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Clappison Name 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

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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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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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