Capelle Surname
Approximately 11,952 people bear this surname
Capelle 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.
Read More About This SurnameCapelle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7,619 | 1:8,718 | 762 |
| Belgium | 1,260 | 1:9,124 | 1,296 |
| United States | 1,168 | 1:310,324 | 28,453 |
| Netherlands | 484 | 1:34,891 | 5,857 |
| Germany | 480 | 1:167,720 | 19,812 |
| Marshall Islands | 299 | 1:173 | 7 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Nauru | 98 | 1:121 | 23 |
| Brazil | 94 | 1:2,277,387 | 70,617 |
| Argentina | 77 | 1:555,109 | 40,132 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 89 | 1:564,255 | 38,527 |
Capelle (31) may also be a first name.
Capelle 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.
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.
An old word signifying a strong horse.
"And gave him caples to his carte."
Chaucer.
Capel, Danish, an oratory, a chapel.
(Dutch/Flemish), Chapel. van der Capellen, of the Chapels.
Capelle Demographics
Average Capelle Salary in
United States
$44,636 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Capelle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capelle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Capelle is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Capelle? popularity and diffusion
The surname Capelle is the 43,501st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 609,734 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Capelle reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Capelle is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 31 people.
The last name Capelle is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 7,619 people, or 1 in 8,718. In France Capelle is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 34 percent live, Occitanie, where 18 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Barring France this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Capelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Capelle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Capelle surname grew 1,312 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Capelle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Capelle surname are 23.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.28% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Capelle earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $44,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $59,765 CAD per year.
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