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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English, Welsh
Other Forms FormsMabe, Mabb (English); Mappes, Map, Mapys (Welsh)

Meaning & History

variant of Mabe, which itself is a variant of Mabb, characterized by a genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s and the devoicing of b to p. All derived from the given name Mable. Variant of the welsh surname Mapp.
Added 5/11/2020 by Paradiso36
Edited 4/19/2025 by Paradiso36