Capstick Surname

144,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Capstick Surname Definition:

(English) prob. derived from a trade- sign of a Cap on a Stick.

Capstick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5981:34,8674,608
United States5991:605,10749,190
Canada4761:77,4078,696
New Zealand1411:32,1165,589
Australia561:482,06636,890
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Wales401:77,3636,557
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Chile241:734,02016,565
France161:4,151,420237,746
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8611:28,3113,833
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Capstick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) prob. derived from a trade- sign of a Cap on a Stick.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Copestake; a location name.

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

Capstick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capstick occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Capstick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,680th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,373,793 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Capstick reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1,598 people, or 1 in 34,867. In England it is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 19 percent live, Cumbria, where 17 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Capstick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Capstick has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Capstick last name expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,302 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Capstick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Capstick surname are 16.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.08% being registered with the political party.

The amount Capstick earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning R 256,020 per year; in United States they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning $51,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $49,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capsticks9439/
Chapstick9414/
Capstik931/
Copstick8829/
Kapstick882/
Capstix801/
Capstek800/
Kopstick7557/
Kapshtik7511/
Sabstic671/
Kapshtyk63429/
Kopshtik636/
Kopstek531/
Kapshtykova531/

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