Last Name CAPEL

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Meaning Local: At the chapel. Low Latin, 'capella,' a sanctuary. Many chapels are so styled in ENgland and Wales.
An old word signifying a strong horse. "And gave him 'caples' to his carte." Chaucer. 'Capel,' Danish, an oratory, a chapel.
Origin English, Spanish, Dutch, Irish, Belgian, Hungarian, Moroccan

Rank 19,048 (2000 US census) 9,994 (1990 US census)
Count 1,322 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 63.77%, or 843 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 30.11%, or 398 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.51%, or 20 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 3.03%, or 40 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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