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There are approximately 1,761 people named Capel in the UK. That makes it the 4,960th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 28 are named Capel.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Capel surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

An old word signifying a strong horse. "And gave him caples to his carte." Chaucer. Capel, Danish, an oratory, a chapel.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CAPEL. The Earl of Essex descends from a lord-mayor of London, 1503. The surname is proliably deri\'ed from one of the parishes so called in Surrey, Kent, and Suffolk. The Capels of Gloucestershire claim from How Capel, co. Hereford. In charters it is latinized De Capella.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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