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Early Origins of the Capêt family

The surname Capêt was first found in Aragon an ancient Kingdom of Spain.

Early History of the Capêt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Capêt research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1271, 1532 and 1602 are included under the topic Early Capêt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Capêt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cepeda, Cepede, Ceppeda, Ceppede, Cepedas, Cepedes Cepedaz, Cepedda, Cepedde, Cepedons and many more.

Early Notables of the Capêt family

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Capêt Ranking

France, the name Capêt is the 5,752nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


Capêt migration to the United States +



Capêt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco Capet, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Capêt (post 1700) +

  • Lucien Louis Capet (1873-1928), French violinist, pedagogue and composer
  • Simon Capet, English contemporary conductor and filmmaker
  • Lewis Capet Shepard (1841-1919), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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