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Capey Family History

Capey Surname Meaning

Altered form of Capel of which Capewell was also a variant. Tooth 2 p. 102 cites Margaret Capel (1641) David Capewell (1662) alias Caper (1662) alias Capie (1664) from the parish registers of Norton in the Moors (Staffs).

With the 1632 bearer below from Whichford (Warwicks) compare Francis Capill 1667 in IGI (Brailes Warwicks); Brailes is the adjacent parish. Perhaps from Cappy (Somme) in Picardy.

The lack of medieval spellings with a preposition leaves room for some doubt but the surname is well attested in Picardy for example by Jehane de Capi 1289 in the Arras Nécrologie.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Capey families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Capey family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Capey families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 52 Capey families living in Staffordshire. This was about 54% of all the recorded Capey's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Capey families in 1891.
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What did your Capey ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Window Cleaner and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Capey. 60% of Capey men worked as a Window Cleaner and 83% of Capey women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Capey were Precision Tool Maker and Bank Clerk.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Window Cleaner
    60%
  • Precision Tool Maker
    40%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    83%
  • Private Means
    8%
  • Office Cleaner
    5%
  • Bank Clerk
    5%

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