Explore the Family Name Kappenman

The meaning of Kappenman

Americanized form of German Kappenmann: probably a nickname for someone who wore a hood or a coat with a hood, from Middle Low German kappe ‘long outer garment, overcoat, robe’ (typically one made of high quality material) (see Kapp).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kappenman has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 65,668 but improved to a ranking of 63,218 in 2010, marking a change of 3.73 percent. The count of individuals with the Kappenman surname also increased over this decade, going from 282 people in 2000 to 316 in 2010, reflecting a 12.06 percent growth. Similarly, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people increased by 10 percent from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,668	#63,218	3.73%
Count	282	316	12.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kappenman

The ethnicity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census showed that in both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with the surname Kappenman identified as white, although there was a slight decline from 96.81 percent to 93.99 percent. The percentage of Kappeman's identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw an increase, from 2.48 percent in 2000 to 2.85 percent in 2010. There was also a new emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, at 2.53 percent. However, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, and there were no recorded instances of individuals identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.81%	93.99%	-2.91%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.48%	2.85%	14.92%
Hispanic	0%	2.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%