How common is the surname Capehart?

2,046 people in the United States had the surname Capehart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,902 Americans. It ranked 14,564th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Capehart?

Homer E. Capehart, American businessman and politician (1897–1979).

Where is the surname Capehart most common?

Wikidata records people named Capehart in the United States.

Is the surname Capehart getting more or less common?

More common. 1,956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,046 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Capehart

A surname, carried by 2,046 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Capehart is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,046 people named Capehart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 150,902 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,956.

#14,564

rank among US surnames

2,046

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,115)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,558	McCardle	2,047	150,828
#14,564	Copas	2,046	150,902
#14,570	Amy	2,045	150,976
#14,571	Varughese	2,044	151,050

Who is named Capehart

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

73% of people named Capehart identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Capeharts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Homer E. Capehart
American businessman and politician (1897–1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Capehart

Capehart has the Soundex code C163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C163.

Questions

How common is the surname Capehart?: 2,046 people in the United States had the surname Capehart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,902 Americans. It ranked 14,564th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Capehart?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Capehart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Capehart?: Homer E. Capehart, American businessman and politician (1897–1979).
Where is the surname Capehart most common?: Wikidata records people named Capehart in the United States.
Is the surname Capehart getting more or less common?: More common. 1,956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,046 in 2010, up 4.6%.