| ![Show Contents]() Chopping History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Chopping comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person noted for enjoying strong drink. The surname Chopping is derived from the Old French word chopine, which was an old medieval measure of liquid; referred to as "the Parisien halfe pint", it was nearly as large as an English pint. In modern times, the Old French word chopiner means to tipple. The surname Chopping may also be a patronymic name derived from the personal name Chopin. Early Origins of the Chopping familyThe surname Chopping was first found in Devon, but we must look to Somerset to find the first recording of the family; for it is there that researchers found John Chopyn was listed 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 1 The Curia Regis Rolls for Devon in 1219 included an entry for Walter Chopin and later the Assize Rolls for Somerset recorded Henry Choppin in 1280. 2 Early History of the Chopping familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chopping research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1219, 1280, 1327, 1377, 1596, 1597, 1606, 1685, 1781 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Chopping History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Chopping 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 Chopping has undergone many spelling variations, including Chopping, Choppin, Chopyn, Chopin, Choppen, Chappington and many more. Early Notables of the Chopping familyNotables of the family at this time include John Chappington or Chapington (d. 1606), English organ-builder, born at South Molton, Devonshire. "He seems to have built an organ for Westminster Abbey about 1596, when an entry in the churchwardens' accounts of St. Margaret's, Westminster, records that he was paid 13l. 13s. 4d. for the organs of the college...
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Chopping Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Chopping family to Ireland
Some of the Chopping family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Chopping familyTo 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 Chopping were among those contributors: William Choppin who arrived in New York City in 1830.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Chopping (post 1700) | + |
- Richard Wasey Chopping (1917-2008), British illustrator and author, best known for his many illustrations used on Ian Fleming's James Bond novels starting with From Russia, with Love (1957)
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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