Capin Surname
Approximately 6,972 people bear this surname
Capin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the capon,' a young cock; Anglo-Saxon caput. 'Capvne, or capone; gallinacius': Promptorium Parvulorum compare Cock, Henn, Cockerell, Sec. In East Anglia the surname has always held its own.
Ralph Capon, Norfolk, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameCapin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 5,582 | 1:18,137 | 2,157 |
| France | 451 | 1:147,279 | 22,798 |
| United States | 318 | 1:1,139,808 | 81,930 |
| Spain | 191 | 1:244,775 | 15,782 |
| Haiti | 96 | 1:111,291 | 5,228 |
| Mexico | 78 | 1:1,591,362 | 16,746 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Iceland | 20 | 1:19,004 | 1,557 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Cuba | 16 | 1:720,170 | 6,008 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109 | 1:460,722 | 33,053 |
The alternate forms: Çapin (1,410), Ćapin (589), Čapin (36) & Capín (4) are calculated separately.
Capin (363) may also be a first name.
Capin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the capon,' a young cock; Anglo-Saxon caput. 'Capvne, or capone; gallinacius': Promptorium Parvulorum compare Cock, Henn, Cockerell, Sec. In East Anglia the surname has always held its own.
Ralph Capon, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes Capun, Norfolk, ibid.
Ranulph Capun, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Adam Capoun, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Thomas Capon, dean of Ipswich, 20 Henry VIII: History of Norfolk.
John Capon, Norfolk, 1541: ibid.
1800. Married — Joseph Capon and Ann Williams: St. George, Hanover Square.
Capon and Catling are two Suffolk names that were represented in the immediately adjacent counties as far back as the 13th century, Capoun occurring in Cambridgeshire and Capon in Norfolk, and Catelyn and Catoline in Cambridgeshire (H. R.). Richard Catelyn was lord of the manor of Woolverstone Hall, Suffolk, in the reign of Elizabeth; an alderman of Norwich in 1556 and the sheriff of that city in 1531 belonged to a family, afterwards knighted by Charles I., that owned Wingfield Castle (P.).
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Capin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Capin occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Çapin, Ćapin, Čapin or Capín. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Capin? popularity and diffusion
Capin is the 70,890th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,045,259 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Capin are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 79 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Capin is also the 456,894th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 363 people.
This surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 5,582 people, or 1 in 18,137. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Visayas, where 29 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 13 percent live and Bicol, where 11 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Capin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Capin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Capin surname expanded 292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Capin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Capin surname are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.5% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Capin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.81% more than the national average, earning $53,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning $62,979 CAD per year.
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Capin Reference & Research
Capon One-name Study - A profile of the Capon surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Capon 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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Footnotes
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