Capron Surname
Approximately 10,376 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCapron Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6,521 | 1:10,186 | 983 |
| United States | 2,389 | 1:151,720 | 15,579 |
| Belgium | 536 | 1:21,449 | 3,321 |
| Bahamas | 403 | 1:972 | 188 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 147 | 1:234 | 55 |
| England | 143 | 1:389,637 | 27,109 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 131 | 1:186,072 | 15,187 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 937 | 1:53,595 | 6,031 |
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.
(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.
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.”
Capron Demographics
Capron Religious Adherence
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Capron Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capron Come From? nationality or country of origin
Capron is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Capron click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Capron? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,568th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 702,346 people. It is mostly 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 numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 6,521 people, or 1 in 10,186. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 29 percent live, Normandy, where 18 percent live and Martinique, where 14 percent live. Not including France this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.
Capron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Capron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Capron 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Capron last name are 16.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.52% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapron | 92 | 5,478 | / |
| Caproon | 92 | 39 | / |
| Caprone | 92 | 17 | / |
| Cappron | 92 | 2 | / |
| Caspron | 92 | 1 | / |
| Czapron | 92 | 1 | / |
| Capront | 92 | 1 | / |
| Caproun | 92 | 0 | / |
| Capronc | 92 | 0 | / |
| Chappron | 86 | 106 | / |
| Caiperon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaproun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaipron | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapron | 83 | 373 | / |
| Sapron | 83 | 169 | / |
| Capran | 83 | 118 | / |
| Copron | 83 | 26 | / |
| Caprom | 83 | 2 | / |
| Capronova | 80 | 3 | / |
| Caprottin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chapran | 77 | 366 | / |
| Czapran | 77 | 176 | / |
| Capraun | 77 | 79 | / |
| Saproin | 77 | 18 | / |
| Caprune | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chopron | 77 | 8 | / |
| Cophron | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zaprong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Czaproń | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coupron | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cahpran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jappron | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaprun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coproun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caprand | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kaproun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cappran | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jaiprong | 71 | 101 | / |
| Giaipron | 71 | 4 | / |
| Giaypron | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caprahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiprun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caiprang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caphrand | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kapran | 67 | 1,991 | / |
| Kaproń | 67 | 1,898 | / |
| Kaprom | 67 | 496 | / |
| Sopron | 67 | 304 | / |
| Sapran | 67 | 257 | / |
| Căpran | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kapronova | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kepron | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kopron | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kaprun | 67 | 25 | / |
| Japran | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zapran | 67 | 9 | / |
| Giaiprone | 67 | 8 | / |
| Capranova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Copran | 67 | 3 | / |
| Capram | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quatprone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zapronova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaproñ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaproň | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saproń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caprum | 67 | 1 | / |
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