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The Kappes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,624 people carried this name — #17,385 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 181,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 1,560 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 610 people named Kappes 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 Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 222
Santa Fe 131
Buenos Aires Province 125
Chaco 54
San Juan 50
Córdoba 28

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 120 people named Kappes.

29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 29
Bas-Rhin 38
Meurthe-et-Moselle 15
Moselle 14
Marne 5
Hauts-de-Seine 4
Paris 3
Corrèze 2
Haut-Rhin 2

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

28 people named Kappes live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 17
Bern 5
Aargau 3
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 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 Kappes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Kappes 1842–1900 · tailor
  • Matthias Kappes 1861–1925 · philosopher
  • Aloysius Kappes 1885–1937 · Catholic priest
  • Heinz Kappes 1893–1988 · translator
  • Bob Kappes 1928–2020 · American football coach
  • Franz-Hermann Kappes 1938–1992 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Kappes.

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