Caplans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

• Origins Available:
• England
• Germany

Etymology of Caplans

The Caplans 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 Caplans family

Early History of the Caplans family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caplans 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 Caplans History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caplans Spelling Variations

Only 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 Caplans has undergone many spelling variations, including Chaplin, Chaplins, Chapline, Chaplyn, Cheplain, Chaplain, Chaiplin, Caplin, Caplines, Keplaine and many more.

Early Notables of the Caplans family

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 Chapin (1598-1675), Devon-born, early settler of Springfield, Massachusetts...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Caplans Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Caplans family

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 Caplans were among those contributors: Hugh Chaplin from Bradford, Yorkshire, who settled in Rowley, Maine in 1638. His son settled in Attelborough, Massachusetts. Clement Chaplin settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1635.