The capek Surname
capek Name Meaning and History
- Czech (Capek): from a diminutive of cáp ‘stork’, applied as a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a stork. In some cases the family name may have derived from a heraldic symbol.
- Polish: nickname from cap ‘he-goat’ (see Cap).
- Croatian (northwestern Croatia): nickname, perhaps from cap ‘he-goat’ or from capa ‘paw’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Capek's | Christy Capek | 22 |
| Need cemetery and tombstone records on Capek at Bohemian National Cemetery |
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| James Capek | Barbara Capek Mullins | 5 |
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| looking for family related to Bohumil Capek | Traci Hunter | 1 |
| Origins of the name C'apek |
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