Mapps Surname History

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England

Etymology of Mapps

What does the name Mapps mean?

The surname Mapps 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 Mapps family

The surname Mapps 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 Mapps family

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Mapps Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Mapps family

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Mapps migration to the United States +

Mapps Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Robert Mapps, who landed in Virginia in 1652 5

Mapps migration to Australia +

Mapps Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Henry Mapps, (b. 1820), aged 24, English farm labourer who was convicted in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 9th May 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6

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)
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa