Clappison Family History

Clappison Surname Meaning

‘son of someone surnamed Clapham’. This type of name composed of a surname + son is mostly confined to northern counties especially Lancs and adjacent parts of WR Yorks.

Clapham is especially frequent in WR Yorks and derives from Clapham (spelled Claypham 1421 in Place-Names of WR Yorks VI p. 232) near the border with Lancs. The village is five miles west of Giggleswick where Claphamson had already proliferated by the mid-16th century.

Pronunciation of Claphamson is frequently weakened to Clappinson Clappison and Clapson. Bearers of the name apparently migrated to Lancs ER Yorks Lincs Northants London and possibly Kent.

See also Clapson. Claphamson has not survived and Clapinson is nowadays markedly southern.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Champion, Clayson, Clawson, Campion, Lappin, Larison, Callison, Caison, Classon, Larrison

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You can see how Clappison families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Clappison family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Clappison families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 89 Clappison families living in Yorkshire. This was about 79% of all the recorded Clappison's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Clappison families in 1891.

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What did your Clappison ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Clappison. 60% of Clappison men worked as a Farmer and 79% of Clappison women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Clappison were Tractor driver and Housewife.

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Farmer

60%

Labourer

20%

Tractor driver

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

79%

Domestic duties

Unpaid domestic duti

Housewife

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There are 207 military records available for the last name Clappison. For the veterans among your Clappison ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Clappison lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Clappison life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Clappison in 1963 was 71, and 78 in 2004.

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Clappison Surname Meaning

‘son of someone surnamed Clapham’. This type of name composed of a surname + son is mostly confined to northern counties especially Lancs and adjacent parts of WR Yorks.

Pronunciation of Claphamson is frequently weakened to Clappinson Clappison and Clapson. Bearers of the name apparently migrated to Lancs ER Yorks Lincs Northants London and possibly Kent.

See also Clapson. Claphamson has not survived and Clapinson is nowadays markedly southern.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Clappison family from?

What did your Clappison ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

60%

Labourer

20%

Tractor driver

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

79%

Domestic duties

Unpaid domestic duti

Housewife

What Clappison family records will you find?

What is the average Clappison lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Clappison life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Clappison in 1963 was 71, and 78 in 2004.

Clappison Family History

Clappison Surname Meaning

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