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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
- Donald Barnard Kaplan -- --, 1928 November 11, 2010 New Jersey
- Stanley Carl Kaplan -- --, 32 October 31, 2001 New Jersey
- Jeanette Kaplan -- --, 1898 January 0, 1985 Ohio
- Doris Kaplan -- --, 1916 May 0, 1981
- Edward Lee Kaplan -- --, 1916 October 0, 1989 Iowa
Kaplan Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Phyllis Ann Kaplan -- --, 1943 January 19, 1958
- Ida Kaplan -- --, 1863 October 2, 1940
- Selma Kaplan -- --, 1898 February 0, 1970
- Jack Kaplan -- --, 1886 December 0, 1960
- Saul Kaplan -- --, 1896 January 0, 1978
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