page_title: Chapman (surname)
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hierarchical_section_title: Chapman (surname) / G
caption_attribution_description: English: Vignette portrait of George Chapman from frontispiece to his "Whole works of Homer"
context_page_description: Chapman is an English surname derived from the Old English occupational name céapmann “marketman, monger, merchant”, from the verb céapan, cypan “to buy or sell” and the noun form ceap "barter, business; a purchase." Alternate spellings include Caepmon, Cepeman, Chepmon, Cypman, and Shapman.
  The Oxford English Dictionary supplies four meanings for chapman, all of which pertain to buying and selling: 1) A man whose business was buying and selling; 2) an itinerant dealer who travels, also known as a hawker or peddler; 3) an agent in a commercial transaction; 4) a purchaser or customer. The OED includes a citation of an English ordinance or decree that dates from 1553, during the reign of Edward VI: "No Tinker, Peddler, or petit Chapman shall wander about from the Towne but such as shall be licensed by two Justices of Peace." According to a list of colonial occupations, a chapman is a peddler or dealer of goods, usually itinerant, going from village to village. The related word chapbook is a later coinage from the 19th century which appears to refer to the fact that chapbooks were very cheaply made.
context_section_description: Gareth Chapman (born 1981), Welsh rugby union player
  Gary Chapman (author), American relationship counselor and author of The Five Love Languages series
  Gary Chapman (swimmer) (1937–1978), Australian swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist
  Gary Chapman (musician) (born 1957), American singer/songwriter and former television talk show host
  George Chapman (1559–1634), English dramatist, translator, and poet
  George Chapman (murderer) (1865–1903), Polish serial killer, suspected by some as being Jack the Ripper. Born Seweryn Antonowicz Kłosowski
  George Chapman (healer) (1921–2006), British trance healer and medium
  George Henry Chapman (1832–1882), American Civil War General in the Union Army
  George W. Chapman (politician), American lawyer and Democratic Party politician
  Georgina Chapman (born 1976), British fashion designer and actress
  Gerald Chapman (1891–1926), American criminal and gang leader of the Prohibition-era
  Gerald Chapman (director) (1949–1987), British theatre director
  Glenn Chapman (1906–1988), American baseball player
  Graham Chapman (1941–1989), British comedian and writer, member of Monty Python
  Grant Chapman (born 1949), Australian Liberal Party politician
  Grizz Chapman, American television actor, notable appearances in 30 Rock
  Guy Chapman (1889–1972), British author, historian and distinguished World War II soldier
caption: George Chapman, English dramatist, translator and poet
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