Capron Surname

49,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Capron Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a sobriquet for the cowled monks. Middle English cape, or cope (a hood); Old French cape, augmented into caperon, now chaperon. The modern sense of chaperon has no place in nomenclature. My first instance is interesting as describing a maker or manufacturer of caperons.

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Capron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,5211:10,186983
United States2,3891:151,72015,579
Belgium5361:21,4493,321
Bahamas4031:972188
Turks and Caicos Islands1471:23455
England1431:389,63727,109
Canada491:751,95159,756
Australia451:599,90442,958
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Wales281:110,5198,545
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9371:53,5956,031

Capron (17) may also be a first name.

Capron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a sobriquet for the cowled monks. Middle English cape, or cope (a hood); Old French cape, augmented into caperon, now chaperon. The modern sense of chaperon has no place in nomenclature. My first instance is interesting as describing a maker or manufacturer of caperons.

William Caperoner, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Edmund Caperun, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Caperun, Camb., ibid.

Stephen Caperun, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Alice Caperun, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Chaperoun. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Almeric Chaperon. Issues of the Exchequer.

John Chaperon, Norfolk, 1400: History of Norfolk.

1550. Hugh Beete and Anne Capron: Marriage Lic. (London).

1788. Married — Robert Capron and Mary Thomas Nixon: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-Fr,-Latin) prob. a nickname for a Hooded Monk [French Capron, c(h)aperon, orig. a kind of hood or cowl; Low Latin capero, a hood] Capron is common in French Direc­tories.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Weekley says a French form of “Hood”; but it is a North of England local name, and, as Kidburn (Kidborran) is pronounced Kippran, this might easily be”Cat-borran.”

Surnames (1917) by Walter Parry Haskett-Smith

Capron Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capron is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capron? popularity and diffusion

The last name Capron is the 49,568th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 702,346 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Capron reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name internationally, held by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 6,521 people, or 1 in 10,186. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 29 percent live, Normandy, where 18 percent live and Martinique, where 14 percent live. Aside from France this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Capron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Capron has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 255 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Capron Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Capron last name are 16.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Capron earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $52,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapron925,478/
Caproon9239/
Caprone9217/
Cappron922/
Caspron921/
Czapron921/
Capront921/
Caproun920/
Capronc920/
Chappron86106/
Caiperon861/
Chaproun861/
Chaipron861/
Kapron83373/
Sapron83169/
Capran83118/
Copron8326/
Caprom832/
Capronova803/
Caprottin801/
Chapran77366/
Czapran77176/
Capraun7779/
Saproin7718/
Caprune778/
Chopron778/
Cophron772/
Zaprong771/
Czaproń771/
Coupron771/
Cahpran771/
Jappron771/
Chaprun771/
Coproun771/
Caprand770/
Kaproun770/
Cappran770/
Jaiprong71101/
Giaipron714/
Giaypron711/
Caprahan711/
Chaiprun711/
Caiprang711/
Caphrand710/
Kapran671,991/
Kaproń671,898/
Kaprom67496/
Sopron67304/
Sapran67257/
Căpran6783/
Kapronova6760/
Kepron6754/
Kopron6742/
Kaprun6725/
Japran6716/
Zapran679/
Giaiprone678/
Capranova677/
Copran673/
Capram671/
Quatprone671/
Zapronova671/
Kaproñ671/
Kaproň671/
Saproń671/
Caprum671/

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