Shappee Genealogy and Shappee Family History Information

Origin of surname Shappee: Americanized form of French Chaput.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

It could also have been changed from other French surnames that sound about the same.

Origin of surname Chaput: French

1: Variant of Chapu, a nickname for a habitual wearer of a distinctive cloak or hat from a derivative of Old French chape ‘hooded cloak cape hood’ or ‘hat’ (from Late Latin capa)

.2: Possibly also a variant of Chapuis: ‘carpenter joiner’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

As of now, there are 94,486 individuals with the name CHAPUT on Geneanet. Almost all of them are located in France.