Chapa Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Chapa last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Chapa last name
Meaning of the Chapa last name: metal plate. Chapa is a Spanish surname from chapa, a metal sheet, often a byname for a tinsmith, sometimes a place called Chapa. The last name shows in Spain and along the Mexican border. Southwest muster sheets of the 1800s still carry Chapa households.
Arms associated with the Chapa name
Coats of arms associated with the Chapa surname crossed the Atlantic with Spanish heraldry, and their blazon reads the same in Mexico.
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Chapa name FAQ
What does the Chapa name mean?
Metal plate. Common variants include Chappa, Chapas.
Where does the Chapa surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, the United States and Colombia.
Is there a Chapa coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Chapa coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes & Antonio García, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).