Last Name LACHAPELLE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin French, Belgian

Rank 10,643 (2000 US census) 10,206 (1990 US census)
Count 2,760 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.38%, or 2384 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.96%, or 137 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.47%, or 13 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.27%, or 35 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.19%, or 88 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3.73%, or 103 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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