Origins of the Chapple surname

About the Chapples

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 64North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 26West Midlands 25East 84London 430South East 228South West 522South Wales 13Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chapples lived in south-west

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    2,600 Chapple Travel & migration records
    21,000 Chapples found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chapple

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    Who were Chapples most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Chapple first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Chapples

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Chapples in 1921

    Dressmaker

    111

    Laundress

    73

    House Servant

    66

    Charwoman

    48

    General Servant

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Chapples in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    146

    General Labourer

    86

    Carpenter

    80

    Farm Labourer

    67

    Mason

    57

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