The Chapel Family Name

There is no single Chapel family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

The meaning behind Chapel

Many Chapel families will find their roots under Chappell, the form most records use. In origin, the name means “Dweller by a chapel”.

Before spelling was fixed, Chappell was also written Chapel. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Chappel and Chapple. 2,293 Americans were listed as Chapel in the 2010 census. French birth records list 3,257 children named Chapel between 1891 and 2000. There were 156 such births in the 1890s and 319 in the 1990s.

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