Chapple Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The name Chapple is closely linked to Chappell. The family name meaning is “Dweller by a chapel”, the same as for Chappell.

Chapple coat of arms

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

Chapple and Chappell

Chapple is listed among the recognised spellings of Chappell. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Chappel and Chapel.

The 2010 US Census counted 3,604 people named Chapple, ranking it number 9,068 among American surnames. For the full story, order the Chapple surname pack.