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    The surname Capron

    A surname, carried by 1,636 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C165

    Capron: #17,300 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Capron #17,300, 1,636 people Capron: #17,300 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Capron #17,300, 1,636 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Capron is more common than 89.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,636 people named Capron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 188,720 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,654.

    #17,300
    rank among US surnames
    1,636
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.1%
    change since 2000 (was #16,092)

    Who is named Capron

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

    90% of people named Capron identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Caprons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert Capron
      American actor, comedian and filmmaker, born 1998
    • Adin B. Capron
      American politician (1841-1911)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Capron?
    1,636 people in the United States had the surname Capron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,720 Americans. It ranked 17,300th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Capron?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Capron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Capron?
    Robert Capron, American actor, comedian and filmmaker, followed by Adin B. Capron.
    Where is the surname Capron most common?
    Wikidata records people named Capron in the United States.
    Is the surname Capron getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,636 in 2010, down 1.1%.