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chapel Name Meaning and History

English: variant spelling of Chappell.
French: from a diminutive of Old French chape ‘hooded cloak’, ‘cape’, ‘hood’, or ‘hat’ (from Late Latin cappa, capa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cloaks or hats, or a nickname for a habitual wearer of a distinctive cloak or hat.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Distribution of chapel Families in the US in 1920

Number of chapel families

27-51

10-26

1-9

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Thread	Author	Replies
Chapel family from New London, Ct	ConnieSchneider21	7
chapel	nickchape	0
Chapel - Montville area cemeteries	ejchapel1	13
Chappell of upstate, NY	janice67_1	4
Anyone connect to these Chapel names	PatsyScott778	34
Chapel, white	Linda Stinson	0
George L. Chapel	Mary_AllanCox	1
CHAPEL John E 1925-1968	t42CrownHill	0
Peter Levy & Hannah Chapel	Kitcher_Coe	5
Descendants of Aaron Chapple	wacky124d	0

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