Local. A private oratory; a place of public worship.
Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CHAPEL
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Local. A private oratory; a place of public worship.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CHAPEL. From residence near one. In the H.R. we find it written Capello, De Capella, Chaple, and Chapel ; and elsewhere De la Chapel and Chapelle.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English