How common is the surname Lachapelle?

2,808 people in the United States had the surname Lachapelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,952 Americans. It ranked 11,257th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lachapelle?

David LaChapelle, American commercial photographer, fine-art photographer, music video director, and film di.

Where is the surname Lachapelle most common?

Wikidata records people named Lachapelle in the United States.

Is the surname Lachapelle getting more or less common?

More common. 2,760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,808 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Lachapelle

A French surname, carried by 2,808 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L214

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lachapelle is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Lachapelle, from la chapelle (“the chapelle”).

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,808 people named Lachapelle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,952 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,760.

#11,257

rank among US surnames

2,808

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,643)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,248	Hemenway	2,811	109,835
#11,250	Stucker	2,810	109,874
#11,256	Craighead	2,809	109,913
#11,257	Sterrett	2,808	109,952
#11,264	Buskirk	2,807	109,991

Who is named Lachapelle

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

84% of people named Lachapelle identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
Two or more races 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lachapelles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David LaChapelle
American commercial photographer, fine-art photographer, music video director, and film di, born 1963

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lachapelle come from?: From French Lachapelle, from la chapelle (“the chapelle”).
How common is the surname Lachapelle?: 2,808 people in the United States had the surname Lachapelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,952 Americans. It ranked 11,257th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lachapelle?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Lachapelle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lachapelle?: David LaChapelle, American commercial photographer, fine-art photographer, music video director, and film di.
Where is the surname Lachapelle most common?: Wikidata records people named Lachapelle in the United States.
Is the surname Lachapelle getting more or less common?: More common. 2,760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,808 in 2010, up 1.7%.