Maplethorpe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Maplethorpe family

The surname Maplethorpe was first found in Lincolnshire at Mablethorpe, a parish, in the union of Louth, Marsh division of the hundred of Calceworth. "This place is supposed to have obtained its name from the great number of maple-trees with which it formerly abounded, and the stumps of which are still to be seen at low water." 1

Actually, Mablethorpe is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Malbertorp. 2 At that time, it literally meant "outlying farmstead of a man called Malbert." from the Old German personal name + the Viking word "thorp." 3

However, we must look to Yorkshire to find the first record of the family. It is here that Gilbert de Maupertorp was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1219. 4

Early History of the Maplethorpe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maplethorpe research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1510, 1600, 1609, 1631, 1664, 1676, 1677 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Maplethorpe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Maplethorpe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maplethorp, Maplethorpe, Mablethorp, Mablethrope, Maplethrop, Maplethropp, Mablethropp and many more.

Early Notables of the Maplethorpe family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Robert Mapletoft (1609-1677), an English churchman and academic from North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge (1664-1677), and Dean of Ely; and his son, John Mapletoft (1631-1721), an...
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Maplethorpe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Maplethorpe Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Martha Annie Maplethorpe, aged 58, who landed in America, in 1906
Maud Maplethorpe, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Lincoln, England, in 1914
Charles Maplethorpe, aged 28, who settled in America, in 1918
C. Maplethorpe, aged 29, who landed in America, in 1920
William H. Maplethorpe, aged 23, who settled in America from Chapel Hill, England, in 1924

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)