,468 in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it had slipped to 52,383, marking a drop of 3.79%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally from 389 to 396 during the same period, representing a growth of 1.8%. Its proportion per 100k people however, experienced a decline of 7.14%, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,468	#52,383	-3.79%
Count	389	396	1.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stapleford

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Stapleford, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly linked with the White ethnicity. In 2000, 98.20% of the bearers of this surname identified as White, although this figure witnessed a slight decrease to 94.70% in 2010. The Hispanic representation saw an increase of 17.83%, going up from 1.29% in 2000 to 1.52% in 2010. Interestingly, the category "Two or more races" emerged in 2010 with 2.02%. No Staplefords identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.2%	94.7%	-3.56%
Two or More Races	0%	2.02%	0%
Hispanic	1.29%	1.52%	17.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%