Mapp Surname History

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England

Etymology of Mapp

What does the name Mapp mean?

The surname Mapp was a baptismal name derived from 'the son of Mabel.' 1

One source notes the name could have been derived from Mabesoone; in the Domesday Book of 1086. 2 3

Early Origins of the Mapp family

The surname Mapp was first found in Lancashire where William Mabbeson was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of 1332. Later, William Mabbesson was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1381 and in Yorkshire, we found William Mabotson, Mabetson in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4

Another source notes John Mabson, in the Patent Rolls, in 8 Richard II (1491.) The Surtees Society Publications lists Michael Mabson in York in 1494. 1

Early History of the Mapp family

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Mapp Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mabson, Mapson, Mabotson, Mabbeson, Mabuisson, Mabbson, Mabbison and many more.

Early Notables of the Mapp family

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Mapp Ranking

the United States, the name Mapp is the 6,116^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 5

Mapp migration to the United States +

Mapp Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Mapp, who arrived in Virginia in 1654 7

Mapp migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

First Fleet

Mr. Luke Mapp, (1723 - 1790), aged 66, British settler convicted at Herefordshire, England in 1787, sentenced to Life for stealing sheep, transported aboard the ship "Neptune" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790, may have died on the ship 6

Mapp migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Mapp Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Mapp, aged 26, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874
Eliza Mapp, aged 21, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874
Sarah Mapp, aged 8 months, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Mapp (post 1700) +

Anna Kathryn Mapp (b. 1970), American chemist
Kenneth E. Mapp (b. 1955), American politician 8
Rhonda Mapp (b. 1969), American former professional basketball player
Eddie Mapp (1910-1931), American country blues harmonicist
Norman Mapp (1928-1988), American jazz vocalist, composer and recording artist
Justin Mapp (b. 1984), American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City. member of the Untied States U17, U20 National Teams (2001-2007)
George Walter Mapp (1873-1941), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Virginia State Senate 37th District, 1912-21; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1920, 1928 9
Sarah "Crazy Sally" Mapp (1706-1737), English lay bonesetter
Owen Thomas Mapp CNZM (b. 1945), New Zealand carve
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html