Find out how popular the last name Kapella is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kapella.

Kapella, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kapella surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kapella in America

Kapella is the 127494th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kapella surname appeared 134 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kapella.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kapella to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kapella

The surname Kapella originated in Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. The name is believed to be derived from the German word "Kapelle," which means "chapel" or "small church." This suggests that the surname may have been initially given to someone who lived near a chapel or was associated with a religious institution.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kapella can be found in the church records of the town of Wittenberg, where a certain Johann Kapella was listed as a resident in the year 1567. Another early reference to the name appears in the municipal archives of the city of Nuremberg, where a merchant named Hans Kapella is mentioned in a document from 1593.

The Kapella surname also appears to have connections to various place names in Germany. For example, the village of Kapellen in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate may have contributed to the surname's origin or spread. Additionally, there are records of individuals with the surname Kapella residing in the town of Kapellen-Drusweiler in Saarland during the 17th century.

Notable individuals with the surname Kapella throughout history include:

1. Johann Kapella (1580-1649), a German Lutheran theologian and author who served as a professor at the University of Wittenberg.
2. Andreas Kapella (1628-1686), a German composer and organist who worked in the court of the Duke of Saxony-Weimar.
3. Margaretha Kapella (1699-1768), a German poet and writer known for her religious poetry and hymns.
4. Franz Kapella (1815-1887), an Austrian painter and artist renowned for his landscape and genre paintings.
5. Wilhelm Kapella (1870-1942), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the surname Kapella is not among the most common surnames in modern times, its historical roots can be traced back several centuries in various regions of Germany. The name's association with religious institutions and place names highlights its rich heritage and cultural significance within the German-speaking world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kapella

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kapella.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kapella was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kapella has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kapella was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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