The Capon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 266 people carried this name — #73,005 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 263 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 968 people named Capon.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
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 125 people named Capon 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 74 people named Capon live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
42 people named Capon 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
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 Capon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Laura Fermi 1907–1977 · writer -
David Capon 1698–1751
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Claude Antoine Capon de Château-Thierry 1722–1793 · military personnel
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Jacques Capon 1865–1941
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Kate Isabella Bennison 1866–
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Arthur Capon 1881–1965 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Capon.
- Caplin 433 · U.S. census
- Capo 1,952 · U.S. census
- Capobianco 3,180 · U.S. census
- Capocci 253 · U.S. census
- Capodanno 293 · U.S. census
- Capogna 216 · U.S. census
- Capone 5,135 · U.S. census
- Caponi 471 · U.S. census
- Caporale 1,312 · U.S. census
- Caporali 214 · U.S. census
- Capovilla 118 · U.S. census
- Capp 1,588 · U.S. census
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