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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.

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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

    • In business

  • Bob Stapleton (born 1958), American entrepreneur
  • Walker Stapleton (born 1974), American businessman and state treasurer

    • In combat

  • 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

    • Football (soccer)

  • Frank Stapleton (born 1956), Irish association football player
  • Paul Stapleton, English football executive
  • Rory Stapleton, Irish Gaelic football player

    • Ice hockey

  • 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

    • Other sports

  • 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

    • Journalists

  • John Stapleton (born 1946), English journalist
  • Sally Stapleton (born 1957), American photojournalist

    • In religion

  • Ruth Carter Stapleton (1929–1983), American Christian evangelist
  • Theobald Stapleton (1589–1647), Irish Roman Catholic priest

    • In other fields

  • 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

    • References

    Stapleton (surname) Wikipedia
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