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Kaplan Family History
Kaplan Genealogy & Family TreeKaplan is an English name from Hampshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Latin capellanus and referred to someone who worked as a chaplain of a church. The earliest known ancestor--William Capelein--was recorded in 1203. Roots for this name can also be found in Germany.
Other spellings include "Keplaine," "Chaplin," "Chapline," "Chaplyn," "Chaplain," and "Caplin." Notable people with the surname include American screenwriter and actor Gabe Kaplan (Welcome Back, Kotter, Lewis & Clark, Fast Break), Russian-American boxer Louis Kaplan, and Russian Olympic champion Valery Kaplan (speed skating). The first Kaplan to come to America was Friedman Kaplan in Philadelphia in 1860.
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Kaplan Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Edward Kaplan -- --, 1930 August 24, 1988 New Jersey
- Ida Kaplan -- --, 1907 August 0, 1968 New York
- Harold Kaplan -- --, 1911 June 19, 1988 Iowa
- Irving Bernard Kaplan -- --, 1895 December 0, 1947 Louisiana
- Fannye M Kaplan -- --, 1909 December 0, 1998
Kaplan Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Kaplan -- --, 1888 September 22, 1933 Iowa
- Jean Kaplan -- --, 1911 March 29, 1971 Michigan
- Harry Kaplan -- --, 1887 January 27, 1967
- Murray Kaplan -- --, 1911 December 0, 2002 Massachusetts
- Phyllis Ann Kaplan -- --, 1943 January 19, 1958
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