FamilyTreeDNA Capell yDNA & mtDNA Dual Project- Background

Background

Capell Surname Origin: (French-Latin) the gutteral form of Chapel. (Anglo-Scandanavian-Latin), a nickname for horse or nag (Middle English capel, caple, capul, Old Norse kapall; Latin caball-us).



People with the surname Capell originate in most European countries; therefore, not everyone with the surname would even conceivably be related. The surname is not found in the top 500 most common names of Great Britain; however, it is common enough in certain regions to cause confusion amongst various families lines.



The purpose of this project is to begin to genetically establish various Capell lines and to gather and sort those that are related. Although the project administrator has collected much of the Capell information in Northamptonshire, England, his own lines cannot be proven back earlier than the mid-1700s. The mutation of the name Capell into Capewell or Capwell has been documented from Northamptonshire to Aston and Birmingham in Warwickshire, England.



Anyone with an interest in any Capell family from any country is invited to join this group.