Chappelow Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Chappelow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chapelhow' (v. Howe). This rare surname is found in the London Directory. It has travelled from the borders of Cumberland and Westmoreland. In the former county it still exists as Chapplow, which is very misleading, suggesting low (v.

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Chappelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
England2261:246,54020,052
Australia861:313,90427,145
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Chappelow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chapelhow' (v. Howe). This rare surname is found in the London Directory. It has travelled from the borders of Cumberland and Westmoreland. In the former county it still exists as Chapplow, which is very misleading, suggesting low (v. Lowe) as the suffix.

Christopher Chappelhow, Hackthorp, 1602: History Westm. and Cumb.

Thomas Chappelhow, Hackthorp, 1602: ibid.

Thomas Chappillhow, of Underbarrow, parish of Kendal, 1608: Wills at Chester.

1742. Married — Duncan Bayne and Barbara Chappelow: St. George, Hanover Square.

George Chapplehow and Elizabeth Diment: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Chapel-How [Old Norse haug-r, a hill] The old form Chappelhow is found in Lake-Country histories.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Chappelow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chappelow Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chappelow is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chappelow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chappelow is the 572,152nd most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The last name Chappelow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Chappelow live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Chappelow is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 1,535,843. In The United States Chappelow is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 34 percent live, Missouri, where 26 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 41 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Chappelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chappelow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chappelow surname expanded 1,815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 276 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chappelow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Chappelow are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Chappelow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,548 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chappelhow95114/
Chapelow9428/
Cappelow941/
Chapelhow89149/
Chappelaw891/
Choppelow891/
Capelow880/
Chapplehow841/
Shapelow8215/
Chapelaw820/
Copelow758/
Chepelov71320/
Chapalov7163/
Coppelov712/
Zhapelov712/
Chapilov711/
Chapilova672/
Chapylova671/
Schapilov671/

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Chappelow Reference & Research

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