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The Capel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,657 people carried this name — #17,120 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is up 25% from 1,322 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 935 people named Capel.

164 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 61 départements, most often Cantal.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 164
Cantal 85
Eure 75
Paris 54
Corrèze 48
Somme 48
Seine-Maritime 46
Hérault 38
Hauts-de-Seine 37

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 349 people named Capel live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 277
City of Buenos Aires 29
Mendoza 17
Córdoba 16
Santiago del Estero 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

45 people named Capel live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 22
Zurich 11
Geneva 6
Aargau 3
Fribourg 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

Who carried it

People named Capel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lady Caroline Paget
    Lady Caroline Paget 1773–1847
  • Sir William Capel d. 1515 · politician
  • Michael Capel d. 2008
  • Georgiana Capel d. 1835
  • Laura Mary Katherine Wodehouse d. 1962
  • Christopher Capel d. 1846

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Capel.

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