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Origin of tapley Total Records: 2  Origin of tapley, Meaning of tapley Origin: An ancestor, most likely Herveus de Kipier, married a daughter of the earl Percy on Northern England in the late 12th century. Her dowry was the manor of Topcliffe in Yorkshire so her husband styled himself de Toppeclyve. The vast majority of us descend from this marriage. Surnames: Topcliffe, Topley, Topliff, Tapley, Tokely, Tockley, Toclive, Tocklyffe, Toplin, Taplin, Toppeclyve, Topply, Tople, Taple, Tapple Submitted by: Colin Topley Origin of tapley, Meaning of tapley Origin: Tapley means wood with strong pegs. What is funny is most of my family was carpenters! Surnames: tapley Submitted by: Tes 11/22/2008 1:41 AM Page 1 of 1

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