How common is the surname Cape?

2,609 people in the United States had the surname Cape in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,339 Americans. It ranked 11,971st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cape?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cape identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cape?

Joey Cape, American singer, followed by Yves Cape.

Where is the surname Cape most common?

Wikidata records people named Cape in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Cape getting more or less common?

More common. 2,441 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,609 in 2010, up 6.9%.

The surname Cape

A surname, carried by 2,609 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cape is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

English surname, from the noun cape. Also found in French as Capé.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,609 people named Cape in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,339 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,441.

#11,971

rank among US surnames

2,609

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,758)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,965	Germann	2,612	118,203
#11,968	Holtzclaw	2,611	118,248
#11,970	Tadeo	2,610	118,293
#11,971	Goodrum	2,609	118,339
#11,977	Fleshman	2,608	118,384

Who is named Cape

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Cape identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Capes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joey Cape
American singer, born 1966
Yves Cape
Belgian cinematographer, born 1960

Notable Capes come mostly from the United States (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cape

Cape has the Soundex code C100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C100.

Questions

Where does the surname Cape come from?: English surname, from the noun cape. Also found in French as Capé.
How common is the surname Cape?: 2,609 people in the United States had the surname Cape in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,339 Americans. It ranked 11,971st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cape?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cape identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cape?: Joey Cape, American singer, followed by Yves Cape.
Where is the surname Cape most common?: Wikidata records people named Cape in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Cape getting more or less common?: More common. 2,441 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,609 in 2010, up 6.9%.