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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • 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.
  • Americanized spelling of German Kapp.

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