Capper Surname
Approximately 6,302 people bear this surname
Capper Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the capper,' a maker or dealer in caps. Thomas Pendilton, capper, 1562 (Preston Guild Rolls). Probably made of woollen cloth, though felt was used. An Act of Pari., 4 Henry VII. c. ix, begins, 'No hatter or capper shall felt any hat,' &c.
Read More About This SurnameCapper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,642 | 1:21,089 | 2,975 |
| United States | 1,604 | 1:225,972 | 21,838 |
| Australia | 935 | 1:28,872 | 3,908 |
| New Zealand | 356 | 1:12,720 | 2,221 |
| Wales | 192 | 1:16,117 | 1,739 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| South Africa | 119 | 1:455,275 | 38,276 |
| Northern Ireland | 87 | 1:21,207 | 2,507 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Jamaica | 26 | 1:110,383 | 4,369 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 111 | 1:39,909 | 3,651 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,502 | 1:16,229 | 2,381 |
| Wales | 79 | 1:19,853 | 1,156 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 339 | 1:148,138 | 13,775 |
Capper (24) may also be a first name.
Capper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the capper,' a maker or dealer in caps. Thomas Pendilton, capper, 1562 (Preston Guild Rolls). Probably made of woollen cloth, though felt was used. An Act of Pari., 4 Henry VII. c. ix, begins, 'No hatter or capper shall felt any hat,' &c. In the York Pageant amongst other crafts marched the 'cap-makers'; in the Chester Pageant the 'Cappers, Wyerdrawers, and Pynners'; in the Norwich Pageant the 'cappers, hatters' (FF. ii. 148).
Symon le Cappere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Capiere, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Thomas le Capiere, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1581-2. Francis Capper and Elizabeth Willson: Marriage Lic. (London).
1800. Married — More Cleland and Lydia Capper: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-Latin) Cap-Maker [Middle English cappere; from Middle English cappe, Old English cæppe, Low Latin cappa, a cap] Symon le Cappere.—Hundred Rolls
1. A maker of caps. 2. Apparently, says Jamieson, a cup-bearer-a person in the list of the king's household servants. Le Cappere. H.R.
Capper: the maker of caps. Also the French Chapeller. Like so many other trade-names when adopted as a surname, the last syllable has been dropped, and the name has become Chapell. But Chapell remains.
Capper Demographics
Average Male Capper Height
178.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Capper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Capper is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Capper? popularity and diffusion
It is the 77,612th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,156,386 people. Capper occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Capper are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname Capper is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,642 people, or 1 in 21,089. In England it is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 18 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.
Capper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Capper has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Capper surname grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Capper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Capper last name are 20.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.84% being registered with the political party.
The amount Capper earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.52% more than the national average, earning R 360,072 per year; in United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,374 CAD per year.
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