Chappa: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Some records give Chapa; others give Chappa. Both point to the same Spanish family name. Read literally, Chappa points to “Metal plate”.

• The extra “p” in Chappa is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• In the 2010 US Census, 418 Americans gave Chappa as their last name (rank 50,106). Of these, 44% identified as Hispanic or Latino. 141 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Chappa name at birth. Births under the name grew in the later decades.
• Other spellings include Chapas.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Chapa surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Chappa family name pack.