The surname Tapley is English. "It is locational from a place in the county of Devonshire called Tapeley" (which is how it gets pronounced most of the time!). It's meaning is "wood where pegs were collected." "In medieval times widespread use was made of pegs in the construction of buildings." In various forms, it dates back to 901 and in the current form to 1585. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Tapley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Including the surnames Tapley, Drake, Page, Harrell, Odom, Claxton, Bush, Swain, and Schwalls from the U.S. Southeast; and Ranney, Hubbard, Hesser, Carter, Schoonover, and Ozmun/Ozman/Osman from the U.S. Northeast and Midwest
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Surname Saturday: Tapley
Labels:
Devonshire,
England,
Georgia,
North Carolina,
surname,
Tapley
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