How common is the surname Chappelle?

2,189 people in the United States had the surname Chappelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,044 Americans. It ranked 13,810th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chappelle?

Dave Chappelle, American comedian and actor (born 1973), followed by Joe Chappelle.

Where is the surname Chappelle most common?

Wikidata records people named Chappelle in the United States.

Is the surname Chappelle getting more or less common?

More common. 2,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,189 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Chappelle

A surname, carried by 2,189 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chappelle is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,189 people named Chappelle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,044 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,132.

#13,810

rank among US surnames

2,189

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,149)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,806	Mizrahi	2,190	140,980
#13,810	Rayborn	2,189	141,044
#13,815	O'Rear	2,188	141,109

Who is named Chappelle

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

53% of people named Chappelle identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Two or more races 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chappelles

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dave Chappelle
American comedian and actor (born 1973)
Joe Chappelle
American film and television director and screenwriter, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chappelle

Chappelle has the Soundex code C140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C140.

Questions

How common is the surname Chappelle?: 2,189 people in the United States had the surname Chappelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,044 Americans. It ranked 13,810th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chappelle?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Chappelle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chappelle?: Dave Chappelle, American comedian and actor (born 1973), followed by Joe Chappelle.
Where is the surname Chappelle most common?: Wikidata records people named Chappelle in the United States.
Is the surname Chappelle getting more or less common?: More common. 2,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,189 in 2010, up 2.7%.