Capps Surname

21,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Capps Surname Definition:

Capp’s (Son): v. Capp.

Capps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,6221:14,7211,847
England7951:70,0868,071
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Jersey81:12,4002,398
France71:9,488,960336,266
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Wales61:515,75523,171
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Guam11:160,1214,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6101:39,9605,082
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4551:20,4562,592

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapps9178/
Capp894,176/
Caps89980/
Caippes833/
Cappe802,660/
Kapps801,068/
Copps80750/
Chaps80150/
Caupp80146/
Scaps8031/
Sapps8023/
Czaps8017/
Japps806/
Cappz804/
Zapps803/
Capse803/
Caphs802/
Cappf801/
Hcaps801/
Capss801/
Caeps800/
Cap7519,440/
Chopps7336/
Cheaps7314/
Tchaps737/
Chapse736/
Csaips733/
Caipes733/
Copp's731/
Caippe731/
Capsch731/
Ceipps731/
Scopps730/
Coppse730/
Saupps730/
Kaepps730/
Coupps730/
Sapphs730/
Kapp6719,786/
Cape678,794/
Copp678,490/
Kaps674,950/
Cops67886/
Capt67788/
Japs67779/
Caup67181/
Casp67157/
Zaps6758/
Caap6743/
Cahp6743/
Casb6729/
Saps6727/
Caip6719/
Capf6713/
Caph6710/
Cayp674/
Ceap673/
Catp673/
Chaipes673/
Cazp672/
Capz672/
Cavs672/
Hcap672/
Capehes671/
Cappova671/
Cabs671/
Chhapse671/
Qcap671/
Caippez671/
Cabp671/
Cadp671/

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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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