Explore the Family Name Cappleman

The meaning of Cappleman

English (Yorkshire): 1. occupational name from Middle English capel, caple, capul(le) ‘horse’ + man ‘man’, a term for someone who looked after horses. Compare Palfreyman. 2. occupational name from Old Norman French capel(l)e ‘chapel’ (see Capel) + Middle English man ‘man’, denoting someone employed at or living near a chapel. Compare Templeman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cappleman had a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cappleman was the 110,523rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it dropped to 123,064th place, representing an 11.35% decrease. The number of people carrying this surname also saw a minor drop from 148 in 2000 to 140 in 2010 - a decline of 5.41%. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the Cappleman surname per 100k remained stable at 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#110,523	#123,064	-11.35%
Count	148	140	-5.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cappleman

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Cappleman identify as White, accounting for 95.95% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.29% in 2010. There were no identified Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals bearing this surname during both census years. Additionally, there was no record of individuals identifying as having two or more races. It should be noted that some data may have been suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.95%	94.29%	-1.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%