Chapa Family History
Chapa Name Meaning
Spanish and Portuguese: from chapa meaning amongst other
things ‘metal sheet’, ‘tin’ and hence a metonymic occupational name
for a metalworker.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Chapa
Name Distribution of Chapa Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chapa families
 124 - 245  42 - 123 |
 1 - 41  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Chapa families
|
4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Chapa last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Chapa census records
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Chapa Family Origin
Chapa Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Chapa
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Chapa Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Chapa census records
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Chapa Civil War Service Records
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