Capell Surname

99,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Spain

Capell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chapel'; Low Latin, capella, a sanctuary. Many chapels are so styled in England and Wales; compare Capel Cynon, Capel-Dewi, Capel-Colman, and Capel-Coelbren, all in the Diocese of St.

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Capell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9511:185,78118,497
Spain9511:49,1614,615
England6941:80,2858,931
Germany2351:342,57633,517
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Canada1301:283,42826,469
France1261:527,16472,630
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Colombia571:838,1428,602
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Wales61:515,75523,171
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4371:55,7796,624
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4101:122,48511,900

Capell (13) may also be a first name.

Capell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chapel'; Low Latin, capella, a sanctuary. Many chapels are so styled in England and Wales; compare Capel Cynon, Capel-Dewi, Capel-Colman, and Capel-Coelbren, all in the Diocese of St. David's; Capel St. Andrew and Capel St. Mary in the Diocese of Norwich; compare Caplin for Chaplin.

Bateman de Capele, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Andrew de Capella, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Maynard de Capella, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Elizabeth Capell, 1696: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Edward Chapell, 1697: ibid.

William Caple, 1770: ibid.

1701. Baptised — William Capell: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1705. Married — Owen Myers and Mary Capel, St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(French-Latin) the guttural form of Chapel, q.v. (Anglo-Scand.-Latin), a nickname from the Horse [Middle English capel, caple, capul, Old Norse kapall; Latin caball-us, a horse, nag] Grace devysede A cart highte cristendom To carie Piers sheves; And gaf hym caples to his carte.—Piers Plowman, 13619-22.

He hath also to do moore than ynough To kepe hym and his capul out of slough.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, H 63-4.

For scho [she] ys wele schapen, and liht as the rae [roe], Ther is no capul in thys myle befor hur schal ga.—‘The Turnament of Tottenham’: Percy’s Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Earl of Essex descends from a lord-mayor of London, 1503. The surname is probably derived from one of the parishes so called in Surrey, Kent, and Suffolk. The Capels of Gloucestershire claim from How Capel, co. Hereford. In charters it is latinized De Capella.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An old word signifying a strong horse.

"And gave him caples to his carte."

Chaucer.

Capel, Danish, an oratory, a chapel.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Capell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Capell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Capell is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Capell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,944th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,540,382 people. The last name Capell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Capell reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Capell is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,951 people, or 1 in 185,781. In The United States Capell is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 12 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Capell occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 20 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Capell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Capell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Capell surname increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Capell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Capell are 8.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Capell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.81% more than the national average, earning R 360,756 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.85% more than the national average, earning $31,069,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.18% less than the national average, earning $48,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapell921,124/
Cappell92719/
Caspell92178/
Scapell922/
Cahpell921/
Capeell920/
Capuell920/
Cabpell920/
Capel9111,820/
Capll911/
Chappell8650,060/
Scappell862/
Cgappell862/
Kcappell861/
Cappiell861/
Cahppell861/
Hcappell861/
Chapeell861/
Chapfell860/
Chapel836,293/
Cappel832,892/
Kapell831,083/
Copell83153/
Capill83126/
Capiel8388/
Caspel8328/
Sapell8318/
Zapell8311/
Scapel8310/
Capael831/
Cahpel831/
Caupel830/
Capeel830/
Capl80278/
Chauppell803/
Hchappell801/
Chappelll801/
Chappel775,427/
Coppell77570/
Kappell77241/
Chaapel77191/
Jappell7724/
Caeppel7721/
Sappell7712/
Czapiel778/
Chaipel777/
Scopell776/
Chappll775/
Coupell773/
Caspeel772/
Coipell772/
Caipele771/
Caupill771/
Chapill771/
Cheapel771/
Zappell771/
Tchapel771/
Caepfel770/
Chopell770/
Cappelt770/
Zaspell770/
Kapel736,295/
Capil73962/
Copel73526/
Sapel73494/
Japel73213/
Zapel73198/
Chapl7320/
Qapel734/
Cappl733/
Cajpl732/
Capél731/
Cépel731/
Caipl731/
Sapll731/
Csapl731/
Chappill7157/
Choppell711/
Chappeel711/
Capelova711/
Chahapll711/
Ckoopell710/
Kappel6712,444/
Scopel675,954/
Coppel671,836/
Coupel67900/
Zaspel67828/
Kaipel67768/
Coipel67540/
Caplet67448/
Chopel67414/
Zapfel67365/
Kapeel67320/
Zappel67200/
Qapeel67199/
Jappel67172/
Sapiel6783/
Sabpel6770/
Kaupel6767/
Sajpel6767/
Kopell6741/
Caipil6734/
Chapil6730/
Coepel6721/
Saipel6718/
Sappel6717/
Tsapel6717/
Cospel6717/
Kapiel6716/
Zschappel6714/
Chapyl6714/
Zapiel6711/
Saypel677/
Chaupl677/
Coopel676/
Kapill675/
Caspil675/
Jaspel674/
Coypel674/
Jaapel673/
Kapuel673/
Zajpel672/
Sapeel672/
Japelt672/
Kaypel671/
Saupel671/
Capilh671/
Chaapl671/
Copeld671/
Copiel671/
Zazpel671/
Capiol671/
Sopell671/
Kapehl671/
Kapelt671/
Seapel671/
Czopel671/
Chapél671/
Coëpel671/
Czapil671/
Sapill671/
Chappl671/
Cappil671/
Caplep670/
Kaepel670/
Copill670/

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Cappel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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