Caple Surname
Approximately 4,242 people bear this surname
Caple 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 SurnameCaple Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,685 | 1:134,994 | 14,133 |
| England | 705 | 1:79,033 | 8,835 |
| Australia | 384 | 1:70,301 | 8,321 |
| Wales | 160 | 1:19,341 | 2,064 |
| Canada | 115 | 1:320,396 | 29,368 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Guyana | 27 | 1:28,230 | 3,128 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 334 | 1:72,980 | 8,059 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 373 | 1:134,635 | 12,812 |
Caple (122) may also be a first name.
Caple 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.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cabel'; v. Cabbell, a famous West country surname, which has given us Keble, &C. The b has been sharpened in this instance to p.
(a) Local, 'at the chapel,' from residence thereby; v. Capel.
1623-4. James Smith and Dorothy Caple: Marriage Lic.
= Capel, q.v.
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.
Caple Demographics
Average Caple Salary in
United States
$41,972 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Caple Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caple Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Caple is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caple? popularity and diffusion
Caple is the 109,679th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,717,950 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Caple live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Caple is also the 844,248th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 122 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,685 people, or 1 in 134,994. In The United States Caple is most common in: North Carolina, where 12 percent are found, Arkansas, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Caple Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Caple has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 720 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 762 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Caple Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Caple surname are 9.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.62% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Caple earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 149.72% more than the national average, earning 864,248 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 207.19% more than the national average, earning R 730,008 per year; in United States they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $41,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $53,029 CAD per year.
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Caple Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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