The Maple surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,585 people carried this name — #7,268 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,292 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Maple surname

English surname, from the noun maple.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Maple» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Maple in American newspapers,
1906–1908.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Maple
Daily Kennebec Journal 1906-04-28
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Maple
The Washington Times 1907-04-28
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Maple
Evening Star 1908-08-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,206 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Maple in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2010s.

7,331 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Maple. The most, 1,278, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,909
South Australia 1,551
Victoria 1,269
Queensland 664
Western Australia 540
Tasmania 205
ACT (Canberra) 134
Northern Territory 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Maple.

Who carried it

People named Maple,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Grace Emily Blundell Maple
    Grace Emily Blundell Maple 1876–1950
  • Jessie Maple
    Jessie Maple 1947–2023 · cinematographer
  • James Brian Maple 1879–1970 · writer
  • Howard Maple 1903–1970 · baseball player
  • Frank Maple 1904–1984 · Australian rules football player
  • Christine Maple 1912–1947 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Maple,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States296 records

296 records of the Maple name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 150
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 27
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 17
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Willie Maple

    Born 1919 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Upton Yaphank, New York; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1959, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Archie James Maple

    Born 1946; from Canton, Missouri. U.S. Army, cannon crewmember; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Maple

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Ashburton from Liverpool, aged 50; farmer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 296 records for Maple in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia72 records

72 records of the Maple name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 31
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Tasmanian Names Index 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Daniel Maple

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Guildford, arriving 1822; certificate of freedom 1827.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harry Maple

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Orient, aged 25; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frederick Maple

    Cleaner of Prahran, Victoria; died 1933.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 72 records for Maple in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Maple name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Maple

    Royal Berkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Maple

    Devonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Maple

    Driver, Hertfordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Maple in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Maple name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harold Charles Maple

    Died 1972; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record James Maple

    Listed at East Side Baddeck River, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Richard Maple

    Married 1880 in Inverness, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Maple in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Maple name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Graham Maple

    Born 1949 in Great Britain; died 2000 in Hébécrevon (Manche).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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