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Early Origins of the Chaplin family

The surname Chaplin was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Chaplin family

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Chaplin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chapelain, Capelain, Chaplain, Chaplin, Lechapelain, Caplain, Lecapelain, Lecaplin, Lechaplin, Lechaplain, Lecaplain, Chappelain, Cappelain, Chapplain, Chapplin, Capplin and many more.

Early Notables of the Chaplin family

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Chaplin Ranking

In the United States, the name Chaplin is the 5,009^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Chaplin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chaplin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Chaplin, aged 18, who landed in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Thomas & John" 2
Mr. Clement Chaplin, (b. 1587), aged 48, British settler listed with the Baker family travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Elizabeth and Anne" arriving in Massachusetts Bay (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire) in 1635 3
Humphrey Chaplin, who landed in Maryland in 1637 2
Hugh Chaplin from Bradford, Yorkshire, who settled in Rowley, Maine in 1638. His son settled in Attelborough, Massachusetts
Mrs. Elizabeth Chaplin, (nee Scott), (b. 1623), aged 15, British settler traveling aboard the ship "John of London" arriving in Boston, Massachuetts in 1638 4
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Chaplin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Chaplin, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1728 2

Chaplin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph H Chaplin, aged 19, who landed in Georgia in 1812 2
Richard Chaplin, aged 30, who landed in New York in 1849 2
Emamuel Chaplin, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1858 2

Chaplin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chaplin Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

James Chaplin, who arrived in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1862
Mark Chaplin was a tailor of St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1894 5

Chaplin migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Chaplin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Chaplin, English shepherd who was convicted in Southampton, Hampshire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 25th June 1828, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1878 6
Mr. William Chaplin, English convict who was convicted in Essex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bardaster" on 7th September 1835, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
Mr. John Chaplin, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Aurora" on 18th June 1835, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 8
John Chaplin, English convict from Berkshire, who was transported aboard the "Anson" on September 23, 1843, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 9
Mr. James Chaplin who was convicted in Chelmsford, Essex, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "David Malcolm" on 13th May 1845, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) and Norfolk Island 10
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Chaplin migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Chaplin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Francis Chaplin, (b. 1843), aged 21, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Ivanhoe" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 13th June 1864 11
Mr. David Chaplin, (b. 1851), aged 31, Scottish settler travelling from Scotland (possible Greenock) aboard the ship "Wellington" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 8th March 1883, heading for Invercargill 12
Mrs. Mary Chaplin, (b. 1856), aged 26, Scottish settler travelling from Scotland (possible Greenock) aboard the ship "Wellington" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 8th March 1883, heading for Invercargill 12
Mr. James Chaplin, (b. 1878), aged 4, Scottish settler travelling from Scotland (possible Greenock) aboard the ship "Wellington" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 8th March 1883, heading for Invercargill 12
Miss Margaret Chaplin, (b. 1880), aged 2, Scottish settler travelling from Scotland (possible Greenock) aboard the ship "Wellington" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 8th March 1883, heading for Invercargill 12
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Chaplin migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 13

Chaplin Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. Edward Chaplin, (b. 1615), aged 20, British settler travelling aboard the ship "The Dorset" arriving in Barbados in September 1635 14

Contemporary Notables of the name Chaplin (post 1700) +

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin Jr (1889-1977), English comedy actor and silent film star, known for his screen persona as "the Tramp"; his film career spanned more than 75 years, awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1972, perhaps best known for his films The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator
Josephine Hannah Chaplin (1949-2023), American actress and the daughter of filmmaker Charlie Chaplin
Oscar Chaplin III (1980-2022), American bronze medalist weightlifter at the 1999 Pan American Games
Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (b. 1944), American-born, actress of English, French, and Spanish language films, fourth child of Charlie Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin III (1925-1968), American actor, son of Charlie Chaplin
Saul Chaplin (1912-1997), American producer, composer and musical director
William E. Chaplin, American Republican politician, Secretary of State of Wyoming, 1919-23 15
Thomas K. Chaplin, American politician, Mayor of Westover, West Virginia, 1979-83 15
D. Eugene Chaplin, American Republican politician, Member of Maine State House of Representatives from Cumberland County, 1919-20 15
Carroll Sherman Chaplin (b. 1882), American Republican politician, Mayor of Portland, Maine, 1922-23 15
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Historic Events for the Chaplin family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Albert E Chaplin (b. 1923), English Boy 1st Class serving for the Royal Navy from Shoreditch, London, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 16

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's. Retrieved 24th September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved October 6th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bardaster
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th August 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/aurora
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Anson voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1843 with 499 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/anson/1843
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st June 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/david-malcolm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm