Capps Surname
Approximately 25,917 people bear this surname
Capps Surname Definition:
Capp’s (Son): v. Capp.
Capps Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,622 | 1:14,721 | 1,847 |
| England | 795 | 1:70,086 | 8,071 |
| Australia | 155 | 1:174,166 | 17,758 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Liberia | 40 | 1:110,213 | 8,601 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 610 | 1:39,960 | 5,082 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,455 | 1:20,456 | 2,592 |
Capps (73) may also be a first name.
Capps Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Capp’s (Son): v. Capp.
From the Old Norse, Kappi; from the Swedish, Kapo; from the Danish, and from the Dutch, Kappers; from the Flemish, Cap, Cappe; from the German, Kaps; personal name Capin, Capra, Capus, Cepe, Chepin, Copsi, under-tenants in the Domesday Book.
Capps Demographics
Average Capps Salary in
United States
$41,339 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Capps Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capps Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Capps is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Capps? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,044th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 281,188 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Capps reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Capps is also the 1,134,117th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 73 people.
The surname Capps is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 24,622 people, or 1 in 14,721. In The United States Capps is most common in: North Carolina, where 16 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Capps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Capps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Capps last name grew 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Capps Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Capps last name are 15.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.66% being registered with the party.
The amount Capps earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.74% more than the national average, earning R 522,192 per year; in United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10% less than the national average, earning $44,715 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapps | 91 | 78 | / |
| Capp | 89 | 4,176 | / |
| Caps | 89 | 980 | / |
| Caippes | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cappe | 80 | 2,660 | / |
| Kapps | 80 | 1,068 | / |
| Copps | 80 | 750 | / |
| Chaps | 80 | 150 | / |
| Caupp | 80 | 146 | / |
| Scaps | 80 | 31 | / |
| Sapps | 80 | 23 | / |
| Czaps | 80 | 17 | / |
| Japps | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cappz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zapps | 80 | 3 | / |
| Capse | 80 | 3 | / |
| Caphs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cappf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hcaps | 80 | 1 | / |
| Capss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Caeps | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cap | 75 | 19,440 | / |
| Chopps | 73 | 36 | / |
| Cheaps | 73 | 14 | / |
| Tchaps | 73 | 7 | / |
| Chapse | 73 | 6 | / |
| Csaips | 73 | 3 | / |
| Caipes | 73 | 3 | / |
| Copp's | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caippe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Capsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceipps | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scopps | 73 | 0 | / |
| Coppse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Saupps | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kaepps | 73 | 0 | / |
| Coupps | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sapphs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kapp | 67 | 19,786 | / |
| Cape | 67 | 8,794 | / |
| Copp | 67 | 8,490 | / |
| Kaps | 67 | 4,950 | / |
| Cops | 67 | 886 | / |
| Capt | 67 | 788 | / |
| Japs | 67 | 779 | / |
| Caup | 67 | 181 | / |
| Casp | 67 | 157 | / |
| Zaps | 67 | 58 | / |
| Caap | 67 | 43 | / |
| Cahp | 67 | 43 | / |
| Casb | 67 | 29 | / |
| Saps | 67 | 27 | / |
| Caip | 67 | 19 | / |
| Capf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Caph | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cayp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ceap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Catp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaipes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cazp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Capz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cavs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hcap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Capehes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cappova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cabs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhapse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caippez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cabp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cadp | 67 | 1 | / |
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Capps Reference & Research
Capps DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Capps FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Capps
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