Find out how popular the last name Capone is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Capone.

Capone, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Capone surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Capone in America

Capone is the 6595th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Capone surname appeared 5,135 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Capone.

We can also compare 2010 data for Capone to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Capone

The surname Capone has its origins in Italy, specifically in the central and southern regions. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "capo," meaning "head" or "leader," suggesting that the name may have been originally used to refer to a person who held a position of authority or leadership within a community.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Capone date back to the 12th century in various Italian documents and records. Some of the earliest known bearers of this surname include Giovanni Capone, a merchant from Naples born around 1180, and Matteo Capone, a landowner from Abruzzo who lived in the late 13th century.

In the 14th century, the name Capone appeared in several historical records, including the Florentine Codice Diplomatico, which mentions a Bartolomeo Capone in 1327. Another notable figure from this era was Niccolò Capone, a lawyer and judge from Siena who served in the city's government in the late 1300s.

Throughout the centuries, the Capone surname has been associated with various notable individuals, including:

1. Vincenzo Capone (1842-1924), an Italian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Italian Parliament.
2. Antonio Capone (1870-1935), an Italian-American mobster and patriarch of the Capone crime family in New York.
3. Al Capone (1899-1947), the infamous American gangster and crime boss who dominated organized crime in Chicago during the Prohibition era.
4. Benedetto Capone (1906-1983), an Italian painter and sculptor known for his abstract and surrealist works.
5. Gennaro Capone (1914-1990), an Italian-American actor and singer who appeared in several Hollywood films and television shows.

While the surname Capone has been associated with different regions and variations in spelling over time, such as Caponi, Capona, and Capuana, its roots can be traced back to the Italian peninsula, where it has a long and storied history dating back to the Middle Ages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Capone

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Capone.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Capone was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Capone has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Capone was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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