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capp Name Meaning and History

  1. English: from Middle English cappe ‘cap’, ‘hat’ (Old English cæppe), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of caps and hats, or a nickname for someone who wore distinctive headgear. Compare Capper.
  2. Americanized spelling of German Kapp.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of capp Families in the US in 1920
Number of capp families
 29-56
 10-28		 1-9
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 50 - Messages: 133
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Thought we we're unique...lol Barry Capp 6
Mary Capp/Cop born about 1830 in Ohio? adakotalady1 0
John P. Capp found dead at his work maryachtrh 0
Paul B. Capp, Born Illinois Krajina 1
Family history Rebecca Doughty 24
Where are the Capps' Kimberly McCullough 12
Capp, Elkins & Spouses, TN, TX, OK, ARK, CA joyannknowles 0
Caroline Capp b2/7/1839 in PA EdBell27 1
John Capp 1781-1848 Penn. DonDuvall93 5
CAPP,Shedrack,Mariah,Elizabeth coutchie 5
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