The Cape surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,609 people carried this name — #11,971 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 113,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 2,441 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Cape surname
English surname, from the noun cape. Also found in French as Capé.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Cape» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Cape.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Cape have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 31 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cape.
- Cap 865 · U.S. census
- Capaldi 939 · U.S. census
- Caparros 198 · U.S. census
- Capasso 2,053 · U.S. census
- Capdevila 189 · U.S. census
- Capdeville 202 · U.S. census
- Capel 1,657 · U.S. census
- Capela 270 · U.S. census
- Capella 955 · U.S. census
- Capelle 914 · U.S. census
- Capelli 726 · U.S. census
- Capello 953 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Cape is.
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