Caplan History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEtymology of CaplanWhat does the name Caplan mean? The Caplan name was originally an Anglo-Saxon name that was given to a chaplain, the minister of a sanctuary or church. The name is derived from the Latin word capellanus 1 Early Origins of the Caplan familyThe surname Caplan was first found in Hampshire where the oldest record of the name was Albert Chapelain, who was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a tenant in chief and the king's chaplain. 1 Early History of the Caplan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caplan research. Another 196 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1559, 1591, 1598, 1634, 1659, 1660, 1672, 1675, 1677 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Caplan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Caplan Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Caplan has undergone many spelling variations, including Chaplin, Chaplins, Chapline, Chaplyn, Cheplain, Chaplain, Chaiplin, Caplin, Caplines, Keplaine and many more. Early Notables of the Caplan familyNotables of the family at this time include Sir Francis Chaplin; Thomas Chaplin (1591-1672), an English draper and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660; and Samuel... Caplan RankingIn the United States, the name Caplan is the 13,837th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Caplan were among those contributors: Caplan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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