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

Caprio, 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 Caprio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Caprio in America

Caprio is the 15090th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Caprio surname appeared 1,955 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Caprio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Caprio 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 Caprio

The surname Caprio originated in Italy during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Italian word "capra," meaning goat, and likely referred to someone who raised or herded goats. The earliest recorded instances of the name trace back to regions such as Campania, Basilicata, and Calabria in southern Italy.

One of the earliest documented uses of the surname Caprio can be found in a 14th-century tax record from the town of Muro Lucano in the province of Potenza, Basilicata. This document lists a certain "Nicolo Caprio" as a resident of the town.

In the 16th century, there are records of a Caprio family residing in the town of Maratea, located in the province of Potenza. This branch of the family is believed to have produced several notable individuals, including a priest named Girolamo Caprio, who lived during the late 1500s.

The variation "Capri" is also found in historical documents, particularly in the Naples region. This spelling is thought to have originated from the famous island of Capri, located in the Gulf of Naples. One notable bearer of this variant was the philosopher and writer Gian Vincenzo Capri, who was born in Naples in 1536 and died in 1598.

Another early figure with the surname Caprio was Francesco Caprio, a painter active in Naples during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for his religious works, including frescoes in several churches in the city.

In the 19th century, a prominent Caprio family resided in the town of Montalbano Jonico, in the province of Matera, Basilicata. This family produced several notable individuals, including the lawyer and politician Vincenzo Caprio, who was born in 1832 and served as a member of the Italian Parliament.

Throughout history, the surname Caprio has also been associated with various place names in southern Italy, such as the town of Caprio in the province of Avellino, Campania, and the village of Caprio in the province of Potenza, Basilicata.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Caprio

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

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

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