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Chapman is a family name for me, from my mother's family.
If I had a lot of kids and was stuck for a name, I might use it. Or for a middle name.

It’s a surname and should stay a surname. Makes me think of chapped skin and the ice cream company.

Its an absolutely terrible name. No good nicknames (Chap? Chappy? Manny?) and will frequently be misheard.

As a nn, Chap is pretty unremarkable. Chapman, as a whole, is too close to chapstick. I pass.

Hi !!!

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Can you tell me which famous people of the past (or present) are the most immediate to honour with Chapman?

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I looked for the surname but there are so many... Which people comes to your mind listening this surname?

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Anyway I have no links nor ties with it. With a similar sound I prefer Chaplin. It is much more recognizable here.

Ugly, plain, snooty.

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And also kind of funny. Chap + man.

As a first name? Ugly.

I've never considered it as a first name, but I like it. I think occupational surnames work better than other surnames-as-firstnames.

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It has a very nice kind, down-to-earth, woodsy vibe.

I think of the university. Agreed with Crista that it's very much a surname - I'd get a snooty "old money" vibe if I encountered it as a first name.

Very much a surname. If it were used as a fn or mn, I would assume it was a family name.