How common is the surname Capps?

18,194 people in the United States had the surname Capps in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,970 Americans. It ranked 1,983rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Capps?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Capps identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Capps?

Lois Capps, American politician and writer, followed by Walter Capps.

Where is the surname Capps most common?

Wikidata records people named Capps in the United States.

Is the surname Capps getting more or less common?

More common. 18,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,194 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Capps

A surname, carried by 18,194 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Capps is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,194 people named Capps in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,970 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,013.

#1,983

rank among US surnames

18,194

people in 2010

6.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #1,830)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,974	Batista	18,323	16,850
#1,975	Wilkes	18,314	16,858
#1,976	Lopes	18,310	16,862
#1,977	Richey	18,296	16,875
#1,978	Oh	18,285	16,885
#1,979	Keyes	18,252	16,916
#1,980	Dill	18,215	16,950

Who is named Capps

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

94% of people named Capps identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cappss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lois Capps
American politician and writer, born 1938
Walter Capps
American politician (1934-1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Capps

Capps has the Soundex code C120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C120.

Questions

How common is the surname Capps?: 18,194 people in the United States had the surname Capps in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,970 Americans. It ranked 1,983rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Capps?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Capps identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Capps?: Lois Capps, American politician and writer, followed by Walter Capps.
Where is the surname Capps most common?: Wikidata records people named Capps in the United States.
Is the surname Capps getting more or less common?: More common. 18,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,194 in 2010, up 1.0%.