How common is the surname Capper?

1,007 people in the United States had the surname Capper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. It ranked 24,747th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Capper?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Capper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Capper?

Arthur Capper, American politician (1865-1951).

Where is the surname Capper most common?

Wikidata records people named Capper in the United States.

How do you pronounce Capper?

Capper is /ˈkæ.pəɹ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Capper getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,007 in 2010, down 8.5%.

The surname Capper

A surname, carried by 1,007 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkæ.pəɹ/ 2 syllables Soundex C160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Capper is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,007 people named Capper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. That is down 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,100.

#24,747

rank among US surnames

1,007

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-8.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,981)

Who is named Capper

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

95% of people named Capper identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cappers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Capper
American politician (1865-1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Capper

Capper has the Soundex code C160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C160.

Questions

How common is the surname Capper?: 1,007 people in the United States had the surname Capper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. It ranked 24,747th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Capper?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Capper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Capper?: Arthur Capper, American politician (1865-1951).
Where is the surname Capper most common?: Wikidata records people named Capper in the United States.
How do you pronounce Capper?: Capper is /ˈkæ.pəɹ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Capper getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,007 in 2010, down 8.5%.