Chaplin (name)

Chaplin (name)

Chaplin is a surname of English, Ukrainian and Belarusian origin. Surnames of English origin are derived from the occupational name for a clergyman, while Ukrainian and Belarusian uses are derived from chaplya, meaning ‘heron’ or ‘stork’.[1] The surname Chaplin may refer to:

People named Chaplin

See also

  • Chaplin family, relatives of comedian Charlie Chaplin
  • Chaplin (disambiguation)

References

  1. ^ Ancestry.com Chaplin family history

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