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We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Chapel surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)


Local. A private oratory; a place of public worship.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CHAPEL. From residence near one. In the H.R. we find it written Capello, De Capella, Chaple, and Chapel ; and elsewhere De la Chapel and Chapelle.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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