Explore the Family Name Capehart

The meaning of Capehart

Americanized form of German Gebhardt.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Capehart in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Capehart has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 14,115th most popular surname in the United States, but its rank dropped to 14,564th by 2010, representing a decrease of 3.18%. However, despite the drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Capehart surname increased from 1,956 in 2000 to 2,046 in 2010, marking a growth of 4.6%. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also decreased by 5.48% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,115	#14,564	-3.18%
Count	1,956	2,046	4.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.69	-5.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Capehart

Examining the ethnicity of those bearing the surname Capehart, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, some trends can be noted. In 2000, 74.03% were identified as White, which slightly reduced to 72.53% by 2010. People identifying as Black maintained a relatively stable presence, starting at 21.78% in 2000 and increasing marginally to 21.99% by 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic showed significant growth, increasing from 1.02% in 2000 to 1.91% in 2010, marking an impressive 87.25% change. Notably, there were no Capeharts with Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity reported in 2000, but these groups appeared in the 2010 data, accounting for 0.59% and 0.98% respectively. Individuals reporting two or more races decreased slightly from 2.04% to 2.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.03%	72.53%	-2.03%
Black	21.78%	21.99%	0.96%
Two or More Races	2.04%	2%	-1.96%
Hispanic	1.02%	1.91%	87.25%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.59%	0%