Chappuis Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Chapuis could easily become Chappuis. In origin, the name means “Carpenter”.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Chapuis and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

Chappuis adds “p” to Chapuis, a small change that crept in as the name was written down.

In the 2010 US Census, 460 Americans gave Chappuis as their last name (rank 46,314). It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country. French birth records list 1,941 children named Chappuis between 1891 and 2000. For the full story, order the Chappuis surname pack.