Capleton Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Capleton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1411:20,3541,773
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
England661:844,21344,691
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales51:618,90625,852
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Capleton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Capleton is found in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capleton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 783,439th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Capleton are found; 39 percent are found in Caribbean and 39 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

This last name is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 20,354. In Jamaica it is mostly found in: Surrey County, where 67 percent reside, Middlesex County, where 32 percent reside and Cornwall County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Jamaica this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Capleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Capleton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Capleton last name expanded 1,330 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Capleton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Capleton are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Capleton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.65% less than the national average, earning $35,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning $44,816 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Capleton
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