Claypoole History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland

The Anglo-Saxon name Claypoole comes from when the family resided in Claypole, a parish in the county of Lincolnshire, near Newark. 1 "Oliver Cromwell is supposed to have slept at this place on the night previous to the siege of Newark, in an ancient house near the river, which still remains. " 2

The parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was first listed as Claipol and literally meant "clayey pool" from the Old English words "claeg" + "pol." 3

Early Origins of the Claypoole family

The surname Claypoole was first found in Lincolnshire where one of the first records of the family was Geoffrey de Cleipol, a Knight Templar there in 1185. 4 A few years later, William de Claypol, Lincolnshire was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 and William Claypole, was vicar of Wyken, Norfolk in 1388. 5 John de Claipole was listed in the Assize Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1374.

Further to the north in Scotland, "Magister Symon de Claypoll witnessed the gift of the church of Maleuille to the monastery of Dunfermline in 1255, and two years later appears as Master Simon de Claipol, rector of Insula (St. Mary's Isle) in the diocese of Whitehern, was probably a cleric from England. " 6

Early History of the Claypoole family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Claypoole research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1625, 1629, 1645, 1646, 1654, 1655, 1658, 1660 and 1688 are included under the topic Early Claypoole History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Claypoole Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Claypoole has been recorded under many different variations, including Claypool, Claypoll, Claypole, Claypoole, Claypol and others.

Early Notables of the Claypoole family

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Claypoole Ranking

In the United States, the name Claypoole is the 7,847^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 7

Claypoole migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Claypoole or a variant listed above:

Claypoole Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Norton Claypoole, who arrived in New York in 1679
James Claypoole, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 8
John Claypoole, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 8
James Claypoole, his wife Helena, and seven children and five servants, settled in Pennsylvania in 1683

Contemporary Notables of the name Claypoole (post 1700) +

James Claypoole Jr. (1743-1822), American portrait painter, son of James Claypoole, Sr
Joseph Claypoole (1677-1740), American father of James Claypoole Sr., Joseph Claypoole American father of James Claypoole, Sr
James Claypoole Sr. (1720-1784), American portrait painter, house painter and glazier, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, High Sheriff of Philadelphia from 1777–1780
William H. Claypoole (1907-1981), American politician, Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (1880-1925), American millionaire equestrian, father of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
Alice Claypoole Gwynne Vanderbilt (1845-1934), American wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Anna Claypoole Peale (1791-1878), American miniature painter, daughter of J. Peale

Citations +

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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)