Find Vital Records Instantly!
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.
Kaplan
View the Kaplan family tree
Kaplan Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Donald Barnard Kaplan -- --, 1928 November 11, 2010 New Jersey
- Stillborn Boy Kaplan -- --, 1923 December 0, 1923 New York
- Jeanette Kaplan -- --, 1898 January 0, 1985 Ohio
- Meyer Kaplan -- --, 1912 February 12, 1984
- Stanley Carl Kaplan -- --, 32 October 31, 2001 New Jersey
Kaplan Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Eleanore Kaplan -- --, 1910 December 0, 1985
- Edward Kaplan -- --, 1930 August 24, 1988 New Jersey
- Claire Kaplan -- --, 1913 September 9, 1982
- Claire Kaplan -- --, 1913 September 9, 1982 Pennsylvania
- Edna Kaplan -- --, 1915 July 19, 1986 New York
Celebrities related to this last name 
