Stapleton (surname) explained

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 (born 1996), Australian radio presenter
• Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006), American actress
• Nicola Stapleton (born 1974), English actress
• Oliver Stapleton (born 1948), English cinematographer
• Peter Stapleton (1954–2020), New Zealand musician
• 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

Scholars

• Henry Ernest Stapleton (1878–1962), English chemist and historian of alchemy and chemistry

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
• Jessie Stapleton (born 2005), Irish association 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
• Timmy Stapleton, Irish hurler
• Tom Stapleton (footballer) (1907–1977), Australian rules footballer
• Tom Stapleton (hurler), Irish athlete

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

• Rita Stapleton, a heroine on the CBS soap opera The Guiding Light during the 1970s and early '80s
• 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 and References

1. Web site: Surname Database: Stapleton Last Name Origin.
2. Book: Hanks, Patrick. The Oxford Names Compantion. 14 Nov 2002. Oxford University Press. 978-0198605614. Flavia Hodges . A. D. Mills . Adrian Room . 587.