CHAPPLE
Chapple is a surname of strictly English origin, found within the British Isles and particularly in England.
Its etymology can be traced back to the Old English word ceap, meaning “market” or “bargaining”. Accordingly it is best regarded as an occupational surname, originally given to an individual who worked at or frequented a market or fair. Over time the name became hereditary, passed from one generation to the next.
In addition, Chapple is a recognised variant of Chappel, which itself derives from the medieval English form Chapel. The latter can be explained in two parallel ways: as a topographical name for someone dwelling close to a chapel, and as an occupational reference for an employee of a chapel. Both pathways arise from the Middle English chapel(l)e, a loan‑word of Old French provenance and ultimately from Latin capella. The first recorded spelling in the English language was that of John Chapel, entered as a deed in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk in the year 1202 during the reign of King John.
Other documented spellings include Chappell, Chapell, Capelle and Capewell. A still‑recognised historical record concerns Abraham, son of Thomas and Ann Chapple, christened on the 7th of August 1623 at St. Botolph’s in Bishopsgate, London. The surname also appears on a heraldic grant: the coat of arms awarded on 20th October 1686 to Richard Chapell, Deputy‑Auditor‑General, is blazoned as a gold shield featuring a black anchor between two chaplets in green fess.
In contemporary times the surname is predominantly found in the United Kingdom and in Australia, but it is otherwise scattered across the English‑speaking world.
Typical given names associated with the Chapple surname
Male
- Andrew
- David
- James
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Christine
- Claire
- Elizabeth
- Gillian
- Jacqueline
- Janet
- Karen
- Lisa
- Margaret
- Patricia
- Sarah
- Susan
- Victoria
Similar and related surnames
- Chapel
- Chappie
- Chapell
- Chappell
- Chappl
- Chapeld
- Chapelle
- Chapells
- Chapelow
- Chapels
- Chapla
- Chaple
- Chapleau
- Chapleo
- Chaples
- Chapley
- Chapp
- Chappa
- Chappale
- Chappall
- Chappe
- Chappek
- Chappel
- Chappelaw
- Chappele
- Chappelear
- Chappelhow
- Chappelle
- Chappellow
- Chappells
- Chappelon
- Chappelow
- Chappels
- Chapper
- Chappet
- Chappil
- Chappill
- Chapplehow
- Chapples
- Chiappelli
- Chipala
- Chipili
- Chipol
- Choppel
- Choppell
- Chopple
- Ciapala
- Ciappelli
- Schapper
- Shapal
- Shapla
- Shaples
- Shappell
- Shepples
- Shiple
- Shiplee
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.
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There are approximately 2,616 people named Chapple in the UK. That makes it roughly the 3,398th most common surname in Britain. Around 40 in a million people in Britain are named Chapple.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Chapple
- Glen Chapple - Cricketer
- Frank Chapple - Trade union leader (1921 to 2004)
- Phil Chapple - Football player
- William Chapple - New Zealand politician (1864 to 1936)
- Robin Chapple - Australian politician
- Shaun Chapple -
Names and descriptions courtesy of Wikipedia, and may contain errors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every famous person with this name.