Stapleton is an English and Irish surname dating back to the times of Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. 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.
The Stapleton family was dispossessed from England in the Irish Rebellion of 1641.
In arts and entertainment
Chris Stapleton (born 1978), American singer and 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
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
Robyn Stapleton, Scottish singer
Steven Stapleton (born 1957), British musician
Bob Stapleton (born 1958), American entrepreneur
Walker Stapleton (born 1974), American businessman and state treasurer
Gerald Stapleton (1920–2010), British fighter pilot
Miles Stapleton (1408–1466), English knight
Miles Stapleton of Bedale (1320?–1364), English knight
In politics and government
Benjamin F. Stapleton (1869–1950), American politician
Philip Stapleton (1603–1647), English politician
Richard F. Stapleton (1831–?), American politician
Sheryl Williams Stapleton (born 1958), American politician
Walker Stapleton (born 1974), American politician
Walter King Stapleton (born 1934), American federal judge
Frank Stapleton (born 1956), Irish association football player
Paul Stapleton, English football executive
Rory Stapleton, Irish Gaelic football player
Mike Stapleton (born 1966), American ice hockey player
Pat Stapleton (ice hockey) (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player
Tim Stapleton (born 1982), American ice hockey player
Brett Stapleton (born 1987), Australian rugby union player
Clay Stapleton (1921–2014), American football player and coach
Darnell Stapleton (born 1985), American football player
Eddie Stapleton (1930–2005), Australian rugby union player
Harold Stapleton (1915–2015), Australian cricketer
Jim Stapleton (1863–1949), Irish hurler
John Stapleton (born 1946), English journalist
Sally Stapleton (born 1957), American photojournalist
Ruth Carter Stapleton (1929–1983), American Christian evangelist
Theobald Stapleton (1589–1647), Irish Roman Catholic priest
Augustus Stapleton (1800–1880), British biographer and political pamphleteer
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
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