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

Capotosto, 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 Capotosto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Capotosto in America

Capotosto is the 64559th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Capotosto surname appeared 308 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Capotosto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Capotosto 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 Capotosto

The surname Capotosto is of Italian origin and can be traced back to the 14th century in the region of Calabria, located in southern Italy. It is believed to have derived from the Italian words "capo" meaning head or chief, and "tosto" meaning swift or speedy. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a leader or someone of importance who was known for their quick actions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Catasto Onciario, a land registry compiled in the 15th century during the Kingdom of Naples. This document mentions a landowner named Nicola Capotosto from the town of Cosenza, Calabria, in the year 1448.

In the late 16th century, historical records from the city of Naples mention a notable figure named Giovanni Battista Capotosto, a renowned philosopher and professor at the University of Naples. He was born in 1548 and published several works on ethics and metaphysics during his lifetime.

The name also appears in various church records and documents from the 17th and 18th centuries in the regions of Calabria and Sicily. For instance, a priest named Domenico Capotosto is mentioned in the baptismal records of the town of Reggio Calabria in 1675.

During the 19th century, one notable individual with the surname Capotosto was Giuseppe Capotosto, an Italian painter and sculptor born in Naples in 1811. He was known for his historical and religious works, and several of his paintings can still be found in churches and museums throughout Italy.

Another significant figure was Francesco Capotosto, a lawyer and politician from Calabria who lived from 1836 to 1912. He served as a deputy in the Italian Parliament and was actively involved in the unification of Italy during the Risorgimento period.

While the surname Capotosto is not as common today as it once was in southern Italy, it continues to be present in various regions of the country, particularly in Calabria and Sicily, where it has its roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Capotosto

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

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 Capotosto 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 Capotosto 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 Capotosto was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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