How common is the surname Caples?

2,221 people in the United States had the surname Caples in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,012 Americans. It ranked 13,640th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Caples?

Jewell, American R&B singer (1968–2022).

Where is the surname Caples most common?

Wikidata records people named Caples in the United States.

Is the surname Caples getting more or less common?

More common. 2,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,221 in 2010, up 7.8%.

The surname Caples

A surname, carried by 2,221 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C142

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Caples is more common than 91.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,221 people named Caples in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,012 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,061.

#13,640

rank among US surnames

2,221

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,522)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,640	Caples	2,221	139,012
#13,642	Paw	2,220	139,075
#13,646	Eid	2,219	139,137

Who is named Caples

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

63% of people named Caples identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Capless

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jewell
American R&B singer (1968–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Caples

Cupples

Caples has the Soundex code C142, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C142.

Questions

How common is the surname Caples?: 2,221 people in the United States had the surname Caples in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,012 Americans. It ranked 13,640th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caples?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Caples identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Caples?: Jewell, American R&B singer (1968–2022).
Where is the surname Caples most common?: Wikidata records people named Caples in the United States.
Is the surname Caples getting more or less common?: More common. 2,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,221 in 2010, up 7.8%.