Stapleton (surname)
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The Stapleton family of Old England dates back to the times of Anglo-Saxon
tribes of Britain
. Coming from the term use for a blacksmith, the name was adopted elsewhere.
The Stapleton family was dispossessed from England in the Irish Rebellion of 1641
. The Surname was never adopted into the Irish Surnames, however, since they were English landowners.
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
tribes of Britain
Britain in the Middle Ages
England in the Middle Ages concerns the history of England during the Medieval period — from the end of Roman rule in Britain through to the Early Modern period...
. Coming from the term use for a blacksmith, the name was adopted elsewhere.
The Stapleton family was dispossessed from England in the Irish Rebellion of 1641
Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began as an attempted coup d'état by Irish Catholic gentry, who tried to seize control of the English administration in Ireland to force concessions for the Catholics living under English rule...
. The Surname was never adopted into the Irish Surnames, however, since they were English landowners.