Last Name WALPOLE

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Meaning Local: Of Walpole. Walpole in Mershland, county Norfolk, gave name to this historical family, and here Joceline de Walpole was living in the reign of Stephen.
Local: From 'Walpole,' a town in Norfolk, England.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 14,983 (2000 US census) 19,369 (1990 US census)
Count 1,810 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.57%, or 1748 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0.61%, or 11 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.72%, or 13 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.71%, or 31 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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