How common is the surname Capell?

1,319 people in the United States had the surname Capell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,075 Americans. It ranked 20,201st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Capell?

John Capel, American football player, track and field athlete, sprinter, Olympic athlete.

Where is the surname Capell most common?

Wikidata records people named Capell in the United States.

Is the surname Capell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,234 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,319 in 2010, up 6.9%.

The surname Capell

A surname, carried by 1,319 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Capell is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,319 people named Capell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,075 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,234.

#20,201

rank among US surnames

1,319

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,099)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,192	Ruppe	1,320	233,898
#20,201	Redington	1,319	234,075

Who is named Capell

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

86% of people named Capell identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Capells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Capel
American football player, track and field athlete, sprinter, Olympic athlete, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Capell

Capell has the Soundex code C140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C140.

Questions

How common is the surname Capell?: 1,319 people in the United States had the surname Capell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,075 Americans. It ranked 20,201st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Capell?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Capell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Capell?: John Capel, American football player, track and field athlete, sprinter, Olympic athlete.
Where is the surname Capell most common?: Wikidata records people named Capell in the United States.
Is the surname Capell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,234 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,319 in 2010, up 6.9%.