Chapman
An English surname originating as an occupation for a merchantAn English surname originating as an occupation for a merchant.
Meaning
16 senses(countable, uncountable)An English surname originating as an occupation for a merchant.
A number of places in the United States.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Butler County, Alabama.
(countable, uncountable)A neighbourhood of Pasadena, California.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Illinois.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Clay County, Kansas.
(countable, uncountable)A city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
(countable, uncountable)A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana.
(countable, uncountable)A township and village therein, in Merrick County, Nebraska.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Ohio.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
Origin
* From Middle English chapman, chepman, meaning merchant or trader; equivalent to cheap (n* From Middle English chapman, chepman, meaning merchant or trader; equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Doublet of Kaufman and Koopman.
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