Chapuis Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Chapuis last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Chapuis last name
Meaning of the Chapuis last name: carpenter. Chapuis is a French surname from Franco-Provençal chapuis, "carpenter", from a word meaning to cut wood. It is common in Burgundy, Franche-Comté and western Switzerland. Related last names include Chappuis and Chapuy, all from the same craft word, common in the Alpine borderlands.
Arms associated with the Chapuis name
French heraldry loved the fleur-de-lis, the lion and bold bands of colour, part of the tradition in which coats of arms associated with the Chapuis name grew.
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Chapuis name FAQ
What does the Chapuis name mean?
Carpenter. Common variants include Chapuy, Chappuis.
Where does the Chapuis surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Chapuis coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Chapuis coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).