Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CLAPP
There are approximately 2,085 people named Clapp in the UK. That makes it the 4,352nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 33 are named Clapp.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
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The Clapp surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Cor. Br.) Full of chat, tonguey; from the Cornish-British clap, prating.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CLAPP. An early Danish surname. Osgod Clapa was a Danisli noble at the court of Canute. From him it is supposed
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.