A corruption of Chapman; a trader, a shopman.
Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CHAPIN
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
Europe
Country of origin
France
Language of origin
French
Religion of origin
Unknown
Classification
Unknown
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The Chapin surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A corruption of Chapman; a trader, a shopman.