Capon (surname)

Capon is a Norman French surname, from the Old French Chapon or Chapelain meaning a 'chantry priest'. The name ultimately derives from the Latin Capellanus. Notable people with the surname include:

• Brecht Capon (born 1988), Belgian football striker
• Edmund Capon (1940–2019), British-Australian art scholar
• John Capon (died 1557), Benedictine monk
• Laura Capon Fermi (1907–1977), Italian and naturalized-American writer and political activist. She was the wife of Nobel Prize physicist Enrico Fermi.
• Paul Capon (1912–1969), British writer
• Robert Farrar Capon (1925–2013), American Episcopal priest and author
• Stephen Capon (1927–2017), English cricketer
• William Capon (1480–1550), Fellow of Jesus College
• William Capon (artist) (1757–1827), painter and scene designer
• Charles R. Capon (artist) (1884-1954), illustrator