Popularity of the last name by country

Ireland

• Clare (122)
• Dublin (72)
• Kilkenny (35)
• Waterford (29)
• Cork (26)
• Offaly {Kings} (22)
• Kildare (20)
• Kerry (13)
• Meath (6)
• Leix {Queens, Laois} (5)
• Limerick (5)
• Longford (2)
• Galway (1)
• Sligo (1)
• Tipperary (1)

All countries

• United Kingdom (54,094)
• United States (15,866)
• France (8,360)
• New Zealand (3,158)
• Australia (2,399)
• Switzerland (1,663)
• Ireland (588)
• Canada (563)
• Unknown country (481)
• Mexico (246)
• Italy (196)
• Germany (138)
• Netherlands (123)
• Argentina (117)
• India (106)
• Algeria (90)
• Spain (90)
• China (85)
• Belgium (84)
• Russian Federation (54)
• South Africa (45)
• Brazil (41)
• Montserrat (35)
• Poland (31)
• Austria (30)
• Colombia (26)
• Egypt (21)
• Indonesia (20)
• Czech republic (19)
• Turkey (19)
• Denmark (18)
• Estonia (18)
• Israel (17)
• Japan (14)
• Monaco (14)
• Sweden (14)
• Greece (13)
• Chile (12)
• Hungary (12)
• Hong kong (10)

Origine of last name

CHAPLIN : 1: English and French: occupational name for a chantry priest from Middle English c(h)apelein Old French chapelain (ultimately from Late Latin capellanus) a priest endowed to sing mass daily on behalf of the souls of the dead.2: Ukrainian and Belorussian: patronymic from the nickname Chaplya from the dialect word chaplya ‘heron stork’ referring to a man with long thin legs or perhaps one who was shy and easily frightened.