Capman Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Capman Surname Definition:

(1) This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the chapman,' which see, compare Cancellor, Candler, or Caplin, for Chancellor, Chandler, or Chaplin.

(a) Occup. 'the capman'; v. Capper and Capmaker.

John Capman, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

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Capman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:1,216,30586,337
France681:976,805110,007
Israel291:295,09125,768
England71:7,959,723202,100
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Çapman (31) are calculated separately.

Capman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the chapman,' which see, compare Cancellor, Candler, or Caplin, for Chancellor, Chandler, or Chaplin.

(a) Occup. 'the capman'; v. Capper and Capmaker.

John Capman, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

James Kapman, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

'In memory of Mrs. Mary Chapman, relict of Samuel Capman (sic)... 1724.': Thorp, near Norwich: History of Norfolk.

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

Capman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capman occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Çapman. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Capman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 711,133rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Capman reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 1,216,305. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Capman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Capman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Capman last name rose 257 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Capman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Capman surname are 13.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.38% registered with the political party.

Capman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $45,398 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çapman9431/
Chapman92304,027/
Cahpman927/
Caupman922/
Caapman922/
Scapman922/
Cappman921/
Capmann920/
Chappman8624/
Chapmman865/
Cheapman864/
Chapmain863/
Chapmanh862/
Chaapman862/
Chsapman861/
Capmatin861/
Chapmane861/
Chjapman860/
Cahapman860/
Copman83161/
Kapman8366/
Sapman8328/
Capmon831/
Capmam830/
Japman830/
D'Chapman802/
Coopman772,997/
Kaipman771,067/
Chapmon77328/
Kapmann7719/
Chopman7719/
Kaupman7717/
Copmann7717/
Khapman7712/
Sapmann777/
Kappman773/
Coppman773/
Kaapman772/
Kapmang771/
Kapmane771/
Kapfman771/
Caspmon770/
Seapman770/
Jaspman770/
Scopman770/
Coupman770/
Coopmann71253/
Kaupmann71237/
Kappmann7142/
Kaupmane7137/
Chappmon711/
Kaupfman711/
Coppmann711/
Cooppman710/
Kautpman710/
Kopman671,348/
Köpman67153/
Kepman6727/
Sopman679/
Sapmon673/
Jopman671/

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