Given name & surname
Stapleton
“post, pillar”
Stapleton is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Stapleton goes back to Old English stapol, meaning “post, pillar.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Stapleton’s family of names
In English usage, Stapleton as a surname has a related form in Stapledon. In English usage, Stapleton as a surname has a related form in Stapylton.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Stapleton
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