How common is the surname Capp?

1,588 people in the United States had the surname Capp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,424 Americans. It ranked 17,673rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Capp?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Capp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Capp?

Frank Capp, American musician (1931–2017).

Where is the surname Capp most common?

Wikidata records people named Capp in the United States.

Is the surname Capp getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,588 in 2010, down 5.4%.

The surname Capp

A surname, carried by 1,588 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). Capp is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,588 people named Capp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,424 Americans. That is down 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,678.

#17,673

rank among US surnames

1,588

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-5.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,910)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,668	Moravec	1,589	194,302
#17,673	Siqueiros	1,588	194,424
#17,682	Najjar	1,587	194,547

Who is named Capp

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

96% of people named Capp identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Capps

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Capp
American musician (1931–2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Capp

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

Questions

How common is the surname Capp?: 1,588 people in the United States had the surname Capp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,424 Americans. It ranked 17,673rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Capp?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Capp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Capp?: Frank Capp, American musician (1931–2017).
Where is the surname Capp most common?: Wikidata records people named Capp in the United States.
Is the surname Capp getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,588 in 2010, down 5.4%.