Chapel Family History
Chapel Name Meaning
English: variant spelling of Chappell.French: from
a diminutive of Old French chape ‘hooded cloak’, ‘cape’,
‘hood’, or ‘hat’ (from Late Latin cappa, capa), hence a
metonymic occupational name for a maker of cloaks or hats, or a
nickname for a habitual wearer of a distinctive cloak or hat.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Chapel
Name Distribution of Chapel Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chapel families
 34 - 65  12 - 33 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chapel families
|
9 - 16 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Chapel census records
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Chapel Family Origin
Chapel Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Chapel families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Chapel Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Chapel census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Chapel ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Chapel
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