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Lachapelle History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

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Lachapelle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The French region of Forez is where Lachapelle was first used as a surname. Lachapelle was a name for a person who lived near a chapel or church, deriving its origin from the Old French word "chapelle," which means "chapel."

Early Origins of the Lachapelle family

The surname Lachapelle was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where this distinguished family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lachapelle family

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Lachapelle Spelling Variations

The many different spellings of French surnames can be partially explained by the use of local dialects and by the influence of other languages during the early development of the French language. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Lachapelle is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Lachapelle, Lachapel, Lachapelles, Chapelle, Chapel, Chapelles, Chapels, Chepel, Chepelles and many more.

Early Notables of the Lachapelle family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Vincent La Chapelle (c. 1690-1745), a French master cook who is known to have worked for Phillip Dormer...
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Lachapelle World Ranking

In the United States, the name Lachapelle is the 10,206^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Lachapelle is ranked the 615^th most popular surname with an estimated 8,320 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Lachapelle is the 241^st popular surname. 3

Lachapelle migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Lachapelle. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Lachapelle were

Lachapelle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacques LaChapelle, who settled in Louisiana in 1731

Lachapelle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Camille Lachapelle, who settled in Philadelphia in 1840
Amandine Lachapelle, who settled in America, in 1892
Eduard Lachapelle, who landed in America, in 1892
Gustav Lachapelle, who immigrated to America, in 1892
Arthur Lachapelle, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
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Lachapelle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Aimable LaChapelle, aged 1, who landed in America, in 1906
Jules Lachapelle, aged 23, who landed in America from Jumet, Belgium, in 1910
Joseph Lachapelle, aged 68, who immigrated to the United States from Strassburg, Germany, in 1915
Jeanne Lachapelle, aged 38, who landed in America, in 1919
Philomene Lachapelle, aged 46, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, France, in 1923
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Lachapelle migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lachapelle Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean LaChapelle, who arrived in Canada in 1643
Honore LaChapelle, who arrived in Montreal in 1651
Marin LaChapelle, who landed in Montreal in 1653
Pierre Lachapelle, who arrived in Montreal in 1658
Pierre and F. Haulin Lachapelle, who settled in Montreal in 1658
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Lachapelle Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Silva Lachapelle, aged 19, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1917
Robert Ambrose LaChapelle, aged 26, who immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1922
Louise Lachapelle, aged 35, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Lachapelle (post 1700) +

Marie-Louise LaChapelle (1769-1821), French head of obstetrics at the Hotel Dieu, Paris, generally regarded as the mother of modern obstetrics
Sean Paul LaChapelle (b. 1970), former professional American NFL football wide receiver
Edward Randle "Ed" LaChapelle (1926-2007), American avalanche researcher, glaciologist, mountaineer, skier, author, and professor
David Lachapelle (b. 1963), American photographer from Fairfield, Connecticut
Sylva C. Lachapelle, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from New York County 10th District, 1932 4
Lloyd LaChapelle, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1961 4
Joseph Blanchard LaChapelle (1860-1927), American politician, Member of Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1927 4
Eugene J. Lachapelle, American Republican politician, Candidate for Governor of Rhode Island, 1950 4
Andrée Lachapelle OC CQ (1931-2019), French Canadian actress
Huguette Lachapelle (b. 1942), Canadian former politician in Quebec
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html