Capp Surname

111,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Capp Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin or Anglo-French-Latin) prob. a nickname for a Hooded Monk [Old English cæppe, a hood, cowl, cap; Low Latin cappa] Cp. Cape.

Capp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4161:150,02415,440
England7081:78,6988,811
Australia5681:47,5285,945
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
France521:1,277,360130,443
Wales121:257,87814,969
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5181:47,0575,819
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6251:80,3508,461

Capp (77) may also be a first name.

Capp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin or Anglo-French-Latin) prob. a nickname for a Hooded Monk [Old English cæppe, a hood, cowl, cap; Low Latin cappa] Cp. Cape.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably borrowed from that article of costume. See under Quaife, Mantell, Freemantle, &c. &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Capp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Capp is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capp? popularity and diffusion

Capp is the 111,243rd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,745,102 people. Capp occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Capp are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 77 people.

The last name Capp is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,416 people, or 1 in 150,024. In The United States Capp is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Capp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Capp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Capp last name expanded 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Capp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Capp last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Capp last name are 15.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Capp earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $46,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.93% more than the national average, earning $58,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capps8925,917/
Cappe892,660/
Czapp891,193/
Chapp89739/
Caupp89146/
Scapp8920/
Cappz894/
Ciapp893/
Cappf891/
Csapp891/
Cap8619,440/
Chappe802,395/
Ciappe8019/
Chaipp807/
Chaapp801/
Caippe801/
Sapp7526,623/
Kapp7519,786/
Cape758,794/
Copp758,490/
Chap756,445/
Zapp754,969/
Japp751,321/
Czap751,117/
Caps75980/
Capt75788/
Caup75181/
Casp75157/
Csap75105/
Ciap7560/
Scap7547/
Caap7543/
Cahp7543/
Caip7519/
Capf7513/
Caph7510/
Cayp754/
Ceap753/
Catp753/
Cazp752/
Capz752/
Hcap752/
Qcap751/
Cabp751/
Cadp751/
Tschapp7316/
Tchappe735/
Cappova731/
Chayppe731/
Ca6787,668/
Caspe6710,303/
Kaupp673,722/
Kappe673,144/
Zappe672,748/
Coppe672,389/
Chape672,288/
Chopp671,603/
Jappe671,078/
Caipe671,007/
Copps67750/
Saupp67359/
Cheap67311/
Czopp67277/
Quapp67248/
Scopp67199/
Chaip67126/
Saipp6778/
Tsapp6750/
Caupe6737/
Cahap6726/
Kaipp6724/
Tczap6723/
Chhap6720/
Czape6717/
Czaps6717/
Tzapp6712/
Tschaupp6710/
Sahpp678/
Tchap678/
Japps676/
Sapph676/
Tschappe675/
Chaap674/
Caphe674/
Jjapp673/
Coppf673/
Zapps673/
Scaap672/
Czapf672/
Caphs672/
Khapp672/
Caisp672/
Chaup672/
Gcape672/
Chaph672/
Sajpp671/
Cap't671/
Hcaps671/
Tschappt671/
Caape671/
Scaph671/
Caaip671/
Caipf671/
Cap'e671/
Caype671/
Cazpe671/
Cauzp671/
Capss671/
Czapt671/
Cqaip671/
Kaapp671/
Kapph671/
Coupp670/
Keapp670/

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