Explore the Family Name Kappus

The meaning of Kappus

German: metonymic occupational name for a cabbage farmer, from Middle High German kabeʒ ‘cabbage head’ (a loanword from Latin caput ‘head’); also a nickname for a person with a conspicuous head. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans-Peter, Kurt, Ulrich, Wilfried.

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

According to data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kappus has seen some shifts in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 43,546 in popularity and moved slightly down to a rank of 45,026 in 2010 - a change of -3.4%. The number of people with the Kappus surname, however, increased slightly during this period, from 467 to 476, marking a growth rate of 1.93%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 individuals decreased by 5.88%, moving from 0.17 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,546	#45,026	-3.4%
Count	467	476	1.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kappus

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Kappus surname identify as White, though there was a slight decrease from 96.57% in 2000 to 95.59% in 2010. The percentage of Kappus individuals identifying as two or more races increased significantly from 1.07% in 2000 to 1.89% in 2010, indicating a change rate of 76.64%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population under this surname emerged from 0% in 2000 to 1.05% in 2010. There were no reported changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.57%	95.59%	-1.01%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.89%	76.64%
Hispanic	0%	1.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%