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Kapitan Name Meaning

Czech and Slovak (Kapitán; Slovak also Kapitáň); Polish Croatian Slovenian and German: status name from a title meaning ‘captain’ (see Captain ). American shortened form of Hungarian Kapitány a cognate of 1 above. Rusyn and Ukrainian: status name from kapitan a title meaning ‘captain’ (compare 1 above); or from an altered form of the personal name Kapiton which is derived from Latin capito ‘one that has a large head’ (from caput ‘head’). American shortened and altered form of Greek Kapetanos status name derived from Italian (Venetian) capitano ‘captain’ or of its patronymic and other derivatives such as Kapetanakis and Kapetanellis. Compare Capitan .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Kaplan, Capitano, Fabian, Damian, Capitani, Kalina, Kastan, Kleiman

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Where is the Kapitan family from?

You can see how Kapitan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kapitan family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Kapitan families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 7 Kapitan families living in Manitoba. This was about 58% of all the recorded Kapitan's in Canada. Manitoba had the highest population of Kapitan families in 1911.
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What did your Kapitan ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Servant were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Kapitan. 47% of Kapitan men worked as a Laborer and 17% of Kapitan women worked as a Servant. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kapitan were Salesman and Housework. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    47%
  • Farmer
    22%
  • Miner
    11%
  • Salesman
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Servant
    17%
  • New Worker
    17%
  • Stenographer
    17%
  • Housework
    17%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 544 immigration records available for the last name Kapitan. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Kapitan. For the veterans among your Kapitan ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kapitan lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Kapitan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1976. The average life expectancy for Kapitan in 1960 was 34, and 80 in 2004.

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