Family name Captain (Captain 
, キャプテン, קפטן) , all around the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Captain is characteristic of Botswana, where it is quite a rare surname, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Egypt, Nigeria, and India. Also, Captain is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Captain | Kenya, Egypt, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Nigeria |
Cap, Capitain, Capitaine, Captaiñ, Captan, Captaìn, Captaín, Captaîn, Captaïn, Capteyn, Captàin, Captáin, Captâin, Captãin, Caput, Chef, Chief, Càptain, Cápťáíń, Câptain, Câptâîñ, Câptãin, Cãptãin, Kapitän, Kapten, Kapteni, Kepten, Ćaptain, Ćáptáíń, Ĉaptain, Ĉãptãin, Čaptain, Капитан, ريمون, กัปตัน, นาวากร่ำ, and ผู้กอง
| captain patrick acheson (1558-1617), GB (b. 1558) |
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| captain george kendall American politician, TR (b. 1570) |
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| captain john luther 1597 in Shrewsbury, England - 25 May 1645 Delaware Bay (b. 1597) |
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| captain thomas bradbury 28 Feb 1610/1611 Wicken-Bonant, England - 16 Mar 1694/1695 Salisbury, Essex, MA, GB (b. 1610) |
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| captain thomas yale Abt 1616 - 17 Mar 1683 New Haven, CT, GB (b. 1616) |
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| captain thomas baker, of topsfield 13 Sep 1636 Ipswich - 18 Mar 1718 (b. 1636) |
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| captain paul thorndike 1642 Ipswich, Essex, MA - Dec 1697 Beverly, Essex, MA (b. 1642) |
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| captain seth chapin 4 Aug 1668 Braintree, MA - 1 Apr 1746 Mendon, MA (b. 1668) |
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| captain francis meriwether, ii (1670-1713) (b. 1670) |
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captain benjamin hallowell (1723-1799) (b. 1723) |
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| captain robert chadwick 1674 - 1719 (b. 1674) |
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| captain johannes vilhelmi hising, lord of espoonkartano manor & inkoonkartano 10 Jul 1685 - 8 Jun 1751 (b. 1685) |
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| captain moses lyman 27 Feb 1689/1690 - 24 Mar 1762 Northampton (b. 1689) |
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captain pipe Native American chief, US (b. 1740) |
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| captain jonathan willard i (1695-1757) (b. 1694) |
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