Chapman.
An English surname originating as an occupation for a merchant.
Meaning & usage
An English surname originating as an occupation for a merchant.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Alabama.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. A neighbourhood of Pasadena, California.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Illinois.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. A township in Clay County, Kansas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. A city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. A township and village therein, in Merrick County, Nebraska.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. A township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A number of places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia.
A placename: A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Where this word comes from
* From Middle English chapman, chepman, meaning merchant or trader; equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Doublet of Kaufman and Koopman. * (golf game): Named after American amateur golfer Dick Chapman, who collaborated with the USGA in devising the system.
A kind of foursomes; a combination of alternate shot and fourball.
Where this word comes from
* From Middle English chapman, chepman, meaning merchant or trader; equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Doublet of Kaufman and Koopman. * (golf game): Named after American amateur golfer Dick Chapman, who collaborated with the USGA in devising the system.
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