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Family name Maples (Maples , מייפלס ) , in the world, is a common last name. The surname Maples is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Ireland, and New Zealand, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Much less frequently, Maples is the forename as well as the last name.