The Lachapelle surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,808 people carried this name — #11,257 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 105,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,760 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Lachapelle surname
From French Lachapelle, from la chapelle (“the chapelle”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lachapelle» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 168 people named Lachapelle.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 79 people named Lachapelle live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Lachapelle in American newspapers,
1904–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,334 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Lachapelle,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marie-Louise Lachapelle 1769–1821 · physician -
Emmanuel-Persillier-Lachapelle 1845–1918 · physician -
Anne Jean Pascal Chrysostome Duc-Lachapelle 1765–1814 · astronomer
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Séverin Lachapelle 1850–1913 · writer
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Séverin Lachapelle 1851–1913 · writer
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Émile Lachapelle 1905–1988 · coxswain
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lachapelle.
- Lacarte 126 · U.S. census
- Lacas 133 · U.S. census
- Lacasse 3,307 · U.S. census
- Lacaze 1,123 · U.S. census
- Lacelle 286 · U.S. census
- Lach 2,515 · U.S. census
- Lachat 321 · U.S. census
- Lacher 1,744 · U.S. census
- Lachmann 212 · U.S. census
- Lack 2,661 · U.S. census
- Lacombe 4,524 · U.S. census
- Lacome 125 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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