Capron Family History
Capron Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): metonymic occupational name for a
hood maker, from Old Norman French caprun, Old French
chaperon ‘hood or cap (worn by the nobility)’.French: from a Picard and southern form of chaperon (see 1,
above).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Capron Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Capron families
 32 - 62  11 - 31 |
 1 - 10  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Capron families
|
21 - 39 8 - 20 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Capron last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Capron Family Origin
Capron Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Capron
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Capron Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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