The Capers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,759 people carried this name — #5,974 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,300 people counted. That is up 12% from 5,122 in 2000.

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In print

Capers in American newspapers,
1903–1909.

Newspaper page from The Columbia Herald carrying the name Capers
The Columbia Herald 1908-07-24
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Capers
The Montgomery Advertiser 1903-01-25
Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Capers
The San Francisco Call 1909-12-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Capers in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

219 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Capers. The most, 41, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 98
New South Wales 67
Victoria 26
South Australia 16
Western Australia 7
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Capers.

Who carried it

People named Capers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Henry Capers
    William Henry Capers 1758–1805
  • William Capers
    William Capers 1790–1855 · missionary
  • Ellison Capers
    Ellison Capers 1837–1908 · priest
  • John Gendron Palmer Capers
    John Gendron Palmer Capers 1866–1919 · journalist
  • Abigail Burr Capers 1770–
  • Mary Singletary Capers 1833–1894

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Capers,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States290 records

290 records of the Capers name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 108
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 90
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 71
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert J. Capers

    Born 1925 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Houston; construction worker from San Jacinto County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1944, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Samie Capers

    Born 1934; from Allendale County, South Carolina. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Reginald Capers

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Gallia from Glasgow and Larne, aged 25; traveler. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 290 records for Capers in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Capers name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 8
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Anna Maria Capers

    In a population register; day labourer, born 1796 in Steenderen.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Renier Joseph Capers

    Married in 1856 in Geldrop; born 1806 in Stembert, Belgium.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Alberdina Johanna Capers

    Born 1913 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Capers in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Capers name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Capers

    Arrived in Queensland in 1890 aboard the Taroba, aged 23.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Capers

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Orient, aged 18.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Capers

    Arrived in Queensland in 1890 aboard the Taroba.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Capers in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Capers name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Annie Capers

    Married 1903 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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