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.
CHAPEL
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.
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.