Chap

See also: chap and CHAP

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer ឆាប (chaap).

Proper noun

Chap (plural Chaps)

1. A surname from Khmer.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chap is the 39659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 554 individuals. Chap is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (58.48%) and White (32.49%) individuals.

See also

• Chap laps

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chap”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 317.