Staple
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See also: staple
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English stapel (“staple”).
Proper noun
[edit]Staple (countable and uncountable, plural Staples)
- A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2756).
- A habitational surname from Middle English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Staple is the 35945th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Staple is most common among White (50.32%) and Black/African American (43.11%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Staple”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.