An English surname, Case comes from the Latin terms ‘capsa’ and ‘capere’ which refer to a holder or container. The Old French term ‘casse’ means a case or container. The spelling variations for Case include Kaas and Casse. The French spellings for Case would be De Kasse and Caisse. In England the Case family name is across most of the country and a good portion of Wales. The higher populations with the Case name live in the city of London and in Lancashire, Norfolk, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Devon, Dorset and Somerset counties. In Scotland the Case surname is located in Renfrewshire, Stirlingshire, Midlothian, Aberdeenshire, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. Within the United States the case families originated in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio. Famous: Stoney Case (professional football player), Jerome Case (19th century manufacturer of farm equipment and founder of Case Corp.), Cecil Charles Cole “Box” Case (professional cricketer from England), Humphrey Case (archaeologist), Neko Case (musician) and Stephen McConnell Case (co-founder of America Online (AOL).