Chapman (surname)
| Origin | |
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| Meaning | Business man or trader |
There is not a single agreed origin of the surname Chapman. Theories include it being a name for a business man or trader which was called in Old High German either choufman or koufman, which became the Old English surname céapmann.[1] Other theories include a Saxon origin, as the Saxon words ceapan or cypan mean to buy or sell, however there is a similarity in this origin to the Old High German version, it once again would means a trader or business man.[2] In addition, during the Middle Ages Chapmen or a Chapman sold chapbooks which were pamphlets intended for a wide audience.[3]
The Oxford English Dictionary gives four meanings for Chapman. They are a man whose business was buying and selling; an itinerant dealer who travels otherwise known as a hawker or peddler; an agent in a commercial transaction, or a purchaser or customer.[4]
People with the surname or nickname Chapman include:
A
- Aaron Chapman, Canadian musician and writer
- Abel Chapman (1851–1929), British born hunter-naturalist
- Adam Chapman (b. 1989), Northern Irish footballer
- Alfred Chapman (1829–1915), American real estate attorney and investor, best known as one of the founders of Orange, California
- Alger Chapman (1904–1983), American attorney, businessman and New York State official
- Allan Chapman
- Allan Chapman (historian) (b. 1946), British historian of science
- Allan Chapman (politician) (1897–1966), Scottish Unionist Member of Parliament 1935–1945
- Alvah Chapman, Jr. (1921*–2008), American newspaper publisher
- Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American botanist
- Amy Chapman (b. 1987), Australian footballer
- Andrew Grant Chapman (1839–1892), American politician
- Andy Chapman (b. 1959), British indoor soccer player
- Anne Chapman, Franco-American ethnologist
- Annie Chapman (1841–1888), English victim of Jack the Ripper
- Aroldis Chapman (b. 1988), Cuban baseball player
- Art Chapman
- Art Chapman, (1906–1962), Canadian Ice Hockey player and Olympian
- Art Chapman (basketball) (1912–1986), Canadian basketball player
- Arthur Chapman
- Arthur Chapman (poet) (1873–1935), American poet and newspaper columnist
- Arthur B. Chapman (1908–2004), British-American animal genetic researcher
- Augustus Chapman
- Augustus A. Chapman (1805–1876), American lawyer and Democrat Party politician
- Augustus Chapman Allen (1806–1864), American founder of Houston, Texas
- Austin Chapman (1864–1926), Australian Protectionist Party politician
B
- Ben Chapman
- Ben Chapman (politician) (b. 1940), British Labour Party politician and former civil servant
- Ben Chapman (actor) (1928–2008), American actor, best known for playing the Gill-man in the 1954 movie Creature from the Black Lagoon
- Ben Chapman (baseball) (1908–1993), American baseball player
- Ben Chapman (footballer) (b. 1979), English football player
- Benjamin Chapman (1621–unknown), English soldier
- Bert Chapman (b. 1942), Australian footballer
- Beth Chapman
- Beth Chapman (politician) (b. 1962), American Republican Party politician
- Beth Nielsen Chapman (b. 1958), American singer and songwriter
- Billy Chapman (1902–1967), English footballer
- Bird Beers Chapman (1821–1871), American editor and Democratic Party politician
- Bob Chapman (b. 1946), English footballer, often known as 'Sammy'
- Brenda Chapman, American animator and film director
- Brian Chapman (b. 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bruce Chapman (b. 1934), American director and founder of the Discovery Institute, and Republican Party politician
- Bryn Chapman, American beauty queen, and operatic soprano
C
- Candace Chapman (b. 1983), Canadian soccer player
- Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947), American woman's suffrage leader
- C.C. Chapman, American prominent figure in the community of podcasting, podsafe music, and new media
- C.H. Chapman (1879–1972), British illustrator and cartoonist, notable for his work on Billy Bunter cartoon strips
- Charles Chapman
- Charles Chapman (mayor) (1853–1943), American mayor of Fullerton, California
- Charles Chapman (Connecticut) (1799–1869), American Whig and Democrat Party politician
- Charles Chapman (cricketer) (1806–1892), English cricketer
- Charles H. Chapman (d. 1934), American founder of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at Cornell University
- Charles Henry Chapman (1876–1957), New Zealand Labour Party politician
- Charles Meredith Bouverie Chapman (1887–1917), British World War I flying ace
- Charles Chapman Grafton (1830–1912), American Bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in The Episcopal Church
- Chris Chapman, English rugby league player
- Christine Chapman (b. 1956), Welsh Labour Party politician
- Chuck Chapman (1911–2002), Canadian basketball player and olympian
- Clarence Chapman (b. 1953), American football player
- Colin Chapman (1928–1982), British automotive engineer, designer, and racing director
- Cornelius Chapman, British poet, songwriter, author, and performer
D
- Damien Chapman, British rugby league player
- Dave Chapman (b. 1973), British actor, television presenter, puppeteer and voice artist
- David Chapman
- David Chapman (journalist) (b. 1976), American journalist
- David Chapman (scientist) (1869–1958), English physical chemist
- David Chapman (cricketer) (1855–1934), English cricketer
- David Chapman (handballer), American handballer
- Dean Chapman
- Dean Chapman, British Dean's Verger of Guildford Cathedral
- Dean Roden Chapman (1922–1995), American mechanical engineer at NASA and Stanford University
- Dick Chapman (1911–1978), American amateur golfer
- Dinos Chapman, (born 1962), English conceptual artist
- Donald Chapman, Baron Northfield (b. 1923), British Labour Party politician and life peer
- Donovan Chapman, American country music artist
- Doug Chapman
- Doug Chapman, American stunt performer, actor and stunt coordinator
- Doug Chapman (American football) (b. 1977), American football player
- Drew Chapman, Australian comedian and radio presenter
- Duane Chapman
- Duane "The Dog" Chapman (B. 1953), American Hawaii-based bail bondsman and bounty hunter
- Duane Lee Chapman, II (b. 1973), American Hawaii-based bail bondsman and bounty hunter, son of Duane "The Dog" Chapman
E
- Ed Chapman, British artist
- Eddie Chapman
- Eddie Chapman (1914–1997), British spy and double agent, aka Agent Zigzag
- Eddie Chapman (footballer) (1923–2002), English footballer and chairman
- Edmund Chapman (1695–1763), English cricketer
- Edward Chapman
- Edward Chapman (actor) (1901–1977), British comic actor
- Edward Chapman (politician) (1839–1906), British Conservative Party politician
- Edward Thomas Chapman (1920–2002), Welsh corporal and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Edythe Chapman (1863–1948), American stage and silent film actress
- Ellen Chapman, American beauty queen
- Elizabeth Chapman, Children's author
- Emmett Chapman, British jazz musician best known as the inventor of the musical instrument Chapman Stick
F
- Fern Schumer Chapman, American author
- Frank Chapman (1864–1945), American ornithologist
- Fred Chapman
- Fred Chapman (pitcher) (1872–1957), American, youngest professional baseball player in the United States when he debuted on July 22, 1887, for the Philadelphia Athletics
- Fred Chapman (shortstop) (1916–1997), American baseball player
- Freddie Spencer Chapman (1907–1971), British Army officer and World War II veteran
- Frederick Chapman
- Frederick Chapman (1864–1943), Australia Commonwealth Palaeontologist
- Frederick Chapman (footballer) (1883–1951), English footballer and Olympic Gold medalist
- Frederick Chapman (sportsman) (1901–1964), Australian cricketer and Australian Rules footballer
- Frederick Revans Chapman (1849–1936), New Zealand Supreme Court Judge
- Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916–2003), American pediatrician and virologist
- Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721–1808), Swedish naval ship architect
G
- Gareth Chapman (b. 1981), Welsh rugby union player
- Gary Chapman
- Gary Chapman (author), American relationship counselor and author of the The Five Love Languages series
- Gary Chapman (swimmer) (1937–1978), Australian swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist
- Gary Chapman (musician) (b. 1957), American singer/songwriter and former television talk show host
- George Chapman
- George Chapman (1559–1634), English dramatist, translator, and poet
- George Chapman (murderer) (1865–1903), Polish serial killer, suspected by some as being Jack the Ripper. Born Seweryn Antonowicz Kłosowski
- George Chapman (healer) (1921–2006), British trance healer and medium
- George Henry Chapman (1832–1882), American Civil War General in the Union Army
- George W. Chapman, American lawyer and Democratic Party politician
- Georgina Chapman (b. 1976), British fashion designer and actress
- Gerald Chapman
- Gerald Chapman (1891–1926), American criminal and gang leader of the Prohibition-era
- Gerald Chapman (director) (1949–1987), British theatre director
- Glenn Chapman (1906–1988), American baseball player
- Graham Chapman (1941–1989), British comedian and writer, member of Monty Python
- Grant Chapman (b. 1949), Australian Liberal Party politician
- Grizz Chapman, American television actor, notable appearances in 30 Rock
- Guy Chapman (1889–1972), British author, historian and distinguished World War II soldier
H
- Hank Chapman, American golden age comic book writer
- Harold Chapman
- Harold Chapman (b. 1927), English photographer, especially noted for pictures taken at the Beat Hotel
- Harold Chapman (footballer), New Zealand International footballer
- Harry Chapman
- Harry Chapman (1879–1916), English footballer
- Harry Chapman (news anchor), American television news anchor
- Harry Ernest Chapman (1871–1944), British soldier and police officer
- Harry Chapman Pincher (b. 1914), Indian born British journalist and novelist
- Hayley Chapman, Australian television presenter and producer
- Henry Chapman
- Henry Chapman (1804–1891, American Democratic Party politician
- Henry Samuel Chapman (1803–1881), British born Australian and New Zealand judge
- Henry Chapman Mercer (1856–1930), American archeologist, artifact collector, tile maker and designer
- Herbert Chapman (1878–1934), English football player and manager, notably of Huddersfield Town and Arsenal
- Horace Chapman (1890–1941), South African cricketer
I
- Ian Chapman (b. 1970), English footballer
- Isaac Chapman Bates (1779–1845), American politician
- Ivan Chapman (1906–1976), English cricketer
J
- Jake Chapman (b. 1966), English conceptual artist
- James Chapman
- James Chapman (author) (b. 1955), American novelist and publisher
- James Chapman (Bishop of Colombo) (d. 1879), first Bishop of Colombo (Anglican) in Sri Lanka
- James Walter Chapman-Taylor (1878–1958), New Zealand domestic architect
- Jan Chapman (b. 1950), Australian film producer
- J.B. Chapman (1884–1947), American minister and president of Arkansas Holiness and Peniel Colleges
- Jedediah Chapman (d. 1863), American Civil War officer in the Union army, killed in the Battle of Gettysburg
- Jeff Chapman
- Jeff Chapman (1973–2005); Canadian urban-explorer, fountineer, author and editor. Also known as Ninjalicious
- Jeff Chapman (Georgia politician), American politician
- Jim Chapman
- Jim Chapman (b. 1945), American politician, Democratic Congressman representing Texas
- Jim Chapman (footballer), Scottish footballer and football manager
- John Chapman
- Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman (1774–1847), American pioneer orchardist and Swedenborgian Christian missionary
- John Chapman (footballer), English manager of Manchester United football team
- John Chapman (publisher) (1821–1894), British publisher and physician
- John Chapman (congressman) (1740–1800), American Federalist Party politician
- John Chapman (priest) (1865–1933), British Roman Catholic priest
- John Chapman (artist) (b. 1946), British artist
- John David "J.D." Chapman (b. 1983), American heavyweight boxer
- John Gadsby Chapman (1808–1889), American artist
- John Grant Chapman (1798–1856), American Whig Party politician
- John Herbert Chapman (1921–1979), Canadian space researcher from London, Ontario
- John Jay Chapman (1862–1933), American author and essayist
- John Wilbur Chapman (1859–1918), American Presbyterian evangelist
- Johnny Chapman (b. 1967), American race car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide series
- Jonathan Chapman (1807–1848), American politician and mayor of Boston
- Joseph Chapman
- Joseph Chapman, American television actor
- Union Jack (Joseph Chapman), Fictional British superhero
- Joseph A. Chapman, American President of North Dakota State University
- Judith Chapman (b. 1945), American actress
K
- Katie Chapman
- Katie Chapman (b. 1982), English football player
- Katie Chapman (voice actress), Canadian voice actress
- Karen Chapman, English retired badminton player
- Keith Chapman
- Keith Chapman (b. 1958), British children's author and creator of Bob the Builder
- Keith Chapman (organist) (1945–1989), American organist
- Kelvin Chapman (b. 1956), American baseball player
- Kevin Chapman, American actor
- Kory Chapman (b. 1980), American football player
- Kyle Chapman (b. 1971), New Zealand director of the NZNF (New Zealand National Front)
L
- Lanei Chapman (b. 1973), American actress
- Laura Chapman, American voice actress, known for English-language dubs of anime series
- Lee Chapman (b. 1959), English football player
- Leland Chapman (b. 1976), American Hawaii-based bail bondsman and bounty hunter
- Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. (1913–2000), American Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
- Les Chapman (b. 1948), English football player and manager
- Lloyd Chapman (b. 1949), American founder of the American Small Business League
- Lonny Chapman (1920–2007), American television actor
- Luke Chapman (b. 1991), English footballer
- Lyssa Chapman (b. 1987), American bounty hunter
M
- M. Chapman, English Olympian
- Margaret Chapman (1940–2000), British illustrator and painter
- Marguerite Chapman (1918–1999), American actress
- Maria Weston Chapman (1806–1885), American abolitionist
- Mark Chapman
- Mark Chapman (DJ) (b. 1973), British radio sports newsreader and DJ
- Mark David Chapman (b. 1955), American, assassin of former Beatle John Lennon
- Mark Lindsay Chapman (b. 1954), English film and television actor
- Marshall Chapman (b. 1949), American country rock singer/songwriter
- Mary Chapman, British Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute
- Matt Chapman (The Brothers Chaps), duo responsible for the creation of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons
- Matthew Chapman (author) (b. 1950), British journalist, screenwriter and director; also great-great grandson of Charles Darwin
- Michael Chapman
- Michael Chapman (bassoonist) (1934–2005), British bassoonist
- Michael Chapman (musician) (b. 1941), British guitarist and singer-songwriter
- Michael Chapman (cinematographer) (b. 1935), American cinematographer
- Michael Chapman (lawyer), American, legal adviser to the Office of Military Commissions, in Guantanamo
- Michael Chapman (Missouri Director of Homeland Security), American Director of Homeland Security for Missouri
- Mike Chapman
- Mike Chapman, Australian record producer and songwriter
- Mike Chapman (The Brothers Chaps), duo responsible for the creation of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons
- Minerva J. Chapman (1858–1947), American painter
- Mitchell Chapman (b. 1983), Australian Rugby Union player
N
- Nathan Chapman
- Nathan Chapman (soldier) (d. 2002), American soldier, was the first American killed during the invasion of Afghanistan
- Nathan Chapman (footballer) (b. 1975), Australian footballer and American Football player
- Nathaniel Chapman (1780–1853), American physician and founder of the American Journal of the Medical Sciences
- Nicola Chapman, Baroness Chapman (b. 1961), British peer
- Nicki Chapman (b. 1967), British television presenter
- Nigel Chapman
- Nigel Chapman, British Civic Mayor of Colchester
- Nigel Chapman (cricketer) (b. 1945), English cricketer
O
- Orlow W. Chapman (1832–1890), American Solicitor General of the United States
- Oscar L. Chapman (1896–1978), American Secretary of the Interior during the last three years of the Truman administration
- Owl Chapman, Surfer
P
- Pat Chapman, founder of The Curry Club, and author
- Patsy Chapman (b. 1948), British newspaper editor
- Patrick Chapman, Irish writer and poet
- Paul Chapman
- Paul Chapman (footballer) (b. 1981), Australian Rules footballer
- Paul Chapman (musician), Welsh rock guitarist (UFO, Skid Row)
- Paul Chapman (actor), British television actor
- Penny Chapman, Australian television producer
- Percy Chapman
- Percy Chapman (1900–1961), English cricketer
- Percy Chapman Black (1878–1961), Canadian Progressive Conservative Party politician
- Philip K. Chapman (b. 1935), Australian astronaut and scientist
Q
R
- Ray Chapman (1891–1920), American shortstop for the Cleveland baseball team
- Reuben Chapman (1799–1882), American lawyer and politician
- Rex Chapman (b. 1967), American retired professional basketball player
- Ric Chapman, British guitarist
- Richard Chapman (b. 1620), English, the "Queen's Master Shipwright"
- Robert Chapman
- Robert Chapman (cricketer) (b. 1972), English first-class cricketer in the 1990s
- Robert Chapman (Plymouth Brethren) (1803–1902), Danish pastor, teacher and evangelist
- Sir Robert Chapman, 1st Baronet (1880–1963), British soldier and Conservative Member of Parliament 1931–1935
- Robert Foster Chapman (b. 1926), American U.S. court of appeals judge
- Robert Hett Chapman (1771–1833), American, president of the University of North Carolina
- Robert L. Chapman (1920–2002), American lexicographer
- Robin Chapman, British actor and writer
- Roger Chapman
- Roger Chapman (b. 1942), British rock singer
- Roger Chapman (golfer) (b. 1959), English golfer
- Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman (1899–1978), British senior commander in the Royal Air Force, and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Indian Air Force
- Roosevelt Chapman, American college basketball player and University of Dayton Hall of Famer
- Roy Chapman
- Roy Chapman (football manager) (1934–1983), English football player and manager
- Roy Chapman Andrews (1864–1960), American explorer, adventurer, naturalist and director of the American Museum of Natural History
- Ryan Chapman (b. 1987), South African soccer player
S
- Sam Chapman (1916–2006), American college football player and professional baseball player
- Sammy Chapman (b. 1938), Northern Irish footballer and football manager
- Samuel Chapman
- Samuel Chapman (1859–1947), Scottish Unionist Party politician
- Samuel Chapman Armstrong (1838–1893), American educator and officer in the Union Army
- Scott "Skippy" Chapman (b. 1975), American Christian musician
- Sean Chapman (b. 1961), British actor
- Shane "Choppa" Chapman (b. 1978), New Zealand middleweight kickboxer, boxer and martial artist
- Simon Chapman
- Simon Chapman (academic) (b. 1951), Australian academic
- Simon Chapman (author), British children's author
- Simon Chapman (film maker), Australian film maker
- Stanley Chapman (b. 1925), British architect, designer, translator and writer
- Stepan Chapman (b. 1951), American fiction author
- Steven Chapman
- Steven Chapman (b. 1971), English cricketer
- Steven Curtis Chapman (b. 1962), American Christian musician
- Stuart Chapman (b. 1951), English footballer and football coach
- Sydney Chapman
- Sydney Chapman (economist) (1871–1951), British economist and civil servant
- Sydney Chapman (mathematician) (1888–1970), British astronomer and geophysicist
- Sydney Chapman (politician) (b. 1935), English Conservative Party politician and architect
T
- Tammy Chapman (b. 1971), American Penthouse model
- Ted Chapman (politician) (1934–2005), Australian Liberal Party politician
- Thomas Chapman
- Thomas Chapman (1815–1884), British premier of Tasmania
- Sir Thomas Chapman, 7th Baronet (1846–1919), Anglo-Irish landowner and father of T. E. Lawrence aka Lawrence of Arabia
- Thomas Alfred Chapman (1867–1949), British Anglican Bishop
- Tiffany Chapman (b. 1979), British actress
- Tim Chapman (b. 1965), American bounty hunter
- Timothy Granville-Chapman (b. 1947), British Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces
- Tony Chapman, British musician, early member of The Rolling Stones
- Tracy Chapman (b. 1964), American singer-songwriter
U
V
- Vernon Chapman (b. 1921), English footballer and football manager
- Vickie Chapman (b. 1957), Australian Liberal Party politician
- Victor Chapman
- Victor Chapman (1890–1916), French-American pilot during World War I
- Victor Chapman (driver), New Zealand motor-racing driver
- Vince Chapman (b. 1967), English footballer
- Virgil Chapman (1895–1951), American Democrat Party politician
W
- Wade Chapman (b. 1976), Australian footballer
- Wallace Chapman, New Zealand radio and television host
- Wayne Chapman (b. 1945), American basketball player
- William Chapman
- William Chapman (cricketer), English cricketer
- William Chapman (poet), Canadian poet
- William W. Chapman (1808–1892), American politician in Iowa and Oregon
- William Chapman Hewitson (1806–1878), British naturalist
- William Chapman Nyaho (b. 1958) Ghanaian-American concert pianist
- William Chapman Ralston (1826–1875), American founder of the Bank of California
- William Charles Chapman Mortimer, English writer
X
Y
- Yvonne Chapman (b. 1940), Australian National Party politician
Z
References
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- ^ Arthur, William. "Chapman Surname Origin". Searchforancesters.com. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Chapman - name meaning, origin". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ Baron, Mike. "The Meaning of the name CHAPMAN". Retrieved 14 October 2009.
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