Shoemaker or clergyman
A surname-turned-given name with two primary etymological paths. It likely derives from the French 'chapuis', referring to a shoemaker, or from the Late Latin 'cappa', meaning a hooded cloak or cape, often associated with a chaplain or member of the clergy.
Less common today
Chapin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,578 in 1995.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American philanthropist and namesake of Williams College's concert hall
Five-time Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter
